Cody Haddad is staying in the Big Ten.
The former Ohio State safety, who entered the transfer portal on the final day it was open last week, committed to Iowa on Wednesday.
BREAKING: Ohio State transfer safety Cody Haddad has committed to Iowa, @SWiltfong_ reportshttps://t.co/bG6lBvm8Wv pic.twitter.com/9FcfgjGZd0
— Transfer Portal (@TransferPortal) January 21, 2026
A three-star recruit out of Cleveland’s St. Ignatius High School in the 2025 class, Haddad brings four years of eligibility to Iowa after redshirting and playing zero snaps in his lone season as a Buckeye.
Haddad becomes the seventh member of the 2025 Buckeyes to transfer to another Big Ten school for the 2026 season, joining fellow safety Malik Hartford (UCLA), cornerbacks Aaron Scott Jr. (Oregon) and Bryce West (Wisconsin), defensive linemen Logan George (Washington) and Maxwell Roy (UCLA) and running back James Peoples (Penn State).
| CLASS | POS | NAME | DESTINATION |
|---|---|---|---|
| JR (RS) | WR | BRYSON RODGERS | USF |
| JR (RS) | TE | JELANI THURMAN | NORTH CAROLINA |
| JR (RS) | QB | LINCOLN KIENHOLZ | LOUISVILLE |
| SO (RS) | NB | BRYCE WEST | WISCONSIN |
| SR (RS) | DE | C.J. HICKS | USF |
| SO (RS) | RB | SAM DIXON | SOUTH CAROLINA |
| SO (RS) | DE | DOMINIC KIRKS | |
| SR | DE | LOGAN GEORGE | WASHINGTON |
| SO (RS) | WR | DAMARION WITTEN | MIAMI (OHIO) |
| JR | RB | JAMES PEOPLES | PENN STATE |
| JR (RS) | K | JACKSON COURVILLE | TULANE |
| SO (RS) | P | NICK MCLARTY | ARIZONA STATE |
| SO (RS) | OL | DEVONTAE ARMSTRONG | MIAMI (OHIO) |
| FR (RS) | OL | ISAIAH KEMA | UTAH |
| SO (RS) | CB | AARON SCOTT JR. | OREGON |
| SO (RS) | WR | MYLAN GRAHAM | NOTRE DAME |
| SR (RS) | OG | TEGRA TSHABOLA | KENTUCKY |
| SO (RS) | OT | JUSTIN TERRY | VIRGINIA TECH |
| SO | WR | QUINCY PORTER | NOTRE DAME |
| FR (RS) | OG | JAYVON MCFADDEN | COLORADO |
| FR (RS) | DT | MAXWELL ROY | UCLA |
| SR (RS) | S | KEENAN NELSON JR. | |
| SO (RS) | DT | ERIC MENSAH | VIRGINIA TECH |
| SO | DT | JARQUEZ CARTER | MIAMI |
| JR (RS) | S | MALIK HARTFORD | UCLA |
| SR (RS) | LB | TY HOWARD | |
| FR (RS) | WR | BODPEGN MILLER | |
| SO | S | FAHEEM DELANE | LSU |
| JR (RS) | DE | JOSHUA MICKENS | UCONN |
| FR (RS) | DT | TRAJEN ODOM | ARKANSAS |
| FR (RS) | S | CODY HADDAD | IOWA |
