A 4th Kansas Jayhawks linebacker announces his intent to enter transfer portal
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- Trey Lathan announced he will enter the transfer portal, leaving KU defense
- Lathan led KU with 86 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 713 defensive snaps in 2025
- KU loses fourth linebacker this offseason; group retains Sipp, Curvey and 2 signees
Kansas Jayhawks linebacker Trey Lathan will enter the NCAA transfer portal after spending one football season in Lawrence.
He made the announcement Thursday afternoon.
“I will be entering the transfer portal,” Lathan wrote on social-media site X.
Lathan’s departure is a big blow for the Jayhawks. He led KU with 86 tackles and had 1.5 sacks in 2025. His 713 defensive snaps were also a team high and he earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honorable recognition.
The former West Virginia Mountaineer has one season of college eligibility remaining. The former three-star recruit played three seasons at West Virginia.
Lathan is the fourth linebacker to leave coach Lance Leipold’s KU program this offseason, joining Jon Jon Kamara, Logan Brantley and JaCorey Stewart.
KU’s linebackers group has thinned with the departure of Lathan and others. The Jayhawks do return linebackers Joseph Sipp Jr. and Malachi Curvey and have two new signees so far, in Josh Galbreath and Joseph Credit.
This story was originally published January 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM.
