Here are our first rankings of the 2022 season’s most impactful transfers, by position. This considers all four-year transfers, not just those who changed teams this offseason.
This is not simply a list of the most talented players out of the transfer portal . Talent and potential certainly is considered, but there are numerous variables and emphasis is placed on transfers having the most notable on-field impact. In other words, production matters – a lot .
These rankings will fluctuate weekly.
QUARTERBACKS
Player, school Former school 1. Caleb Williams , USC Oklahoma (left after 2021 season) 2. Hendon Hooker , Tennessee Virginia Tech (2020) 3. Will Levis , Kentucky Penn State (2020) 4. Cameron Rising , Utah Texas (2018) 5. Jake Haener , Fresno State Washington (2019) 6. Dillon Gabriel , Oklahoma UCF (2021) 7. Taulia Tagovailoa , Maryland Alabama (2019) 8. Quinn Ewers , Texas Ohio State (2021) 9. Spencer Rattler , South Carolina Oklahoma (2021) 10. Jayden de Laura , Arizona Washington State (2021) 11. Cameron Ward , Washington State Incarnate Word (2021) 12. Tanner Mordecai , SMU Oklahoma (2020)
RUNNING BACKS
Player, school Former school 1. Jahmyr Gibbs , Alabama Georgia Tech (2021) 2. Zach Evans , Ole Miss TCU (2021) 3. Zach Charbonnet , UCLA Michigan (2020) 4. Chase Brown , Illinois Western Michigan (2018) 5. Tavion Thomas , Utah Cincinnati (2019) 6. Christopher Brooks , BYU California (2021) 7. Travis Dye , USC Oregon (2021) 8. Eric Gray , Oklahoma Tennessee (2020) 9. Montrell Johnson , Florida Louisiana (2021) 10. Xazavian Valladay , Arizona State Wyoming (2021) 11. Jalen Berger , Michigan State Wisconsin (2021) 12. Nathaniel Peat , Missouri Stanford (2021) 13. Tiyon Evans , Louisville Tennessee (2021) 14. Nakia Watson , Washington State Wisconsin (2020) 15. Jarek Broussard , Michigan State Colorado (2021)
WIDE RECEIVERS
Player, school Former school 1. Jordan Addison , USC Pitt (2021) 2. Jacob Cowing , Arizona UTEP (2021) 3. Jermaine Burton , Alabama Georgia (2021) 4. Jayden Reed , Michigan State Western Michigan (2018) 5. Keytaon Thompson , Virginia Mississippi State (2019) 6. Tayvion Robinson , Kentucky Virginia Tech (2021) 7. Mitchell Tinsley , Penn State Western Kentucky (2021) 8. Charlie Jones , Purdue Iowa (2021) 9. Ricky Pearsall , Florida Arizona State (2021) 10. Mario Williams , USC Oklahoma (2021) 11. Tyler Hudson , Louisville Central Arkansas (2021) 12. Javon Baker , UCF Alabama (2021) 13. Trey Palmer , Nebraska LSU (2021) 14. Antwane Wells Jr. , South Carolina James Madison (2021) 15. Kris Thornton, James Madison VMI (2018)
TIGHT ENDS
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN
Player, school Former school 1. C Olusegun Oluwatimi , Michigan Virginia (2021) 2. G O’Cyrus Torrence , Florida Louisiana (2021) 3. C Jacob Gall , Baylor Buffalo (2020) 4. T Tyler Steen , Alabama Vanderbilt (2021) 5. G Doug Nester , West Virginia Virginia Tech (2020) 6. G McKade Mettauer , Oklahoma California (2021) 7. T Raiqwon O’Neal , UCLA Rutgers (2021) 8. T Mason Brooks , Ole Miss Western Kentucky (2021) 9. G Dillan Gibbons , Florida State Notre Dame (2020) 10. T James Tunstall , Cincinnati Stony Brook (2020) 11. T Jarrett Horst , Michigan State Arkansas State (2020) 12. T Wanya Morris , Oklahoma Tennessee (2020)
EDGE RUSHERS
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
LINEBACKERS
Player, school Former school 1. Henry To’oTo’o , Alabama Tennessee (2020) 2. Dillon Doyle , Baylor Iowa (2019) 3. Shane Lee , USC Alabama (2021) 4. Darius Muasau , UCLA Hawaii (2021) 5. Troy Brown , Ole Miss Central Michigan (2021) 6. Mohamoud Diabate , Utah Florida (2021) 7. Caleb Johnson , Miami UCLA (2021) 8. Jacquez Jones , Kentucky Ole Miss (2020) 9. Ty’Ron Hopper , Missouri Florida (2021) 10. Tatum Bethune , Florida State UCF (2021) 11. Ayinde Eley , Georgia Tech Maryland (2020) 12. Drew Sanders , Arkansas Alabama (2021) 13. Eric Gentry , USC Arizona State (2021) 14. Johnny Hodges , TCU Navy (2021) 15. Daiyan Henley , Washington State Nevada (2021)
DEFENSIVE BACKS
Player, school Former school 1. S Brandon Joseph , Notre Dame Northwestern (2021) 2. S Jammie Robinson , Florida State South Carolina (2020) 3. NB Tanner McCalister , Ohio State Oklahoma State (2021) 4. CB Eli Ricks , Alabama LSU (2021) 5. CB Jay Shaw , Wisconsin UCLA (2021) 6. S Mark Perry , TCU Colorado (2021) 7. CB Kei’Trel Clark , Louisville Liberty (2019) 8. CB Tyrique Stevenson , Miami Georgia (2020) 9. CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse , LSU Oklahoma State (2021) 10. CB Christian Gonzalez , Oregon Colorado (2021) 11. S Otis Reese , Ole Miss Georgia (2019) 12. S Key Lawrence , Oklahoma Tennessee (2020) 13. CB Mekhi Blackmon , USC Colorado (2021) 14. S Jalen Green , Mississippi State Texas (2020) 15. S Devonni Reed , South Carolina Central Michigan (2021)
