On Saturday, Matt Campbell’s group lost a veteran defensive lineman to the transfer portal, with junior Tyler Onyedim electing to leave the program.
Onyedim, a 6-foot-4 junior from Richmond, Texas, has spent the last four seasons as a member of the Cyclones’ defensive line.
During his four-year career at Iowa State, the Texas native recorded 90 tackles, three sacks, one interception, one fumble recovery, and one pass breakup. With his decision to hit the portal, he becomes the Cyclones’ 10th portal loss this fall.
Coming out of Foster High School in the Class of 2021, Onyedim was listed as a three-star prospect by the 247Sports index and the nation’s 1405th-ranked player. He also checked in as the 151st-ranked player at his position and the 199th-ranked player in the state of Texas.
The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, December 9, 2024, and will remain open until Saturday, December 28, with an exception for players on teams who play bowl games after the window closes. According to NCAA data, 2,273 FBS football players entered the transfer portal in 2023-24 school year, with 1,558 (68.5%) undergraduates and 715 (31.5%) graduate transfers. Of the entrants, 57% reported that they enrolled in another school, 8% withdrew their names from the portal, and 35% are still active, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport.
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