The 2026 transfer portal

4,473 players entered the portal for the 2026 season; 3,494 have a new school on file and 979 don’t. LSU gained the most four- and five-star talent on balance: 18 in, 7 out.

Highest-rated transfers

1	Brendan Sorsby QB	★★★★★		Cincinnati	to Texas Tech
2	Chaz Coleman DE	★★★★★		Penn State	to Tennessee
3	Sam Leavitt QB	★★★★★		Arizona State	to LSU
4	Cam Coleman WR	★★★★★		Auburn	to Texas
5	Princewill Umanmielen DE	★★★★★		Ole Miss	to LSU
6	Drew Mestemaker QB	★★★★★		North Texas	to Oklahoma State
7	Jordan Seaton OT	★★★★★		Colorado	to LSU
8	Damon Wilson Jr. DE	★★★★		Missouri	to Miami
9	Mandrell Desir DE	★★★★		Florida State	returned to Florida State
10	Mateen Ibirogba DL	★★★★		Wake Forest	to Texas Tech
11	Demond Williams Jr. QB	★★★★		Washington	returned to Washington
12	Isaiah Horton WR	★★★★		Alabama	to Texas A&M
13	Jayden Woods DE	★★★★		Florida	returned to Florida
14	Koi Perich S	★★★★		Minnesota	to Oregon
15	Justice Haynes RB	★★★★		Michigan	to Georgia Tech
16	Omarion Miller WR	★★★★		Colorado	to Arizona State
17	J.J. Buchanan WR	★★★★		Utah	to Michigan
18	Caleb Hawkins RB	★★★★		North Texas	to Oklahoma State
19	Byrum Brown QB	★★★★		South Florida	to Auburn
20	Coleton Price OL	★★★★		Baylor	to Kentucky
21	Dylan Raiola QB	★★★★		Nebraska	to Oregon
22	Ja’Bril Rawls CB	★★★★		Florida State	returned to Florida State
23	Nick Marsh WR	★★★★		Michigan State	to Indiana
24	Terrell Anderson WR	★★★★		NC State	to USC
25	James Smith DL	★★★★		Alabama	to Ohio State
26	Darryll Desir DE	★★★★		Florida State	returned to Florida State
27	Isiah Canion WR	★★★★		Georgia Tech	to Georgia
28	Lance Heard OT	★★★★		Tennessee	to Kentucky
29	Hollywood Smothers RB	★★★★		NC State	to Texas
30	Luke Reynolds TE	★★★★		Penn State	to Virginia Tech
31	Cade Uluave LB	★★★★		California	to BYU
32	Reed Harris WR	★★★★		Boston College	to Arizona State
33	Xavier Gilliam DL	★★★★		Penn State	to Tennessee
34	Quincy Porter WR	★★★★		Ohio State	to Notre Dame
35	Darian Mensah QB	★★★★		Duke	to Miami
36	Carius Curne OT	★★★★		LSU	to Ole Miss
37	Deuce Knight QB	★★★★		Auburn	to Ole Miss
38	Darrell Gill Jr. WR	★★★★		Syracuse	to Ole Miss
39	DeAndre Moore Jr. WR	★★★★		Texas	to Colorado
40	Isaac Brown RB	★★★★		Louisville	returned to Louisville
41	Rocco Becht QB	★★★★		Iowa State	to Penn State
42	Benjamin Brahmer TE	★★★★		Iowa State	to Penn State
43	Eric Singleton Jr. WR	★★★★		Auburn	to Florida
44	Francis Brewu DL	★★★★		Pittsburgh	to Notre Dame
45	Devan Thompkins DL	★★★★		USC	to Alabama
46	Terry Moore S	★★★★		Duke	to Ohio State
47	Amaris Williams DE	★★★★		Auburn	to Georgia
48	Tionne Gray DL	★★★★		Oregon	to Notre Dame
49	Ty Benefield S	★★★★		Boise State	to LSU
50	Jacarrius Peak OT	★★★★		NC State	to South Carolina

Who gained the most

School	4★+ net	4★+ in	4★+ out	In	Out
LSU	+11	18	7	44	41
Miami	+6	7	1	12	20
Texas Tech	+5	5	0	23	21
Oklahoma State	+4	5	1	55	65
Kentucky	+4	5	1	31	27
Virginia Tech	+4	4	0	29	27
Notre Dame	+3	7	4	7	16
Indiana	+3	5	2	17	17
SMU	+3	3	0	15	26
BYU	+3	3	0	9	14
California	+2	6	4	32	36
Memphis	+2	2	0	51	47
Ole Miss	+1	10	9	28	27
Ohio State	+1	6	5	17	38
Missouri	+1	4	3	30	27
Oklahoma	+1	4	3	16	29
Georgia	+1	4	3	9	16
Arizona State	+1	3	2	24	21
Georgia Tech	+1	3	2	19	20
App State	+1	1	0	38	43
Purdue	+1	1	0	29	24
Kennesaw State	+1	1	0	29	19
Temple	+1	1	0	23	26
Arizona	+1	1	0	22	20
Rice	+1	1	0	20	22
Wyoming	+1	1	0	19	16
Nevada	+1	1	0	14	21
Texas	0	8	8	22	28
Texas A&M	0	4	4	19	21
Colorado	0	3	3	42	38

Portal entries and 247Sports transfer ratings via CollegeFootballData.com. The 2026 portal opened in December 2025; a player without a school on file may still be deciding, or may have left college football.