Miami WR JoJo Trader Enters Transfer Portal After Two Seasons With Hurricanes
JoJo Trader, one of Miami’s most promising young wide receivers, has officially entered the NCAA transfer portal. The move comes during the special five-day window (Jan. 20-24) designated for players from teams that played deep into January, including Miami and Indiana.
For those who followed his recruitment, this is a name that carried real weight in South Florida. Trader was a prized get for the Hurricanes in the 2024 class-a high-upside athlete with the kind of raw talent that turns heads.
Coming out of Chaminade-Madonna, he was rated a 96 by 247Sports, ranked as the No. 70 overall player and the No. 14 wide receiver in the country. He helped lead his high school to a Florida state title and put up impressive numbers along the way: 47 catches for 473 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior, following a 592-yard, six-touchdown sophomore season at Miami Central.
But at the college level, things never quite clicked the way many had hoped.
In two seasons with the Hurricanes, Trader totaled just 19 catches for 269 yards and two touchdowns. His 2025 campaign showed some flashes-13 receptions for 178 yards and a score-but he never became a consistent presence in the offense. As a true freshman in 2024, he appeared in seven games and recorded six catches for 91 yards and a touchdown.
Part of the challenge was opportunity. Miami’s wide receiver room saw major turnover in 2025, losing its top six pass catchers.
That should’ve opened the door for Trader to step up, but the emergence of true freshman Malachi Toney and the arrival of veteran transfers made it tough for him to carve out a steady role. Across two seasons, he started just four games.
Still, the talent is there. Trader’s combination of size, speed, and playmaking ability made him one of the most coveted recruits in the region for a reason. He’s got multiple years of eligibility left, and if he finds the right fit-somewhere he can get consistent reps and develop his route tree-he could absolutely become a problem for opposing secondaries.
For Miami, this is a departure that stings more in potential than in production. Trader may not have been a major contributor on the stat sheet, but losing a homegrown talent with his ceiling is never easy. His next chapter will be one to watch.