The NCAA Transfer Portal season is up in full force. Here is the latest list of outgoing and incoming transfers for Utah State as reported by numerous websites, insiders and many by the players themselves.
These lists will be updated regularly as new players announce transfer intentions and commit to new schools.
Outgoing Transfers
| Player | Position | 2022 Snaps Played | Statistics | Reported By | Transferred to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Trupp | DE | 7 | No Stats | Self | |
| Byron Vaughns | DE | 607 | 56 Tkl, 8.5 TFL, 2.0 Sacks | Self | |
| Crew Wakley | DB | 0 | No Stats | 247Sports | |
| Daniel Grzesiak | DE | 970 | 52 Tkl, 13 TFL, 8.5 Sacks | On3 | Multiple P5 Offers |
| Garrett Larson | QB | 0 | No Stats | Self | |
| John Gentry | RB | 11 | No Stats | Self | Sam Houston St. |
| Luke Marion | DB | 83 | 1 Tackle | Self | |
| Ron Tiavassue | TE | 59 | No Stats | Self | |
| Saco Alofipo | DB | 0 | No Stats | Self | |
| Sione Moa | LB | 171 | 11 Tkl, 1 TFL, 1 Sack | Self | |
| Tavian Coleman | DL | 447 | 27 tkl, 5.0 TFL, 1.0 Sacks | FarrellPortal | |
| Weylin Lapuaho | OL | 690 | No Stats | Self | Offered by BYU |
| Xavier Williams | WR | 55 | 1 Rec, 7 Rec Yds | On3 |
Despite head coach Blake Anderson appearing confident after his team’s bowl game that he would get pretty much all of his defensive line back, three Aggie D-linemen have already announced intentions to transfer. Defensive ends Daniel Grzesiak and Byron Vaughns and their combined 108 tackles, 10.5 sacks and 21.5 tackles for loss will leave Logan. Defensive tackle Tavian Coleman who had 27 tackles, 5.0 TFLs and 1.0 sacks is also leaving.
Grzesiak and Vaughns should be highly desired players with Grzesiak already getting attention. According to Grzesiak’s twitter page, he’s received numerous offers from Power 5 schools including Indiana, Missouri and West Virginia. He’s also said offers have been sent from Houston and Cincinnati.
The Aggies aren’t just losing key contributors on the defensive side of the trenches, they’ll also lose Weylin Lapuaho who started all 13 games at right guard for USU this year as a true freshman. Roughly an hour after publicly announcing his transfer intentions, Lapuaho said he’d been offered by BYU.
The remaining transfers are largely those who didn’t see much playing time by the end of the season. The main exception is Sione Moa who did see fairly regular time but mostly in short spurts. Ron Tiavassue had been a regular in the tight end rotation, but mostly as a glorified fullback as he didn’t catch a pass all year. He also left mid-way through the season.
Incoming Division I Transfers
| Player | Position | 2022 Snaps Played | Statistics | Years of Eligibility | Reported By | Transferring From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gavin Barthiel | LB | 39 | No Stats | 3 | USU | Washington St. |
| Malone Mataele | DB | 217 | 6 Tackles, 1 FR | 1 | USU | Utah |
Malone Mataele is likely to be a plug-and-play guy, moving on from the University of Utah where he saw some time last year but not much. He does have 11 starts, most of those at nickel corner. He could fill in at any spot in the defensive backfield, though, as Anderson said in a press conference.
“He can play field (corner), he can play boundary (corner), he can play nickel,” Anderson said. “He’s very versatile. We thought he was a guy we’d be crazy not to take. He’s a plug-and-play player in a lot of different ways.”
Barthiel is less likely to be an immediate starter but it’s very possible he does step into a big role early. At Washington State he didn’t play a single snap as a defender, only getting onto the field in special teams situations. He’ll be stepping into a linebacker room that was lacking depth last season so his talents could be utilized immediately.
“We watched all of his tape both high school and anything that we saw from the games that he was on the field (at Washington State),” Anderson said. “Thought he was a super, super natural fit. Once we got to know him, felt even better about it.”
