Tulane QB Darian Mensah to enter NCAA transfer portal, per reports

Another big-time college football quarterback has entered the transfer portal.

Tulane quarterback Darian Mensah is reportedly entering the transfer portal when it officially opens on Monday, according to multiple reports, including ESPN’s Pete Thamel. The redshirt freshman should be among the top signal callers in the portal, given his production and three seasons of eligibility remaining.

A first-year starter in 2024, Mensah beat out former blue-chip Oregon quarterback Ty Thompson, a junior in his first season with the Green Wave. The 6-foot-3 quarterback completed 189 of 287 passes (65.9%) for 2,723 yards with 22 touchdowns to six interceptions, adding 132 rushing yards and a touchdown.

Mensah led Tulane to the American Athletic Conference championship game on Friday, which it lost to Army 35-14. Overall, Tulane finished 9-4 on the season with two losses to Power Four programs in Kansas State and Oklahoma, both of which he performed well against.

In fact, Mensah’s career-high in passing yards is 342, which came against the Wildcats after he nearly led Tulane to an upset win after completing 19 of 29 passes with two touchdowns to an interception. Mensah finished 14 of 32 passing for 166 yards with a touchdown to an interception against the Sooners’ stout defense in nonconference play.

The San Luis Obispo, California, native is not yet ranked by 247Sports’ Composite transfer rankings, however, he will likely be ranked much higher than out of high school, when he was a 2-star recruit tabbed the nation’s No. 2289 player overall and No. 135 quarterback. Tulane and Idaho State were reportedly the schools to make him offers, with the former obviously being his choice.

Mensah joins other high-end transfer portal quarterbacks like Texas A&M’s Conner Weigman, USC’s Miller Moss, Oklahoma’s Jackson Arnold and Liberty’s Kaidon Salter, with presumably many more additions to come when the transfer portal officially opens Monday.