Former Florida EDGE announces transfer destination, decision on

Former Florida EDGE TJ Searcy has committed to Texas A&M via the NCAA Transfer Portal, per On3’s Hayes Fawcett. Searcy will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Searcy spent two seasons with the Gators, amassing 24 appearances and five starts. He finished his time in Gainesville with 60 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.

Searcy set career-highs in each of those categories this season, as he grew his role with the team. For his efforts in his debut campaign in 2023, Searcy was named an All-SEC Freshman.

TJ Searcy played high school football at Upson-Lee (GA), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 238 overall recruit and No. 23 EDGE in the 2023 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

Texas A&M hasn’t wasted any time making moves in the transfer portal this offseason. Searcy is the Aggies’ ninth addition via the transfer portal, joining other defensive standouts such as Samuel M’Pemba and Julian Humphrey.

Searcy was the No. 5 EDGE still available in the transfer portal, according to On3’s Transfer Portal Player Rankings. This will be Mike Elko’s first full offseason as Texas A&M’s head coach. During an appearance on Andy & Ari On3, he revealed his plans to improve in Year 2.

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“Now, what we’ve got to do is we’ve got to go out and we’ve got to become really good football players. Second year in the system,” Elko said. “Second year in the scheme. Having an opportunity of really going through the details of what we’re doing and how we’re doing it is, I think, going to be really critical.

“So, we’re excited to move this thing forward and get into year two and kind of finish the deal on what we started this year.”

The transfer portal officially opened Dec. 7 and will remain open until Dec. 28, though players on teams still playing in the postseason will get an additional five-day window to enter the portal after their seasons end.