The 2021 transfer portal

1,770 players entered the portal for the 2021 season; 1,053 have a new school on file and 717 don’t. UNLV gained the most four- and five-star talent on balance: 2 in, 0 out.

Highest-rated transfers

1	Arik Gilbert TE	★★★★		LSU	to Georgia
2	Eric Gray RB	★★★★		Tennessee	to Oklahoma
3	Henry To’o To’o LB	★★★★		Tennessee	to Alabama
4	Wan’Dale Robinson WR	★★★★		Nebraska	to Kentucky
5	Demarkcus Bowman RB	★★★★		Clemson	to Florida
6	Derion Kendrick CB	★★★★		Clemson	to Georgia
7	Mike Jones Jr. LB	★★★★		Clemson	to LSU
8	Wanya Morris OT	★★★★		Tennessee	to Oklahoma
9	Cain Madden OL	★★★★		Marshall	to Notre Dame
10	Tykee Smith S	★★★★		West Virginia	to Georgia
11	Tyrique Stevenson CB	★★★★		Georgia	to Miami
12	Palaie Gaoteote IV LB	★★★★		USC	no new school on file
13	Siaki Ika DT	★★★★		LSU	to Baylor
14	Doug Nester OG	★★★★		Virginia Tech	to West Virginia
15	Ty Chandler RB	★★★★		Tennessee	to North Carolina
16	Zach Charbonnet RB	★★★★		Michigan	to UCLA
17	Jordan Strachan OLB	★★★★		Georgia State	to South Carolina
18	Puka Nacua WR	★★★★		Washington	to BYU
19	Obinna Eze OT	★★★★		Memphis	to TCU
20	McKenzie Milton DUAL	★★★★		UCF	to Florida State
21	Jay Toia DL	★★★★		USC	to UCLA
22	Key Lawrence S	★★★★		Tennessee	to Oklahoma
23	Charleston Rambo WR	★★★		Oklahoma	to Miami
24	Tanner Mordecai DUAL	★★★		Oklahoma	to SMU
25	Jameson Williams WR	★★★		Ohio State	to Alabama
26	Jermaine Johnson II OLB	★★★		Georgia	to Florida State
27	Daylen Baldwin WR	★★★		Jackson State	to Michigan
28	Kenderick Duncan Jr. S	★★★		Georgia Southern	to Louisville
29	Jaiden Lars-Woodbey S	★★★		Florida State	to Boston College
30	Ethan Garbers PRO	★★★		Washington	to UCLA
31	Keion White WDE	★★★		Old Dominion	to Georgia Tech
32	Keaontay Ingram RB	★★★		Texas	to USC
33	Dreshun Miller CB	★★★		West Virginia	to Auburn
34	Bryan Hudson OC	★★★		Virginia Tech	to Louisville
35	T.J. Carter CB	★★★		Memphis	to TCU
36	Jake Smith WR	★★★		Texas	to USC
37	Samori Toure WR	★★★		Montana	to Nebraska
38	Mike Novitsky OL	★★★		Buffalo	to Kansas
39	Stephen Carr RB	★★★		USC	to Indiana
40	Brandon Moore CB	★★★		UCF	to Florida State
41	Jammie Robinson S	★★★		South Carolina	to Florida State
42	Daquan Newkirk DT	★★★		Auburn	to Florida
43	Grant Calcaterra TE	★★★		Oklahoma	to SMU
44	Markese Stepp RB	★★★		USC	to Nebraska
45	Arnold Ebiketie DL	★★★		Temple	to Penn State
46	Dare Rosenthal OT	★★★		LSU	to Kentucky
47	David Bailey RB	★★★		Boston College	to Colorado State
48	Kevontre Bradford RB	★★★		LSU	to Oklahoma
49	Tyler Shough PRO	★★★		Oregon	to Texas Tech
50	Darwin Barlow RB	★★★		TCU	to USC

Who gained the most

School	4★+ net	4★+ in	4★+ out	In	Out
UNLV	+2	2	0	6	14
Oklahoma	+1	3	2	10	19
Georgia	+1	3	2	3	13
SMU	+1	2	1	14	9
Michigan State	+1	2	1	14	21
Memphis	+1	2	1	13	26
East Carolina	+1	2	1	11	14
UCF	+1	2	1	10	17
South Florida	+1	2	1	10	17
Utah	+1	2	1	8	17
UCLA	+1	2	1	8	8
Western Kentucky	+1	1	0	19	24
South Alabama	+1	1	0	13	11
Charlotte	+1	1	0	11	12
North Texas	+1	1	0	11	19
San José State	+1	1	0	9	7
Troy	+1	1	0	8	9
Fresno State	+1	1	0	8	13
Old Dominion	+1	1	0	7	14
Kentucky	+1	1	0	7	10
Nevada	+1	1	0	6	12
Jacksonville State	+1	1	0	6	1
BYU	+1	1	0	5	3
North Dakota State	+1	1	0	4	2
San Diego State	+1	1	0	2	9
Illinois	0	1	1	9	17
South Carolina	0	1	1	8	12
Mississippi State	0	1	1	8	22
Indiana	0	1	1	8	10
Florida Atlantic	0	1	1	7	9

Portal entries and 247Sports transfer ratings via CollegeFootballData.com. The 2021 portal opened in December 2020; a player without a school on file may still be deciding, or may have left college football.