Transfer portal breakdown: On3 transfer power rankings after Week 6

Here is our sixth set of rankings of college football’s most impactful transfers. 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 are considered. But so is past performance and current production.

First is an overall transfer ranking; following that are position-by-position breakdowns. These rankings fluctuate weekly.

Among the big movers this week:

+ Tennessee QB Hendon Hooker: He may not have had his gaudiest stats of the season, but, man, he had the Vols’ offense operating at a high level in a 40-13 demolition of LSU. Hooker, who transferred from Virginia Tech after the 2020 season, threw for 239 yards and two TDs and also rushed for 56 yards as Tennessee rolled up 502 yards and 27 first downs. It was the Vols’ fourth game this season with 500 yards and the third time with 40 points. In LSU’s three previous games against Power 5 foes this season, the Tigers had allowed an average of 373.0 yards and 19.0 points.

+ UCLA RB Zach Charbonnet: Charbonnet is in his second season in Chip Kelly’s offense after transferring from Michigan, and his comfort level shows. He ran for a career-high 198 yards and a TD in the Bruins’ win against Utah, showing off his speed as well as his ability between the tackles. It was his fourth 100-yard game in five outings this season. He leads the Pac-12 in rushing at 123.0 yards per game and is averaging 7.1 yards per carry; that per-carry average is No. 2 in the nation among the 84 players with at least 70 carries.

+ USC RB Travis Dye: Dye continues his climb toward the Pac-12’s top 10 list in career rushing. He had a season-high 149 yards and a TD in the Trojans’ win over Washington State. Dye already has four 100-yard games this season; while he is the No. 3 rusher in Oregon history, he never had more than three 100-yard games in a season with the Ducks. That 149-yard performance gives him 571 for the season and 3,682 for his career, putting him 386 yards away from moving into 10^th all-time in league history.

+ Texas QB Quinn Ewers: He’s played just nine quarters of football this season after transferring from Ohio State, but a month-long layoff didn’t bother him Saturday in a 49-0 beatdown of Oklahoma. Ewers threw for 289 yards and four TDs against a beleaguered Oklahoma defense. (He is the third quarterback in a row, following Adrian Martinez and Max Duggan, to account for at least four TDs against the Sooners; Duggan and Martinez each had five.) Ewers threw three TD passes in the second quarter for a 28-0 halftime lead, then added another in the third period for a 42-0 lead. He completed 14 of his first 16 passes, and his first two TD tosses were in that span.

+ Alabama RB Jahmyr Gibbs: OK, this is the Gibbs we thought we’d be seeing all season. He ran for 154 yards on 21 carries against Texas A&M, giving him 360 yards in the past two games; Gibbs, a Georgia Tech transfer, had just 172 yards in the first four games. Gibbs also had three receptions against the Aggies, giving him 22 receptions for 220 yards on the season. For whatever reason, the bulk of Gibbs’ yardage has come with Bryce Young injured. If OC Bill O’Brien can find a way to make Gibbs productive with Young on the field, he will have something.

On to the rankings.

TOP 25 TRANSFERS

Player, school	Former school
1. QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee	Virginia Tech (left after 2020 season)
2. QB Caleb Williams, USC	Oklahoma (2021)
3. RB Chase Brown, Illinois	Western Michigan (2018)
4. RB Zach Charbonnet, UCLA	Michigan (2020)
5. WR Jacob Cowing, Arizona	UTEP (2021)
6. WR Charlie Jones, Purdue	Iowa (2021)
7. QB Michael Penix Jr., Washington	Indiana (2021)
8. WR Jordan Addison, USC	Pitt (2021)
9. QB Will Levis, Kentucky	Penn State (2020)
10. QB Quinn Ewers, Texas	Ohio State (2021)
11. RB Travis Dye, USC	Oregon (2021)
12. RB Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama	Georgia Tech (2021)
13. C Olusegun Oluwatimi, Michigan	Virginia (2021)
14. LB Henry To’oTo’o, Alabama	Tennessee (2020)
15. LB Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati	Miami of Ohio (2021)
16. LB Eric Gentry, USC	Arizona State (2021)
17. G O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida	Louisiana (2021)
18. RB Khalan Laborn, Marshall	Florida State (2021)
19. LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas	Alabama (2021)
20. LB Daiyan Henley, Washington State	Nevada (2021)
21. EDGE Jared Verse, Florida State	Albany (2021)
22. QB Bo Nix, Oregon	Auburn (2021)
23. S Jammie Robinson, Florida State	South Carolina (2020)
24. WR Trey Palmer, Nebraska	LSU (2021)
25. CB Mekhi Blackmon, USC	Colorado (2021)

