Top 10 players available in the NCAA Transfer Portal

Since it opened officially on Monday morning, the NCAA Transfer Portal has seen more than 1,500 Division I scholarship players enter from across the country.

That includes former five-stars looking to reboot their careers, mid-major and FCS players looking to step up in competition and plenty of others looking for a fresh start. On3 is sorting through the thousands of players currently in to rank the best available. And we’ve outlined below the current 10 best players in the portal as of Friday, Dec. 13, per the On3 Industry Ranking.

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WR Eric Singleton Jr.

Singleton entered the transfer portal on Monday and quickly became one of the more highly sought-after players, and understandably so. As a sophomore in 2024, he led the Yellow Jackets with 56 receptions for 754 yards and three touchdowns.

His standout sophomore season came after an All-American effort as a freshman. Singleton in 2023 had 48 receptions for 714 yards and six scores.

He has already taken a visit to Auburn and is currently visiting Ole Miss, while Georgia and others could potentially get involved.

WR Kevin Concepcion

Concepcion named his top six schools earlier this week after entering the portal: Alabama, Colorado, Florida State, Miami, South Carolina and Texas A&M. He is expected to arrive for a visit in Tuscaloosa on Thursday and stay into Saturday.

He had a breakout freshman campaign in 2023, hauling in 71 passes for 839 yards and 10 touchdowns. He also contributed another 320 yards on the ground as a do-it-all playmaker. This fall, Concepcion turned 53 receptions into 460 yards and six touchdowns with two more rushing scores.

WR Micah Hudson

One of the top players in the 2024 high school recruiting class, Hudson signed with Texas Tech over Ohio State, Texas, Texas A&M and dozens of other offers. While dealing with injuries, he caught eight passes for 124 yards in his lone season in Lubbock before entering the portal earlier this week.

Hudson quickly scheduled a visit to Texas A&M, and the Aggies are considered the favorite to land him after expert predictions from On3’s Steve Wiltfong and Pete Nakos.

EDGE Ben Bell

A transfer from Texas State, Bell has been one of the nation’s most productive defensive ends over his five years at the college level. After two seasons at Louisiana Tech, he transferred to play for the Bobcats ahead of the 2022 season.

In his three years at Texas State, he notched 95 tackles, including 25 for loss, as well as 15.5 sacks. This season though, he only appeared in four games before sitting out the rest of the year to preserve his eligibility.

WR Dane Key

The junior finished the 2024 season with 47 catches for 715 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2024 for a Wildcats offense that struggled to throw the ball downfield. In three seasons with the Wildcats, Key totaled 126 receptions for 1,870 yards and 14 touchdowns, emerging as the most reliable and talented player in the receiver room.

As a recruit, the four-star out of Lexington was the No. 266 overall prospect in the 2022 class, according to the On3 Industry Ranking.

OT Xavier Chaplin

A multi-year starter for the Hokies, Chaplin is one of the most coveted players at a very scarce position in the transfer portal.

As a member of the Class of 2022, Chaplin was a three-star recruit out of Seabrook (S.C.) Whale Branch. After redshirt as a freshman, he started all 13 games at tackle in 2023 and helped paved the way for the nation’s No. 22 rushing offense while registering 813 snaps and only allowing five sacks.

Chaplin will have two years of eligibility remaining, and the home-state Gamecocks are considered the early favorite to land him.

CB Tacario Davis

Davis was a second-team All-Big 12 selection and a Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist in 2024 and is widely considered an early-round draft pick in the NFL whenever he opts to leave college. During his three seasons at Arizona, he notched 76 tackles, 2.5 tackles for a loss, an interception, a fumble recovery and 23 passes defended.

A Long Beach (Calif.) native, he is expected to be among the most sought-after players in the portal.

WR Max Klare

The 6-foot-4, 245-pounder played in all 12 of Purdue’s games this season. He finished the year with team-highs of 51 receptions, 685 receiving yards and four touchdowns. In the 2023 campaign, Klare appeared in five games and made four starts before suffering a season-ending injury.

After head coach Ryan Walters was fired, he opted to enter the portal and is the No. 1 tight end in currently. Texas is hosting him on a visit thiss weekend and others are expected to be heavily involved.

WR Barion Brown

Brown is a former On3 Freshman All-American and has 122 career receptions for 1,528 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns in his 37 career games at Kentucky. The 6-foot-1, 182-pound junior was a Preseason First Team All-America selection entering 2024 but finished with a career-low 29 catches for 361 yards and three touchdowns.

He ranks first in UK history in kickoff return average (29.3 yards per return) and set the single-season school marks in return average (36 yards per return) and scores (three) in 2023. LSU is considered the strong favorite to land him after expert predictions in their favor.

WR Nic Anderson

After redshirting his freshman season, Anderson recorded 38 catches for 798 yards and 10 touchdowns in his second year with the Sooners.

However, he was hampered by injury in 2024 and did not appear in any games for OU. He is expected to have three years of eligibility remaining. Two early schools in the mix are LSU and Texas A&M, sources tell On3’s Pete Nakos and Steve Wiltfong.

Next on the list: WR Duce Robinson, SAF Dillon Thieneman, QB Fernando Mendoza, QB Luke Kromenhoek, OT Hunter Zambrano