Transfer portal breakdown: On3 transfer power rankings after Week 1

On3 imageby:Mike Huguenin09/06/22

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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, schoolFormer school
1. Caleb Williams, USCOklahoma (left after 2021 season)
2. Hendon Hooker, TennesseeVirginia Tech (2020)
3. Will Levis, KentuckyPenn State (2020)
4. Cameron Rising, UtahTexas (2018)
5. Jake Haener, Fresno StateWashington (2019)
6. Dillon Gabriel, OklahomaUCF (2021)
7. Taulia Tagovailoa, MarylandAlabama (2019)
8. Quinn Ewers, TexasOhio State (2021)
9. Spencer Rattler, South CarolinaOklahoma (2021)
10. Jayden de Laura, ArizonaWashington State (2021)
11. Cameron Ward, Washington StateIncarnate Word (2021)
12. Tanner Mordecai, SMUOklahoma (2020)

RUNNING BACKS

Player, schoolFormer school
1. Jahmyr Gibbs, AlabamaGeorgia Tech (2021)
2. Zach Evans, Ole MissTCU (2021)
3. Zach Charbonnet, UCLAMichigan (2020)
4. Chase Brown, IllinoisWestern Michigan (2018)
5. Tavion Thomas, UtahCincinnati (2019)
6. Christopher Brooks, BYUCalifornia (2021)
7. Travis Dye, USCOregon (2021)
8. Eric Gray, OklahomaTennessee (2020)
9. Montrell Johnson, FloridaLouisiana (2021)
10. Xazavian Valladay, Arizona StateWyoming (2021)
11. Jalen Berger, Michigan StateWisconsin (2021)
12. Nathaniel Peat, MissouriStanford (2021)
13. Tiyon Evans, LouisvilleTennessee (2021)
14. Nakia Watson, Washington StateWisconsin (2020)
15. Jarek Broussard, Michigan StateColorado (2021)

WIDE RECEIVERS

Player, schoolFormer school
1. Jordan Addison, USCPitt (2021)
2. Jacob Cowing, ArizonaUTEP (2021)
3. Jermaine Burton, AlabamaGeorgia (2021)
4. Jayden Reed, Michigan StateWestern Michigan (2018)
5. Keytaon Thompson, VirginiaMississippi State (2019)
6. Tayvion Robinson, KentuckyVirginia Tech (2021)
7. Mitchell Tinsley, Penn StateWestern Kentucky (2021)
8. Charlie Jones, PurdueIowa (2021)
9. Ricky Pearsall, FloridaArizona State (2021)
10. Mario Williams, USCOklahoma (2021)
11. Tyler Hudson, LouisvilleCentral Arkansas (2021)
12. Javon Baker, UCFAlabama (2021)
13. Trey Palmer, NebraskaLSU (2021)
14. Antwane Wells Jr. , South CarolinaJames Madison (2021)
15. Kris Thornton, James MadisonVMI (2018)

TIGHT ENDS

Player, schoolFormer school
1. Arik Gilbert, GeorgiaLSU (2020)
2. Zack Kuntz, Old DominionPenn State (2019)
3. Dalton Kincaid, UtahSan Diego (2019)
4. George Takacs, Boston CollegeNotre Dame (2021)
5. Kemore Gamble, UCFFlorida (2021)

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

Player, schoolFormer school
1. C Olusegun Oluwatimi, MichiganVirginia (2021)
2. G O’Cyrus Torrence, FloridaLouisiana (2021)
3. C Jacob Gall, BaylorBuffalo (2020)
4. T Tyler Steen, AlabamaVanderbilt (2021)
5. G Doug Nester, West VirginiaVirginia Tech (2020)
6. G McKade Mettauer, OklahomaCalifornia (2021)
7. T Raiqwon O’Neal, UCLARutgers (2021)
8. T Mason Brooks, Ole MissWestern Kentucky (2021)
9. G Dillan Gibbons, Florida StateNotre Dame (2020)
10. T James Tunstall, CincinnatiStony Brook (2020)
11. T Jarrett Horst, Michigan StateArkansas State (2020)
12. T Wanya Morris, OklahomaTennessee (2020)

EDGE RUSHERS

Player, schoolFormer school
1. Jared Verse, Florida StateAlbany (2021)
2. Jacoby Windmon, Michigan StateUNLV (2021)
3. Grayson Murphy, UCLA North Texas (2021)
4. Brenton Cox, FloridaGeorgia (20180)
5. Lonnie Phelps, KansasMiami of Ohio (2021)

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN

Player, schoolFormer school
1. Siaki Ika, BaylorLSU (2020)
2. Cory Durden, NC StateFlorida State (2020)
3. Jeffery Johnson, OklahomaTulane (2021)
4. Akheem Mesidor, MiamiWest Virginia (2021)
5. JH Tevis, IndianaCalifornia (2021)

LINEBACKERS

Player, schoolFormer school
1. Henry To’oTo’o, AlabamaTennessee (2020)
2. Dillon Doyle, BaylorIowa (2019)
3. Shane Lee, USCAlabama (2021)
4. Darius Muasau, UCLAHawaii (2021)
5. Troy Brown, Ole MissCentral Michigan (2021)
6. Mohamoud Diabate, UtahFlorida (2021)
7. Caleb Johnson, MiamiUCLA (2021)
8. Jacquez Jones, KentuckyOle Miss (2020)
9. Ty’Ron Hopper, MissouriFlorida (2021)
10. Tatum Bethune, Florida StateUCF (2021)
11. Ayinde Eley, Georgia TechMaryland (2020)
12. Drew Sanders, ArkansasAlabama (2021)
13. Eric Gentry, USC Arizona State (2021)
14. Johnny Hodges, TCUNavy (2021)
15. Daiyan Henley, Washington StateNevada (2021)

DEFENSIVE BACKS

Player, schoolFormer school
1. S Brandon Joseph, Notre DameNorthwestern (2021)
2. S Jammie Robinson, Florida StateSouth Carolina (2020)
3. NB Tanner McCalister, Ohio StateOklahoma State (2021)
4. CB Eli Ricks, AlabamaLSU (2021)
5. CB Jay Shaw, WisconsinUCLA (2021)
6. S Mark Perry, TCUColorado (2021)
7. CB Kei’Trel Clark, LouisvilleLiberty (2019)
8. CB Tyrique Stevenson, MiamiGeorgia (2020)
9. CB Jarrick Bernard-Converse, LSUOklahoma State (2021)
10. CB Christian Gonzalez, OregonColorado (2021)
11. S Otis Reese, Ole MissGeorgia (2019)
12. S Key Lawrence, OklahomaTennessee (2020)
13. CB Mekhi Blackmon, USCColorado (2021)
14. S Jalen Green, Mississippi StateTexas (2020)
15. S Devonni Reed, South CarolinaCentral Michigan (2021)