CFB transfer portal tracker (2024)

The 2023-24 transfer portal cycle is on pace to be another record-setting one, with 2,300 scholarship college football players already in the portal at the FBS level. So far, more than 1,400 have announced commitments as the 14-day spring transfer window continues from April 16-30.

Which big names do you need to know ahead of the portal deadline? In an effort to help you keep track of who’s going where and which top transfers are still on the market, The Athletic ranks the best available players in the portal.

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Ohio State transfer running back Dallan Hayden has committed to Colorado. He's going to be an important pickup for the Buffs.

Hayden rushed for 663 yards and six touchdowns over two seasons with the Buckeyes, including three 100-yard performances as a freshman, but was stuck behind two studs on the depth chart this spring.

With Colorado only returning Dylan Edwards and Sy'Veon Wilkerson at the running back position, Hayden will have an opportunity to earn a significant workload and give CU's offense the kind of pass-run balance it clearly lacked in 2023 when the team produced an FBS-low 827 rushing yards.

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian acknowledged after the Longhorns’ spring game on Saturday that he has a clear need with his spring portal shopping.

“The depth on the defensive line is not where we need it to be,” Sarkisian said, “and so hopefully we can address that. That’s a bit concerning.”

Texas picked up a commitment on Monday from Arizona transfer Bill Norton, a 6-foot-6, 300-pound defensive tackle who started at nose for the Wildcats last season after transferring in from Georgia. New Texas co-defensive coordinator Johnny Nansen came over from Arizona, so Norton’s pledge was no surprise.

The big get Sark is still chasing would be UCLA DT Jay Toia. Texas hosted him and his younger brother George at its spring game and appears to be in great shape in this recruitment. Toia is currently No. 7 in The Athletic's best available rankings.

Miami is expecting starting defensive tackle Jared Harrison-Hunte, a sixth-year senior with 22 career starts, to enter the transfer portal, according to 247Sports. The Hurricanes picked up two defensive tackle transfers with plenty of starting experience in December in C.J. Clark (N.C. State) and Marley Cook (Middle Tennessee State) and signed seven defensive linemen in the 2024 class including five-star Justin Scott from Chicago.

Harrison-Hunte’s expected departure leaves Miami under the 85-player scholarship limit. Second-year linebacker Kaleb Spencer, backup quarterback Jacurri Brown, reserve running back TreVonte Citizen, reserve offensive lineman Logan Sagapolu and edge rusher Nyjalik Kelly, a three-game starter in two seasons, have all entered the transfer portal since the end of the spring. A few more departures are expected as Miami looks to add depth at running back, defensive line, linebacker and defensive back.

Miami is set to host former Oregon State running back Damien Martinez – one of the top available in the transfer portal – Thursday as his tour for a potential landing spot continues.

Martinez, who ran for 1,185 yards and nine touchdowns last fall, has stopped by Arizona and Mississippi State and is expected to decide after his trip to Coral Gables, a source confirmed to The Athletic.

“Man, Mario has been persistent,” Martinez told AthlonSports. “The whole staff has been making me and my family feel like family even before the visit. As everyone has seen, they came down two times before I went there.”

Martinez told Athlon he thinks he fits Arizona’s scheme easier than Mississippi State’s, but the Bulldogs “create bigger run lanes given the fact they run a spread offense.”

Miami has five scholarship running backs on the roster, but sophom*ore Mark Fletcher and redshirt sophom*ore Ajay Allen – the two most experienced backs on the team – missed the spring recovering from injury.

In January, the NCAA penalized Florida State for NIL violations after offensive coordinator Alex Atkins facilitated impermissible contact between transfer visitor Amarius Mims and the school’s now-former collective in April 2022 and the collective offered Mims $15,000 a month.

The terms of the negotiated resolution included this punishment: Florida State was prohibited from communicating with transfer recruits from April 15-21. That meant the Seminoles were required to sit out the first week of the spring portal window.

We haven’t seen too many big names come off the board yet, so I don’t think this ended up being a big setback for Mike Norvell and his staff other than missing out on the first weekend of official visits. It’ll be interesting to see who they prioritize as they quickly catch up. Like most contenders, they could use help on the defensive and offensive lines and possibly at wide receiver.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — More than once this spring, Fredrick Moore felt his legs burning as he jogged back to the huddle and lined up for another rep, knowing there wasn’t anyone waiting to take his place.

Moore and the rest of Michigan’s wide receivers didn’t take many plays off this spring, mostly because they didn’t have a choice. Michigan’s depth took a hit with starters Roman Wilson and Cornelius Johnson moving on to the NFL and several other players entering the transfer portal, leaving Moore and the remaining wide receivers to shoulder a heavy load.

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Alabama football added its second player via the spring transfer window on Sunday night when Miami (Ohio) kicker Graham Nicholson announced his commitment via his X account. Nicholson won the 2023 Lou Groza Award for the nation’s best kicker, connecting on 27 of 28 field goal attempts, including 25 straight, which set an NCAA record.

Nicholson, who has one year of eligibility remaining, is set to replace outgoing kicker and all-time NCAA scoring leader Will Reichard and stabilizes arguably the biggest weakness on Alabama’s roster exiting spring practice.

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