College football transfer portal 2024: Net ratings and player totals for every Power Four team

The transfer portal can improve a program, But how do you actually calculate who had the best cycle — and not just which teams landed the best 2024 transfer classes? There are a few ways to break things down, and below we break down the Power Four conferences by categories:

• Net Rank Gain
• Average transfer rating
• Inbound transfers
• Outward transfers

Why is it important to look at net rating gain? Not every team adds as much as they subtract in the portal, so the math rarely matches up in the books. So, in an effort to simplify the problem and better evaluate teams as we enter the summer, we took the average rating of players leaving each program – rratings via the 247Sports transfer ratings team – and compared it to the average rating of players entering the program. We then distill that number to arrive at a net gain or loss.

After taking a deep dive into each conference earlier this week, here’s a more comprehensive look at how each Power Four team fared in the 2024 transfer portal cycle. We ranked each table by the team’s net ranking gain, but there is also a lot of other information to gather.

ACC Transfer Portal Key Takeaways

• FSU is arguably the most successful program in the portal era, ranking in the top 25 of the 247Sports rankings every year under Norvell, with an average ranking of No. 9. The Seminoles did this despite not having exceeded 17 transfers in the last four years, a stark contrast to the likes of Colorado (93 transfers in two years) or State of Arizona (60 transfers in two years).
• NC State is positioned to win at least eight games for the fifth consecutive season thanks to another strong portal win, especially on offense. The Wolfpack’s offensive backfield is fantastic with Coastal Carolina transfer Grayson McCall as a defender and Duke running back Jordan Walters.
• Attrition is expected when a new coach is hired, but Frank Brown apparently updated the list in Syracuse in the first months of work. Ohio State quarterback Kyle McCord brings a steady hand behind the center and passes rusher Fadil Diggs (Texas A&M) could be the explosive defensive star the Orange need to emerge as a bowl team this fall.
• Few teams were as busy as Louisville in the transfer portal. The Cardinals added 24 players in the first window before adding another seven in the spring — and four transfers re-entered the portal and left the team. The most notable departures included running back Penny Boonewho left after just a few months on campus, but the defensive line took the hardest hit, with eight offensive linemen entering the portal after reaching the ACC Championship Game.

• Dabo Swinney is the outlier, an enigma in this modern era of college athletics. Clemson is the only program outside of the service academies that does not add a player from the transfer portal. The Tigers lost 12 players to the portal, including a pair of defenders (safety André Mukuba and cornerback Toriano Jr. Pride) which were big hits. Only Miami has had as many highly rated games in the ACC.

Key Takeaways from the Big Ten Transfer Portal

• Ohio State guaranteed the highest concentration of stars outside the transfer portal, surpassing the nearest team (Georgia) by more than 1.5 rating points, according to 247Sports ratings.
• If two teams’ approaches to the portal are more similar than Oregon It is Ohio State, we would like to hear about it. The Ducks signed their quarterback for this fall (Oklahoma’s Dillon Gabriel) and for the future (UCLA’s Dante Moore), and also added immediate help in speedy receiver Evan Stewart (98).
• Purdue needed major upgrades after Ryan Walters’ first season leading the program and did just that in the portal with the second-best rating improvement among all Big Ten teams.
• The quarterback transfer no one talks about is from Minnesota Max Brosmer, the starter designed for the Gophers. He threw for 3,459 yards with 29 touchdowns against six interceptions in the FCS New Hampshire last season and should improve a passing attack that was among the worst in the country (126th) last season.
• Thirteen players from James Madison followed the head coach Curt Cignetti. Among all the rebuilds, Indiana might be the most interesting because the talent turnover was huge. Cignetti is going all-in on an immediate revamp of a program that needed a revamp after the last two years of the Allen era.
• Michigan lost much of its second line of defense at linebacker and secondary, including six linebackers, with two starters leaving for the NFL Draft and All-American cornerback Mike Sainristi also fell into prosl. Nine of the 17 matches in the portal landed on powerful teams.

Key Takeaways from the Big 12 Transfer Portal

• When players leave Utah, it’s usually not for a better team (only 37.5% of starts were made with Power 4 teams), but the additions are usually highly regarded prospects and that leads to a massive increase in net rating each time. year.
• Cincinnati changed its football roster after a disappointing three-win Big 12 debut, adding 25 players after 33 left the program. Indiana quarterback Brendan Sorsby (90) leads the rookie list after a strong freshman debut last season.
• Colorado’s campaign is led by a quartet of impressive defensive linemen and/or edge rushers, which included three players in 247Sports’ top 10 available defensive linemen. Just 29.3% of Colorado’s departures were in energy programs.
• Arizona suffered a mass exodus of players when Jedd Fisch left for washingtonbut it could have been much worse, especially with everyone focused on the quarterback’s future Noah Fifita and receiver Tetairoa McMillan. They stayed with the Wildcats and the coach Brent Brennan also managed to convince five players, including four top tier players, to withdraw from the portal.
• TCU Prohibited the transfer class ranks third among the Big 12, but several high-profile departures actually tipped the mathematical scale, as the Horned Frogs finished as the only Big 12 program with a negative rating. Still, only five of the 19 departures landed on power programs and 13 arrivals came from power programs, so take that into consideration as well.

Key takeaways from the SEC transfer portal:

• Texas lost its top five receivers last season to the College football Playoff, but with more veterans Alabama receiver Isaiah Bond, the Iron Bowl hero who caught the game-winning touchdown against Auburn. Bond (98) was ranked as 247Sports’ fourth-best player on the portal. The Longhorns also added Oregon State Silas Bolden (90) and Houston Mateus Dourado to go along with the Alabama tight end Amari Niblack (93), which intervenes to Ja’Tavion Sanders.
• Most of Tennessee’s departures were backups, hence the massive increase in quality score.
• How good and deep is Georgia? Twenty of the 24 matches in the portal came to power programs and yet the Bulldogs’ quality has really jumped in the ratings department with 10 additions. Running back Trevor Etienne jumping from Florida was a fascinating transaction.
• Maybe the Gators actually improved the roster through the portal this offseason? Six of the 15 additions are blue-chips, however USC offensive attack Jason Zandamela is probably a year away from development. Colorado transfer Cormani McClain It will make headlines, and if it can come close to the hype after high school, it will be worth the risk.
• No SEC school has suffered more portal attrition than Alabama, and that didn’t come as a surprise after Nick Saban’s shocking retirement. Maré countered 40 portal matches with 15 newcomers, and although Kalen De Boer has the SEC’s only negative net rating on the portal, he has added several stars who will immediately help in the secondary – and also lost and recovered the second best player on the portalKadyn Proctor.