By Andy Walter

NEWARK — In a college football world where the NCAA Transfer Portal now dominates the off-season, it probably shouldn’t be surprising that Delaware has gotten involved, too.

First-year head coach Ryan Carty announced today that the Blue Hens have signed three transfers, including a pair of wide receivers.

They join a group of seven high school seniors who signed letters of intent with the Blue Hens in December.

“We can’t wait to welcome these three most recent additions to our UD football family,” Carty said in a press release. “Their skills and character exemplify what we strive to be as Blue Hens. Our team just got better today!”

Receiver Jalyn Witcher, who put up big numbers as a freshman at Presbyterian last fall, is probably the most prominent player in the group. Delaware also added a pair of grad students in receiver Michael Jackson, Jr. (VMI) and punter Ben Dinkel (South Dakota State).

As a freshman, the 5-foot-10, 175-pound Witcher finished with a school Division I-record 80 catches for 1,120 yards with 12 touchdowns. He had 100 receiving yards in six games, including five-straight.

Witcher finished third in FCS in receptions/game (7.3), fourth in yards and sixth in receiving touchdowns. He was also a finalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the top freshman in FCS (finished seventh in voting).

The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Jackson, saw action in all four of his seasons at VMI. A season ago, he had 51 catches for a team-leading 695 yards with six touchdowns.

Dinkel punted only nine times last fall but averaged 44.6 yards. He punted a total of 86 times in his career over the last three seasons.

The Hens needed a punter after starter Tyler Pastula announced in December that he planned to transfer.

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