Former New Mexico WR Luke Wysong commits to Arizona, first transfer pickup for Wildcats

The NCAA transfer portal had been a one-way street to this point for Arizona, with 30 members of the 2024 roster entering since Monday. But on Friday the door finally swung the other direction.

Former New Mexico wide receiver Luke Wysong has committed to the Wildcats, becoming the first transfer pickup of what should be quite a few to help fill out the 2025 roster.

The 5-foot-10, 184-pound Wysong comes to Arizona with one season of eligibility remaining. In four years with New Mexico he caught 134 passes for 1,465 yards and three touchdowns, with 2024 being his biggest season with 69 catches for 840 yards and a TD.

That score came at Arizona, when he had eight receptions for 129 yards in the UA’s 61-39 win over New Mexico to mark the coaching debut of Brent Brennan.

Wide receiver is a major position of need for the Wildcats, who say goodbye to school career yardage record holder Tetairoa McMillan. McMillan declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday after recording 3,423 receiving yards in three seasons including 1,319 in 2024, accounting for 44.3 percent of the passing production.

Also gone is Montana Lemonious-Craig, who had 45 catches and made 15 starts the past two seasons, while fellow receivers Reymello Murphy, AJ Jones, Malachi Riley and Jackson Holman have gone into the portal.

Wysong was part of a New Mexico offense that ranked fourth in FBS in yards per game (484.3) in 2024. The Lobos, who went 5-7, have lost their head coach to Utah State and both their offensive coordinator and standout quarterback Devon Dampier to Utah, while 1,000-yard rusher Eli Sanders is also in the portal and recently visited Arizona.