Following Arizona's season-ending loss to 16th-ranked Arizona State, UA head coach Brent Brennan said "these next couple of weeks will be chaos in college football" with the transfer portal and recruiting.
The first player to leave Arizona and enter the transfer portal, which officially opens on Dec. 9, is backup quarterback Brayden Dorman, who announced his decision to leave the program on X (Twitter) Sunday evening. Dorman has three years of eligibility remaining.
The 6-5, 221-pound Dorman signed with the Wildcats in 2023 as a four-star prospect. Dorman signed with Arizona over Colorado, Cal, Iowa State, Mississippi State and Kansas, among others. He was the third quarterback to join Arizona under former head coach Jedd Fisch, joining Jayden de Laura and current starter Noah Fifita.
UA backup quarterback Brayden Dorman throws from the pocket during the Arizona Wildcats' 2024 spring game on April 27 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson.
Dorman, the Colorado Springs native, threw for 10,285 yards over four seasons at Vista Ridge High School, putting up 116 touchdowns and 37 interceptions. As a senior, Dorman completed 71.4% of his passes for 3,783 yards, 49 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
After Fisch left for Washington, Dorman entered the transfer portal, but stayed after current Arizona head coach Brent Brennan was hired.
Dorman contended for the backup role behind Fifita, but was edged out by walk-on Cole Tannenbaum. The Wildcats also signed Anthony Garcia (San Jose State) and Adam Damante (Northern Arizona) in the transfer portal earlier this year.
Arizona also two quarterbacks, Robert McDaniel and Luke Haugo, committed to the Wildcats' 2025 recruiting class.
Fifita, a two-year starter and face of Arizona football, has two more years of eligibility.
In two seasons at Arizona, Dorman didn't appear in any games.
