The 2022 transfer portal

2,271 players entered the portal for the 2022 season; 1,366 have a new school on file and 905 don’t. Ole Miss gained the most four- and five-star talent on balance: 9 in, 1 out.

Highest-rated transfers

1	Quinn Ewers QB	★★★★★		Ohio State	to Texas
2	Caleb Williams QB	★★★★★		Oklahoma	to USC
3	Eli Ricks CB	★★★★★		LSU	to Alabama
4	Jordan Addison WR	★★★★★		Pittsburgh	to USC
5	Jahmyr Gibbs RB	★★★★★		Georgia Tech	to Alabama
6	Kingsley Suamataia OT	★★★★		Oregon	to BYU
7	Jaxson Dart QB	★★★★		USC	to Ole Miss
8	Zach Evans RB	★★★★		TCU	to Ole Miss
9	Spencer Rattler QB	★★★★		Oklahoma	to South Carolina
10	Tanner McCalister CB	★★★★		Oklahoma State	to Ohio State
11	Mekhi Wingo DL	★★★★		Missouri	to LSU
12	Mario Williams WR	★★★★		Oklahoma	to USC
13	Olusegun Oluwatimi OL	★★★★		Virginia	to Michigan
14	Ochaun Mathis DE	★★★★		TCU	to Nebraska
15	Brandon Joseph S	★★★★		Northwestern	to Notre Dame
16	Jermaine Burton WR	★★★★		Georgia	to Alabama
17	Michael Trigg TE	★★★★		USC	to Ole Miss
18	Amarius Mims OT	★★★★		Georgia	returned to Georgia
19	Drew Sanders LB	★★★★		Alabama	to Arkansas
20	Jarrick Bernard-Converse CB	★★★★		Oklahoma State	to LSU
21	Jahleel Billingsley TE	★★★★		Alabama	to Texas
22	Cam Ward QB	★★★★		Incarnate Word	to Washington State
23	Jared Verse DE	★★★★		UAlbany	to Florida State
24	Eric Gentry LB	★★★★		Arizona State	to USC
25	Isaiah Neyor WR	★★★★		Wyoming	to Texas
26	Jacob Cowing WR	★★★★		UTEP	to Arizona
27	Dillon Gabriel QB	★★★★		UCF	to Oklahoma
28	O’Cyrus Torrence OL	★★★★		Louisiana	to Florida
29	Travis Dye RB	★★★★		Oregon	to USC
30	Jonah Laulu DL	★★★★		Hawai’i	to Oklahoma
31	Akheem Mesidor DL	★★★★		West Virginia	to Miami
32	Jadon Haselwood WR	★★★★		Oklahoma	to Arkansas
33	Jay Shaw CB	★★★★		UCLA	to Wisconsin
34	Max Johnson QB	★★★★		LSU	to Texas A&M
35	Trey Benson RB	★★★★		Oregon	to Florida State
36	Alan Ali OL	★★★★		SMU	to TCU
37	Bucky Irving RB	★★★★		Minnesota	to Oregon
38	Cole Spencer OT	★★★★		Western Kentucky	to Texas Tech
39	Camar Wheaton RB	★★★★		Alabama	to SMU
40	J.J. Pegues TE	★★★★		Auburn	to Ole Miss
41	Jalen Kimber CB	★★★★		Georgia	to Florida
42	Tyler Steen OT	★★★★		Vanderbilt	to Alabama
43	Deion Smith WR	★★★★		LSU	no new school on file
44	Kamryn Waites OT	★★★★		Louisiana	to Florida
45	Kedon Slovis QB	★★★★		USC	to Pittsburgh
46	Jaxon Player DL	★★★★		Tulsa	to Baylor
47	Jermayne Lole DL	★★★★		Arizona State	to Louisville
48	Devonni Reed S	★★★★		Central Michigan	to South Carolina
49	Jackson Sirmon LB	★★★★		Washington	to California
50	Mohamoud Diabate LB	★★★★		Florida	to Utah

Who gained the most

School	4★+ net	4★+ in	4★+ out	In	Out
Ole Miss	+8	9	1	17	23
Houston	+4	4	0	11	23
UCF	+3	5	2	14	24
Mississippi State	+3	3	0	10	24
Louisville	+2	3	1	13	18
Nevada	+2	2	0	16	19
Akron	+2	2	0	15	10
Marshall	+2	2	0	13	14
Cincinnati	+2	2	0	7	10
Rutgers	+2	2	0	7	21
USC	+1	7	6	20	27
South Carolina	+1	4	3	10	21
Michigan State	+1	3	2	10	23
Virginia	+1	2	1	10	23
Maryland	+1	2	1	6	27
California	+1	2	1	6	11
Texas State	+1	1	0	15	8
Texas Tech	+1	1	0	14	8
Florida Atlantic	+1	1	0	12	12
Fresno State	+1	1	0	12	16
Arkansas State	+1	1	0	11	25
Louisiana Tech	+1	1	0	9	11
Washington State	+1	1	0	9	30
UConn	+1	1	0	9	20
Utah State	+1	1	0	8	18
Rice	+1	1	0	7	15
Wisconsin	+1	1	0	6	12
Jacksonville State	+1	1	0	6	4
Troy	+1	1	0	5	13
Virginia Tech	+1	1	0	5	17

Portal entries and 247Sports transfer ratings via CollegeFootballData.com. The 2022 portal opened in December 2021; a player without a school on file may still be deciding, or may have left college football.