The 2026-2027 school year has either begun or will be starting soon at colleges and universities across the country, which means that new campuses await a number of Black College Nines’ “Elites”.
Just like the past two years, the transfer portal is filled with talented ballplayers from HBCUs on the move (for a list of 2025-2026 BCN All-Elite transfers, click here and for a list of 2024-2025 BCN All-Elite transfers, click here).
Some of the 2026 transfers that we are aware of at this time include (name-previous school-new school):
Daniel Donaldson-Fountain¹ (Edward Waters Univ)⇒Bethune-Cookman University
Jordan Smith (Edward Waters University)⇒Grambling State University
Tyree Reed (Jackson State University)⇒Florida International University
Ryland Duson (Prairie View A&M)⇒Long Beach State University
Jackson McKenzie (Florida A&M)⇒Florida State University
Michael Rodriguez (Bethune-Cookman University)⇒Missouri State University
Jose Fernandez² (Bethune-Cookman University)⇒Mercer University
Jay Campbell (Florida A&M)⇒Mercer University
Aaron Grant³ (Univ of Arkansas at Pine Bluff)⇒University of Houston
Samuel Crew (Albany State)⇒University of West Alabama
Jaquez Akins (Benedict College)⇒Southern University
Bobby Torres (Edward Waters University)⇒Alabama A&M University
Austin McCormack (Savannah State University)⇒Bellarmine University
Gregorio Gonzalez (Savannah State University)⇒University of North Alabama
¹ 2026 All-Elite and BCN Small School Player of the Year
² 2026 All-Elite and BCN Large School Player of the Year
³ 2026 All-Elite and BCN Large School Freshman of the Year