Pirate Football adds 15 transfers to 11 early signees for Class of '26
Ventura College football head coach Steve Mooshagian has announced that 15 transfers have joined 11 Pirates who signed early, totaling 26 student athletes from the 2025 Northern Conference champion VC football team who will be matriculating to four-year schools across the country this fall. Many early signees were mid-year transfers and worked out with their new teams this past spring. Of the 26 transfers for 2026, 13 have matriculated to NCAA Division I schools, nine in the Football Championship Series, four to the Division II level, two to Division III schools and six to NAIA programs.
Originally published 4/22/26; Updated 7/1/26, 7/22/26
Ventura College football head coach Steve Mooshagian has announced that 15 transfers have joined 11 Pirates who signed early, totaling 26 student athletes from the 2025 Northern Conference champion VC football team who will be matriculating to four-year schools across the country this fall. Many early signees were mid-year transfers and worked out with their new teams this past spring. Of the 26 transfers for 2026, 13 have matriculated to NCAA Division I schools, nine in the Football Championship Series, four to the Division II level, two to Division III schools and six to NAIA programs.
The Pirates early signees included:
Love Adebayo (RB, University of Northern Iowa, NCAA Div. I, FCS)
Desmond Arthur (DL, University of Pikeville (KY), NAIA)
Jayden Burns (DL, University of Pikeville (KY), NAIA)
Ryan Gillum (TE, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, NCAA Div. I, FCS)
Koen Glover (RB, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, NCAA Div. I, FCS)
Silas Kemp (WR, University of Northern Colorado NCAA Div. I, FCS)
Tayvion McCoy (RB, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, NCAA Div. I, FCS)
Keiveon Moore (LB, University of Pikeville (KY), NAIA)
Domata Peko Jr. (Edge, University of Colorado, NCAA Div. I, FBS)
Kendric Smith (WR, Ottawa University-Arizona, NAIA)
Devin Tate (QB, University of Nebraska-Kearney, NCAA Div. II)
Meanwhile, the summer transfers include:
Jaxon Arrington (DB/LB, Western Colorado University, NCAA Div. II)
Miles Auzat (LS, Carroll College (MT), NAIA)
Elijah Davis (WR, Utah Tech University, NCAA Div. I, FCS)
Justin Davis (OL, Ottawa University-Arizona, NAIA)
Ryan Evans (DB, Missouri State University, NCAA Div. I, FBS)
Kaleb Harrison (DB, University of LaVerne, NCAA Div. III)
Francis Jones (DL, Minot State Uiversity (ND), NCAA Div. II)
Braesen Leon (QB, University of Texas-El Paso, NCAA Div. I, FBS)
Ashley McMichael (K, University of Michigan (student assistant), NCAA Div. I, FBS)
Charlie Neos (DB,/LB, Delaware State University, NCAA Div. I, FCS)
OJ Ocampo (OL, Mississippi Valley State University (NCAA Div. I, FCS)
Eric Rivera (DB, New Mexico State University, NCAA Div. I, FBS)
JD Rollins (WR, University of Nebraska-Kearny, NCAA Div. II)
Angel Rosales (OL, University of Redlands, NCAA Div. III)
Javarien Salter (RB, Old Dominion University (VA), NCAA Div. I, FBS)
These 26 bring the total to 377 transfers in Mooshagian's 16-year tenure and 496 for the VC football program since 1997.