Former Ohio State Safety Cody Haddad Transferring to Iowa

By Dan Hope on January 21, 2026 at 2:25 pm
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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.

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).

2026 Ohio State Transfer Portal Departures
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
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