A year after the Jacks saw around 50 guys come and go via the transfer portal, I expect a slower offseason. We will track who is coming and who is going.
Coming to Brookings
Defense
DT- Ashton Sayre, 6’5, 295, Minnesota State University Moorhead
- Eligibility: 1-2 years remaining
God’s plan. #committed 🔵🟡 pic.twitter.com/7aXHjU85Yd
— Ashton Sayre (@ashton_sayre) December 5, 2025
DE- Carter Sitzman, 6’4, 260, Wayne State College
- Honors: All-NSIC x2
- Offers: YSU, UND, Buffalo, Kent St, Tarleton, UIW, Tennessee Tech, NDSU, Indiana State, USD, and Wyoming
- Eligibility: 1 year remaining
#AGTG!! Let’s work! pic.twitter.com/SNnmzfXXSk
— Carter Sitzman (@CarterSitzman) December 13, 2025
LB- Jes Krcil, 6’3, 230, Wayne State College
- Honors: HM All-American, All-Regions, NSIC Defensive POY.
- Interest: Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa, Central Michigan, Buffalo, Wyoming, Georgia State, Western Kentucky, Maine, Ohio, Eastern Michigan, USD, UNI, DNSU, UND< Illinois State, Tennessee Tech, SFA, UTEP, ETSA, UTRGV, ETUS, SIU, Tarleton, SEMO, Lamar, and Rhode Island.
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining
@GoJacksFB ‼️ pic.twitter.com/hRYv1JvXvI
— Jes Krcil (@jeskrcil) December 17, 2025
CB- Ife Current, 6’2, 195, University of Nebraska Kearney
- Honors: HM All-American (2025), All-Region
- Offers: Ball State, Arkansas State, South Alabama, NAU, Austin Peay, UTEP, UT Chattanooga, Idaho, Stony Brook, Delaware State, Lindenwood, Bryant, Indiana State, UTRGV, NC Central, Campbell, UCA, Fordham, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, Alabama State, UWG, SEMO, ETSU, WIU, Houston Christian, Northern Alabama, Prairie View A&M
- Eligibility: 1 year remaining
I Am 100% Committed To The South Dakota State University !!!!! 💙🐰 pic.twitter.com/jXTNriakE2
— Ife Current (@ife_adeyemi4) December 16, 2025
CB- Paul “PK” Kim, 5’11, 185, University of Wisconsin Whitewater
- Honors: 2nd team All-WIAC
- Recruited by Coach McLin to White Water.
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining
Let’s Work! @GoJacksFB pic.twitter.com/bqEJsAPdEg
— Paul “PK” Kim (@paullkim11) December 17, 2025
CB- Henry Pickens III, 6-1, 180, Duquesne
- Eligibility: 1 year remaining
- 2025 Stats: 22 total tackles, 6 PBUs
Committed All Thanks to God #GoJacks 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/bgiRG7GDmN
— Henry Pickens lll (@henrypickenslll) January 19, 2026
DB- Amaje Parker, 6’0, 185, VMI
- Offers: Fordham, Tennessee Tech,
- Honors: Phil Steele 4th Team All-SoCon
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining + available redshirt
- Stats: 71 tackles, 4 PBUs, 2 sacks, 1 INT, and 3 FF
1000% Committed @GoJacksFB #AGTG pic.twitter.com/VFRSqdSUcR
— Amajé Parker (@_amaje_) January 13, 2026
S- Noah Luginbill, 6’2, 195, Saddleback Community College
- Honors: California Community College All American, National Division Southern League Defensive Player-of-the-Year
- Offers: CMU, EMU, Kent St., San Jose St., NAU, Idaho, Rhode Island, USD, UND, Lamar, SUU, ETSU, Sac State, Wofford, and Utah Tech
- Eligibility: 3-4 years remaining
Home 💙💛@Saddleback_FB @GoJacksFB @CoachDtjackson @CoachLukeSC @coachfischer7 @JUCOFFrenzy @ClovisFootball pic.twitter.com/7gpPqSMfvh
— Noah Luginbill (@LuginbillNoah) November 21, 2025
S- Jack Johnson, 6’1, 190, University of Minnesota Moorhead
- Honors: 2nd Team All-NSIC
- Offers: USD and UND
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining
— Jack (@jack_johnson212) December 20, 2025
Offense
QB- Anthony Rezac, 6’3, 201, Notre Dame (Omaha Westside High School)
- Honors: 2024 Nebraska PoY, 2023 MaxPreps Nebraska PoY
- Eligibility: 3 years remaining
- HS Senior Year Stats: 2,316 yards and 30 TDs passing, while rushing for 905 yards and 15 TDs
Let’s do it pic.twitter.com/xnmDZAOl6v
— Anthony Rezac (@rezac_anthony) January 2, 2026
QB- Josh Holst, 6’4, 204, Northern Illinois
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining
- Saw action in 13 games, 125/211 (59% completion percentage), 4 TDs, 1,100 yards. 320 rushing yards on 87 attempts (3.7 yards per rush) and 2 TDs
OL- Cooper Starks, 6’5, 320, Vanderbilt
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining
- Offers: USD, Ohio, Arkansas State
Committed! @CoachDtjackson @CoachBangSDSU pic.twitter.com/UApo4qIoyx
— Cooper Starks (@cooper_starks) January 6, 2026
OL- Jae’Shaun Thomas, 6’4, 285, University of Minnesota Duluth
- Eligibility: 3 years remaining
- Started 12 games at Duluth as a redshirt freshman
I am grateful to the University of Minnesota Duluth for the past two years. The relationships I’ve built and the memories I’ve made will stay with me for a lifetime. As I continue the next chapter of my collegiate career, I will be attending South Dakota State University. pic.twitter.com/q4meHXGSxF
— Jae’Shaun Anthony Thomas (@JaeShaunThomas1) January 8, 2026
RB- Roman McKinney Jr, 5’10, 180, Northeastern State University.