QUARTERBACKS

Player, school	Former school
1. Hendon Hooker, Tennessee	Virginia Tech (2020)
2. Caleb Williams, USC	Oklahoma (2021)
3. Michael Penix Jr., Washington	Indiana (2021)
4. Will Levis, Kentucky	Penn State (2020)
5. Quinn Ewers, Texas	Ohio State (2021)
6. Bo Nix, Oregon	Auburn (2021)
7. Garrett Shrader, Syracuse	Mississippi State (2020)
8. Cameron Rising, Utah	Texas (2018)
9. Taulia Tagovailoa, Maryland	Alabama (2019)
10. Tanner Mordecai, SMU	Oklahoma (2020)
11. Cameron Ward, Washington State	Incarnate Word (2021)
12. Jayden de Laura, Arizona	Washington State (2021)
13. Adrian Martinez, Kansas State	Nebraska (2021)
14. Todd Centeio, James Madison	Colorado State (2021)
15. Jayden Daniels, LSU	Arizona State (2021)

RUNNING BACKS

Player, school	Former school
1. Chase Brown, Illinois	Western Michigan (2018)
2. Zach Charbonnet, UCLA	Michigan (2020)
3. Travis Dye, USC	Oregon (2021)
4. Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama	Georgia Tech (2021)
5. Khalan Laborn, Marshall	Florida State (2021)
6. Xazavian Valladay, Arizona State	Wyoming (2021)
7. Zach Evans, Ole Miss	TCU (2021)
8. Eric Gray, Oklahoma	Tennessee (2020)
9. Tavion Thomas, Utah	Cincinnati (2019)
10. Montrell Johnson, Florida	Louisiana (2021)
11. Dae Dae Hunter, Liberty	Hawaii (2021)
12. Re’Mahn Davis, Vanderbilt	Temple (2020)
13. Mar’Keise “Bucky” Irving, Oregon	Minnesota (2021)
14. Samson Evans, Eastern Michigan	Iowa (2019)
15. Aidan Robbins, UNLV	Louisville (2021)

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player, school	Former school
1. Jacob Cowing, Arizona	UTEP (2021)
2. Charlie Jones, Purdue	Iowa (2021)
3. Jordan Addison, USC	Pitt (2021)
4. Trey Palmer, Nebraska	LSU (2021)
5. Keytaon Thompson, Virginia	Mississippi State (2019)
6. Jake Bobo, UCLA	Duke (2021)
7. Ali Jennings, Old Dominion	West Virginia (2020)
8. Daewood Davis, Western Kentucky	Oregon (2019)
9. Tayvion Robinson, Kentucky	Virginia Tech (2021)
10. Antwane Wells Jr., South Carolina	James Madison (2021)
11. Grant Dubose, Charlotte	Miles College (2020)
12. Tory Horton, Colorado State	Nevada (2021)
13. Isaiah Winstead, East Carolina	Toledo (2021)
14. Jadon Haselwood, Arkansas	Oklahoma (2021)
15. Johnny Wilson, Florida State	Arizona State (2021)

TIGHT ENDS

Player, school	Former school
1. Dalton Kincaid, Utah	San Diego (2019)
2. Ryan Jones, East Carolina	Oklahoma (2019 – as LB)
3. Tanner McLachlan, Arizona	Southern Utah (2021)
4. George Takacs, Boston College	Notre Dame (2021)
5. Zack Kuntz, Old Dominion	Penn State (2019)

