Browns TE Dae'Quan Wright Among Players to Enter Transfer Portal After Court Order on NCAA Sports

Key takeaways

• Dae'Quan Wright, a Browns tight end and former Ole Miss playmaker, is among the players entering the transfer portal due to the court order.
• Other entrants reported include former SMU running back TJ Harden, former BYU lineman Weylin Lapuaho, former Ole Miss defensive lineman Zxavian Harris, former James Madison linebacker Trent Hendrick, former Appalachian State cornerback Ethan Johnson, and former New Mexico kicker Luke Drzewiecki.
• The players are leveraging a Louisiana court’s temporary restraining order that grants them eligibility to pursue a fifth year of college competition.
• The Associated Press noted that 33 athletes across various sports were part of the broader lawsuit seeking extended eligibility, with 16 of them in football.
• Harris, part of the Ole Miss group, finished the 2025 season with 58 tackles, nine tackles for loss, three sacks, three passes defended, and one interception.
• Wright joined the Browns’ practice squad during training camp, and he went undrafted in April before entering the portal.