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining
- Offers: Delaware, EMU, UTEP, NAU, and UNA
- Stats: 1,093 rushing yards (6.6 yards per carry), 15 rushing TDs, 35 receptions for 340 yards and 3 TDs
https://x.com/jrmckinney8_/status/2009676314824036491?s=20
WR- Eddie Schultz, 6’1, 190, Portland State
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining
- 2025 Stats (3 games): 13 receptions for 99 yards and 1 TD
Special Teams
LS- Justin Lutz, 6’0, 225, Weber State/Iowa Western CC
- Eligibility: 3 years remaining
Very exited to announce my commitment to South Dakota State University!
Thank you Coach IJack and Coach Jackson for the opportunity! Ready to get to work! @GoJacksFB @CoachiJACK @CoachDtjackson @NolanOwenLS @punt_21 @CoachEvo pic.twitter.com/5e2tlTipIq
— Justin Lutz LS | SDSU (@justinlutz59) January 10, 2026
K- Tristan Alvano, 6’1, 210, Nebraska
- Eligibility: 2 years remaining
- Stats: 17 games played, 12 of 19 FGs made. Long of 55. 39/39 on XPs
Let’s do it!! @GoJacksFB @CoachiJACK @CoachDtjackson pic.twitter.com/w96IghsNiw
— Tristan Alvano (@AlvanoTristan) January 12, 2026
Leaving Brookings
- QB- Preston Otter, 4 years remaining- Cornell (FCS)
- QB- Luke Marble, 3 years remaining- West Georgia (FCS)
- RB- Quin Renfro, 3 years remaining- Washburn (D2)
- WR- Luke Womack, 4 years remaining- Northern Colorado (FCS)
- TE- David Alpers III, 1 year remaining- Jacksonville State (FBS)
- LB/S- Ernest Blackshire Jr, 2 years remaining- Wagner (FCS)
- LB- Andrew Price, 3 years remaining- UNI (FCS)
- S- Jalen Lee, 1 year remaining- Coastal Carolina (FBS)
- S- Jason Thome, 2 years remaining- CSU Pueblo (D2)
- S-Jackson Powers, 2 years remaining- St. Thomas (FBS)
- K/P- Kevin Carrigan, 1 year remaining
Graduating and out of eligibility:
- QB #5 Jon Bell
- RB #15 Julius Loughridge
- WR #2 Isaiah Garcia Castaneda
- WR #6 Elijah Ervin
- WR #84 Alex Bullock
- OL #73 Nate Adams
- OL #76 Sam Hagen
- DT #55 Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten
- DT #94 Kobe Clayborne
- DT #95 Mason Brosseau
- DE #93 Kevin Spelman
- CB #0 Isaiah Johnson
- CB #1 Jayden Oliver
- CB #2 Myles Taylor
- CB #13 Aydan Dautermann
- S #25 Koby Bretz
- K #26 Eli Stader
- LS #37 Kaydon Olivia
Guys listed on the roster as Seniors but have another year
- P #41 Max Pelham
- QB #7 Chase Mason
- TE #82 Coleman Kuntz
- WR #12 Grahm Goering
9 Responses
Thanks Matt!
Was looking forward to seeing Preston playing. Definitely hate to see J Lee go. Best of luck to the 3 of them.
Thanks Matt!
So, we’ve lost a couple of early commits who were quarterbacks?
Sad to see Luke Marble leave! Thought he had great potential for next year. Thanks Matt.
Thank you so much! Very useful to those of us who live long way from Brookings.
I don’t particularly care about the interest in the individual from other schools. What would be of interest would be any honours they had accumulated prior to committing to SDSU.
Don’t believe we lost any player of consequence.
Thanks again…..
Looks like a great group of guys and getting a qb transfer from Notre Dame is eye opening.
Noah St. Just is staying!!! GBGBGJ
Luke Marble committed to west Georgia not Preston otter