Noah Potter is transferring to NC State

NC State football has added some immediate depth to the defensive line with the transfer of Cincinnati’s Noah Potter. The Mentor, Ohio native officially visited Raleigh over the weekend and made the decision to then commit to the Wolfpack.

The 6-foot-6, 270-pound Potter originally signed with Ohio State as a prized On3 Consensus four-star in the 2019 class. He was rated the No. 316 prospect in the country, the No. 25 edge player and the No. 8 recruit from Ohio.

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However, injuries limited Potter during his time with the Buckeyes. He suffered a torn retina and also dealt with a foot injury. After the 2021 season, Potter transferred to Cincinnati and received his first extensive college action.

In 12 contests, Potter registered 17 tackles, including 3 for loss and 1.5 sacks. He also received a fumble and has a season-long grade of 66.1 from Pro Football Focus (PFF). About 64.0 is considered average.

In games against Power Five opponents Arkansas and Indiana, Potter assisted on a pair of tackles for a loss, including a sack.

Potter should have two seasons of eligibility left with NC State. He joins Clemson wide receiver Dacari Collins, Old Dominion defensive back Robert Kennedy II and Oregon offensive lineman Dawson Jaramillo as NC State football pickups from the transfer portal.

On3 rated Potter as the No. 17 edge player available in the transfer portal.

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 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.

The portal has been around since Oct. 15, 2018 and the new calendar cycle within the portal begins each August. For example, the 2021-22 cycle started Aug. 1. During the 2020-21 cycle, 2,626 FBS football players entered the transfer portal (including walk-ons). That comes after 1,681 entered during the 2019-20 cycle and 1,709 during the abbreviated 2018-19 cycle. In comparison, 1,833 Division I basketball players entered the portal during the 2020-21 cycle after totals of 1,020 in 2019-20 and 1,063 in 2018-19.