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 Raiqwon O’Neal, UCLA	Rutgers (2021)
5. T Tyler Steen, Alabama	Vanderbilt (2021)
6. C Mike Novitsky, Kansas	Buffalo (2020)
7. T Quinn Carroll, Minnesota	Notre Dame (2021)
8. T Gerald Mincey, Tennessee	Florida (2021)
9. G Marcus Minor, Pitt	Maryland (2020)
10. G Dillan Gibbons, Florida State	Notre Dame (2020)

EDGE RUSHERS

Player, school	Former school
1. Jared Verse, Florida State	Albany (2021)
2. Jacoby Windmon, Michigan State	UNLV (2021)
3. Laiatu Latu, UCLA	Washington (2021)
4. Lonnie Phelps, Kansas	Miami of Ohio (2021)
5. Hunter Echols, Arizona	USC (2021)
6. Ochaun Mathis, Nebraska	TCU (2021)
7. Brenton Cox, Florida	Georgia (2018)
8. Thomas Incoom, Central Michigan	Valdosta State (2019)
9. Grayson Murphy, UCLA	North Texas (2021)
10. Chop Robinson, Penn State	Maryland (2021)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Player, school	Former school
1. Siaki Ika, Baylor	LSU (2020)
2. Kobie Turner, Wake Forest	Richmond (2021)
3. Mekhi Wingo, LSU	Missouri (2021)
4. Cory Durden, NC State	Florida State (2020)
5. Jowon Briggs, Cincinnati	Virginia (2020)
6. Akheem Mesidor, Miami	West Virginia (2021)
7. Nesta Jade Silvera, Arizona State	Miami (2021)
8. Jamare Edwards, James Madison	Marshall (2021)
9. Dennis Osagiede, Liberty	Stephen F. Austin (2021)
10. Kyler Baugh, Minnesota	Houston Baptist (2021)

LINEBACKERS

Player, school	Former school
1. Henry To’oTo’o, Alabama	Tennessee (2020)
2. Ivan Pace Jr., Cincinnati	Miami of Ohio (2021)
3. Eric Gentry, USC	Arizona State (2021)
4. Drew Sanders, Arkansas	Alabama (2021)
5. Daiyan Henley, Washington State	Nevada (2021)
6. Troy Brown, Ole Miss	Central Michigan (2021)
7. Shane Lee, USC	Alabama (2021)
8. Ayinde Eley, Georgia Tech	Maryland (2020)
9. Jacquez Jones, Kentucky	Ole Miss (2020)
10. Jackson Sirmon, California	Washington (2021)
11. Tatum Bethune, Florida State	UCF (2021)
12. Darius Muasau, UCLA	Hawaii (2021)
13. Ty’Ron Hopper, Missouri	Florida (2021)
14. Colby Reeder, Iowa State	Delaware (2021)
15. Rich Miller, Kansas	Buffalo (2020)

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Player, school	Former school
1. S Jammie Robinson, Florida State	South Carolina (2020)
2. CB Mekhi Blackmon, USC	Colorado (2021)
3. S Brandon Joseph, Notre Dame	Northwestern (2021)
4. S Isheem Young, Ole Miss	Iowa State (2021)
5. CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon	Colorado (2021)
6. CB Dwight McGlothern, Arkansas	LSU (2021)
7. CB Keidron Smith, Kentucky	Ole Miss (2021)
8. S Mark Perry, TCU	Colorado (2021)
9. S Chris Jefferson, Purdue	Findlay (2020)
10. CB Anthony Johnson, Virginia	Louisville (2020)
11. S Darius Joiner, Duke	Western Illinois (2021)
12. S Jalen Green, Mississippi State	Texas (2020)
13. S Greg Brooks Jr., LSU	Arkansas (2021)
14. NB Tanner McCalister, Ohio State	Oklahoma State (2021)
15. S Bentlee Sanders, Nevada	USF (2020)