Arizona State running back and All-Big 12 First Team member Raleek Brown has entered the transfer portal, ESPN’s Max Olson reported shortly after the portal officially opened on Friday.
Brown previously declared for the 2026 NFL Draft but is leaving his options open to play for a new college football program next season.
The redshirt junior spent the past two seasons at ASU after a transfer from USC. After injuries limited him in 2024, Brown broke out in 2025 with 1,141 rushing yards (6.1 per carry) and six total touchdowns. He ranked 19th in the country in rushing yards but did not play in the Sun Bowl against Duke.
Brown joins quarterback Sam Leavitt on the list of notable Sun Devil starters in the portal. Leavitt entered the portal with a “do not contact” tag, according to On3’s Pete Nakos.
Leavitt has been tied to Kentucky, whose quarterback, Cutter Boley, has emerged as a name to watch for ASU.
Arizona State left tackle Josh Atkins is also hitting the transfer portal after starting 26 games over the past two seasons for coach Kenny Dillingham’s program. Atkins reposted a report from Rivals’ Hayes Fawcett saying he would enter the portal with one year of eligibility remaining.
Additionally, starting cornerback Javan Robinson is expected to enter the portal, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. Robinson started all 12 games this season and recorded 42 tackles, eight passes defensed and a fumble recovery.
The transfer portal has changed, not only in its activity due to NIL but also in its timing. The NCAA moved the transfer portal from December to January, and it is only open from Jan. 2-16 in a single window.
Dillingham’s program won eight games in the regular season after reaching the Big 12 title game in 2024. The Sun Devils went into their Territorial Cup matchup with Arizona with a remote chance to win the conference again, but a loss to the Wildcats quashed that possibility. A depleted ASU squad then fell in the Sun Bowl to Duke, 42-39.
The modern-day transfer portal brings on annual questions about what the roster will look like from one year to the next, and the biggest for ASU is what will happen at quarterback. Leavitt was not present at ASU’s team banquet as Dillingham reportedly wished him well “in whatever his future may hold.”
Here is a running tracker of Sun Devils entering the transfer portal from Tempe:
Arizona State transfer tracker: Outgoing transfers
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