The 2026 high school football transfer tracker is officially launched to identify top players switching schools in Southern California.<\/p>\n
There were more than 17,000 transfers statewide last school year, and football is the sport that consistently has more than any.<\/p>\n
According to CIF rules, players who transfer and physically move along with their family are eligible immediately to play at the new school. If a player transfers and his family doesn\u2019t move, there\u2019s a sit-out period of close to 50% of the season. The date athletes become eligible in the fall after sitting out is Sept. 28, 2026, for the Southern Section and Sept. 24, 2026, for the City Section.<\/p>\n
Listed players are confirmed as having switched schools through social media or from coaches, parents or players. Their transfer eligibility remains uncertain until paperwork is submitted to the Southern Section or City Section. Names will be updated each week, with the latest at the top. Students have been known to change their minds, too, before the season begins.<\/p>\n
Jaden Jefferson<\/p>\n
Previous school: <\/b>Cathedral<\/p>\n
New school: <\/b>Corona Centennial<\/p>\n
Position:<\/b> Quarterback<\/p>\n
Year in the fall of 2026: <\/b>Senior<\/p>\n
Buzz: <\/b>He\u2019s a small but dynamic quarterback with tremendous ability to pass and run. He has been a starter since freshman year.<\/p>\n
Quentin Hale<\/p>\n
Previous school: <\/b>Cathedral<\/p>\n
New school: <\/b>Corona Centennial<\/p>\n
Position: <\/b>Receiver<\/p>\n
Year in the fall of 2026: <\/b>Senior<\/p>\n
Buzz: <\/b>Had 62 receptions and 12 touchdown catches in 2025.<\/p>\n
Simote Tupou<\/p>\n
Previous school:<\/b> Henderson (Nev.) Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon<\/p>\n
New school: <\/b>St. John Bosco<\/p>\n
Position:<\/b> Defensive line<\/p>\n
Year in the fall of 2026: <\/b>Junior<\/p>\n
Buzz: <\/b>Had 19 sacks as a 6-1, 230-pound sophomore.<\/p>\n
Koa Smith-Mayall<\/p>\n
Previous school: <\/b>JSerra<\/p>\n
New school:<\/b> Santa Margarita<\/p>\n
Position:<\/b> Quarterback<\/p>\n
Year in the fall of 2026: <\/b>Senior<\/p>\n
Buzz:<\/b> Was briefly JSerra\u2019s starting QB and overcame injuries early in high school.<\/p>\n
Cruz Nunez<\/p>\n
Previous school:<\/b> JSerra<\/p>\n
New school: <\/b>Santa Margarita<\/p>\n
Position: <\/b>Linebacker<\/p>\n
Year in the fall of 2026:<\/b> Senior<\/p>\n
Buzz: <\/b>Had 15 solo tackles as a junior.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 high school football transfer tracker is officially launched to identify top players switching schools in Southern…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":481224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5123],"tags":[1582,276,93376,217967,16949,217971,2961,224,5337,217964,9323,217970,30380,217969,217968,5950,217965,106174,217966,1415],"class_list":{"0":"post-481223","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-los-angeles","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-city-section","11":"tag-corona-centennial-position","12":"tag-fall","13":"tag-junior-buzz","14":"tag-la","15":"tag-los-angeles","16":"tag-losangeles","17":"tag-new-school","18":"tag-player","19":"tag-prep-football-transfer-tracker","20":"tag-previous-school","21":"tag-quarterback-year","22":"tag-santa-margarita-position","23":"tag-season","24":"tag-senior-buzz","25":"tag-southern-section","26":"tag-top-player","27":"tag-transfer"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115811427489586715","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/481224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}