Wake Forest transfer receiver Micah Mays signs with Florida Gators

Wake Forest transfer receiver Micah Mays is UF bound. Mays, who had 34 receptions for 520 yards over two seasons with the Demon Deacons, has committed to the Florida Gators and signed with them.

He played high school ball at The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., where he was coached by former Florida quarterback Eric Kresser.

Mays, who has two seasons of eligibility remaining, is the No. 44 receiver in the On3 transfer portal industry rankings. He had 18 catches for 302 yards and two touchdowns during the 2025 season. His best performance came game against Florida State, when he caught five balls for 51 yards and a touchdown. 

Mays saw action in every game as a redshirt freshman in 2024 and made nine starts. He finished the season with 16 receptions for 218 yards with two touchdowns. He redshirted in 2023.

Listed at 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, Micah Mays gives UF another big-bodied receiver.

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II, and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The portal window is from Jan. 2-16.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database, and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request, and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship, and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.