Wide receiver Josiah Freeman (center) celebrates a touchdown in a Oct. 4 20-17 win against Nevada at Valley Children's Stadium. He will be back in 2026. (Fresno State)
- Josiah Freeman received an NCAA medical extension for 2026.
- Freeman led Fresno State in receiving during the 2025 season.
- Multiple Bulldogs entered the transfer portal Sunday.
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The Bulldogs’ top wide receiver is staying for one more year.
On Sunday, Fresno State announced the NCAA had granted Josiah Freeman an extension.
“One more time, Red Wave!!!” Freeman wrote on X.
One more time RedWave!!! pic.twitter.com/tUxU6Bh4yE
— Josiah Freeman 🧘🏾♂️ (@josiahfreeman12) January 4, 2026
Freeman had his best season in 2025, which was believed to be his senior year. Fresno State said Freeman received a medical extension after playing only four games in 2024 because of injury.
A 2022 transfer from Hartnell Junior College — he redshirted in his first Fresno State season — Freeman led the Bulldogs in 2025 with 52 receptions, 642 yards and six touchdowns. He saved his best for last, recording 143 yards against Miami in the Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl. It marked the Bulldogs’ only 100-yard receiving performance of the season.
Wide receiver Harold Duvall — a rising sophomore out of Clovis East High School — announced Sunday he will return in 2026. Primarily a backup, he caught four passes for 77 yards and a touchdown.
“Betting on myself and my city. Red Wave, I’m staying home, running it back, and the unfinished business continues!!” Duvall wrote on X.
The school also announced that wide receiver Joshua Johnson, a seldom-used senior, entered the transfer portal. He played in four games this season but did not record a catch.
Other Portal News
Defensive back Jayden Davis, a reserve who entered the portal, announced on X he has received offers from Temple and Bowling Green.
RL Miller, also a backup defensive back, announced he received an offer from Cal Poly, now coached by former Bulldogs interim coach Tim Skipper.
Several players from other schools said they have had contact with Fresno State since entering the portal — University of San Diego offensive tackle Oscar Weigel, East Tennessee edge rusher Kaven Call, Weber State center Will Way, and cornerback Elmo Warner, who would technically be a junior college transfer from Modesto Junior College.
Two additional names can be added to the Bulldogs’ initial portal list — linebacker Tim Thomas and defensive lineman Damarrion White. Thomas left the team after four games in 2025. White left the team for a portion of the season and did not see any action. Neither was listed on the roster for a majority of the year.
Bulldogs in the Portal
A recap of Fresno State players who have entered the transfer portal:
- QB Brayden Turner
- WR Josiah Ayon
- WR Joshua Johnson
- TE Richie Anderson III
- RB Devon Rivers
- OL Matai Bell
- DL Isaiah Chala Jr.
- DL Jack Metzler
- DL Damarrion White
- LB Tim Thomas
- DB Ah’Marion Ashley
- DB Jayden Davis
- DB RL Miller
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