Here is the second set of rankings of the 2022 season’s most impactful transfers. This considers all four-year transfers, not just those who changed teams this offseason.
First is an overall transfer ranking; following that are position-by-position breakdowns.
This is not simply a list of the most talented players out of the transfer portal . Talent and potential certainly are considered. But so are past performance, importance to their team and current production.
These transfer rankings will fluctuate weekly.
TOP 25 TRANSFERS
Player, school Former school 1. QB Caleb Williams , USC Oklahoma (left after 2021 season) 2. WR Jordan Addison , USC Pitt (2021) 3. QB Hendon Hooker , Tennessee Virginia Tech (2020) 4. QB Will Levis , Kentucky Penn State (2020) 5. RB Chase Brown , Illinois Western Michigan (2018) 6. C Olusegun Oluwatimi , Michigan Virginia (2021) 7. QB Cameron Rising , Utah Texas (2018) 8. RB Jahmyr Gibbs , Alabama Georgia Tech (2021) 9. RB Zach Evans , Ole Miss TCU (2021) 10. RB Zach Charbonnet , UCLA Michigan (2020) 11. QB Jake Haener , Fresno State Washington (2019) 12. RB Tavion Thomas , Utah Cincinnati (2019) 13. RB Travis Dye , USC Oregon (2021) 14. QB Dillon Gabriel , Oklahoma UCF (2021) 15. QB Taulia Tagovailoa , Maryland Alabama (2019) 16. WR Jacob Cowing , Arizona UTEP (2021) 17. G O’Cyrus Torrence , Florida Louisiana (2021) 18. WR Jayden Reed , Michigan State Western Michigan (2018) 19. S Brandon Joseph , Notre Dame Northwestern (2021) 20. EDGE Jared Verse , Florida State Albany (2021) 21. WR Charlie Jones , Purdue Iowa (2021) 22. LB Henry To’oTo’o , Alabama Tennessee (2020) 23. DT Siaki Ika , Baylor LSU (2020) 24. C Jacob Gall , Baylor Buffalo (2020) 25. S Jammie Robinson , Florida State South Carolina (2020)
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. Tanner Mordecai , SMU Oklahoma (2020) 11. Jayden de Laura , Arizona Washington State (2021) 12. Cameron Ward , Washington State Incarnate Word (2021) 13. Michael Penix Jr. , Washington Indiana (2021) 14. Ryan Hilinski , Northwestern South Carolina (2020) 15. JT Daniels , West Virginia Georgia (2021)
RUNNING BACKS
Player, school Former school 1. Chase Brown , Illinois Western Michigan (2018) 2. Jahmyr Gibbs , Alabama Georgia Tech (2021) 3. Zach Evans , Ole Miss TCU (2021) 4. Zach Charbonnet , UCLA Michigan (2020) 5. Tavion Thomas , Utah Cincinnati (2019) 6. Travis Dye , USC Oregon (2021) 7. Eric Gray , Oklahoma Tennessee (2020) 8. Jalen Berger , Michigan State Wisconsin (2021) 9. Xazavian Valladay , Arizona State Wyoming (2021) 10. Christopher Brooks , BYU California (2021) 11. Montrell Johnson , Florida Louisiana (2021) 12. Khalan Laborn , Marshall Florida State (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. Jayden Reed , Michigan State Western Michigan (2018) 4. Charlie Jones , Purdue Iowa (2021) 5. Keytaon Thompson , Virginia Mississippi State (2019) 6. Mitchell Tinsley , Penn State Western Kentucky (2021) 7. Tayvion Robinson , Kentucky Virginia Tech (2021) 8. Antwane Wells Jr. , South Carolina James Madison (2021) 9. Ricky Pearsall , Florida Arizona State (2021) 10. Jermaine Burton , Alabama Georgia (2021) 11. Tyler Hudson , Louisville Central Arkansas (2021) 12. Javon Baker , UCF Alabama (2021) 13. Trey Palmer , Nebraska LSU (2021) 14. Kris Thornton, James Madison VMI (2018) 15. Tory Horton , Colorado State Nevada (2021)
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. G Doug Nester , West Virginia Virginia Tech (2020) 5. T Raiqwon O’Neal , UCLA Rutgers (2021) 6. T Mason Brooks , Ole Miss Western Kentucky (2021) 7. T Tyler Steen , Alabama Vanderbilt (2021) 8. G Dillan Gibbons , Florida State Notre Dame (2020) 9. T James Tunstall , Cincinnati Stony Brook (2020) 10. G McKade Mettauer , Oklahoma California (2021)
EDGE RUSHERS
Player, school Former school 1. Jared Verse , Florida State Albany (2021) 2. Brenton Cox , Florida Georgia (2018) 3. Jacoby Windmon , Michigan State UNLV (2021) 4. Grayson Murphy , UCLA North Texas (2021) 5. Lonnie Phelps , Kansas Miami of Ohio (2021) 6. Eku Leota , Auburn Northwestern (2020) 7. Ochaun Mathis , Nebraska TCU (2021) 8. Kameron Butler , Virginia Miami of Ohio (2021) 9. Hunter Echols , Arizona USC (2021) 10. Kivon Bennett , Arkansas State Tennessee (2020)
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN
Player, school Former school 1. Siaki Ika , Baylor LSU (2020) 2. Cory Durden , NC State Florida State (2020) 3. Jeffery Johnson , Oklahoma Tulane (2021) 4. Akheem Mesidor , Miami West Virginia (2021) 5. JH Tevis , Indiana California (2021) 6. Fabien Lovett , Florida State Mississippi State (2019) 7. Randy Charlton , Mississippi State UCF (2020) 8. Jowon Briggs , Cincinnati Virginia (2020) 9. Nesta Jade Silvera , Arizona State Miami (2021) 10. Stephon Wynn , Nebraska Alabama (2021)
LINEBACKERS
Player, school Former school 1. Henry To’oTo’o , Alabama Tennessee (2020) 2. Dillon Doyle , Baylor Iowa (2019) 3. Drew Sanders , Arkansas Alabama (2021) 4. Eric Gentry , USC Arizona State (2021) 5. Troy Brown , Ole Miss Central Michigan (2021) 6. Jacquez Jones , Kentucky Ole Miss (2020) 7. Shane Lee , USC Alabama (2021) 8. Darius Muasau , UCLA Hawaii (2021) 9. Mohamoud Diabate , Utah Florida (2021) 10. Tatum Bethune , Florida State UCF (2021) 11. Daiyan Henley , Washington State Nevada (2021) 12. Ty’Ron Hopper , Missouri Florida (2021) 13. Ivan Pace Jr. , Cincinnati Miami of Ohio (2021) 14. Ayinde Eley , Georgia Tech Maryland (2020) 15. Johnny Hodges , TCU Navy (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 Tyrique Stevenson , Miami Georgia (2020) 5. CB Dwight McGlothern , Arkansas LSU (2021) 6. S Mark Perry , TCU Colorado (2021) 7. CB Kei’Trel Clark , Louisville Liberty (2019) 8. CB Mekhi Blackmon , USC Colorado (2021) 9. CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse , LSU Oklahoma State (2021) 10. CB Christian Gonzalez , Oregon Colorado (2021) 11. CB Jay Shaw , Wisconsin UCLA (2021) 12. S Otis Reese , Ole Miss Georgia (2019) 13. S Bentlee Sanders , Nevada USF (2020) 14. S Jalen Green , Mississippi State Texas (2020) 15. S Kenderick Duncan , Louisville Georgia Southern (2020)