South Alabama starting offensive lineman enters transfer portal

South Alabama starting left tackle Jordan Davis has entered the NCAA transfer portal, he announced on Monday.

Davis, a redshirt senior, has started 24 of a possible 26 games at left tackle for the Jaguars since joining the program from South Carolina prior to the 2023 season. The 6-foot-5, 306-pound Georgia native has one year of eligibility remaining.

Davis is the 10th South Alabama player — and fifth projected starter — to enter the portal since the end of spring practice, along with quarterback Gio Lopez, right tackle Malachi Carney, linebacker Aakil Washington and cornerback Ricky Fletcher. Lopez committed to North Carolina on Thursday, Fletcher to Ole Miss on Saturday.

Also Monday, tight end Will Loerzel has entered the transfer portal, a source confirmed to AL.com. Loerzel, a redshirt freshman from New Orleans, did not appear in a game for the Jaguars in 2024 and has four years of eligibility remaining.

South Alabama has added one player out of the portal, which closes for new entries on Friday. Quarterback Zach Pyron, an Alabama native who played three seasons at Georgia Tech before spending this past spring at Minnesota, signed with the Jaguars on Friday.

South Alabama football spring 2025 transfer portal departures

OT Malachi Carney (2 years of eligibility)*

OT Jordan Davis (1 year of eligibility)*

LB Julien Demby (3 years of eligibility)

OG Hayden Dozier (3 years of eligibility)

CB Ricky Fletcher (2 years of eligibility)^ — Ole Miss

LB Gavin Forsha (1 year of eligibility)#

TE Will Loerzel (4 years of eligibility)

QB Gio Lopez (3 years of eligibility)* — North Carolina

DB Lorenzo Smith (2 years of eligibility)

LB Aakil Washington (1 year of eligibility)*