On Wednesday, Liberty officially announced the addition of 28 transfer football players to its roster for the 2026 season. We have previously covered 27 of these additions, and you can read about each of them here. One name we have not previously mentioned who is joining the team is North Carolina Central wide receiver Refeno Vangates.
Vangates is a 5’11”, 195 pound wide receiver with two seasons of eligibility remaining. He is originally from Hialeah, Florida and began his collegiate career at NAIA Keiser University. He had 61 catches for 984 yards and 11 touchdowns in 25 games over two seasons at Keiser, helping them to the 2024 NAIA national runner-up finish with a 12-1 record.
He then transferred to the FCS level at NC Central for the 2025 season. Vangates played in 11 games in 2025, finishing with 26 receptions for 352 yards, and 3 touchdowns. He also had 16 kick returns for 390 yards, averaging 24.4 yards per kick return including a 92-yard kick return for touchdown against Morgan State.
Vangates is the third wide receiver in Liberty’s transfer portal class this season, joining Charleston Southern transfer Rashawn Cunningham and Indiana transfer Makai Jackson.
