Over 1,500 College Football Players Enter Transfer Portal
Major teams like Texas A&M Aggies, Oregon State Beavers, and Vanderbilt hit hard by player transfers
- Since the college football transfer portal opened on Monday, over 1,500 players have entered the portal to move on to a new school. Among those players are quarterbacks DJ Uiagalelei, Riley Leonard, Dillon Gabriel and others.
- Texas A&M Aggies have lost 12 players to the transfer portal since November, including defensive tackle Walter Nolen, the No. 1 recruit in the 2022 class, and former five-star defensive lineman LT Overton.
- Oregon State Beavers lost head coach Jonathan Smith to Michigan State, which led to key players like quarterback DJ Uiagalelei and freshman quarterback Aidan Chiles entering the portal.
- Vanderbilt has seen 17 players enter the transfer portal since November, including quarterbacks AJ Swann and Ken Seals, and the team's top three receivers.
- Among the top transfers of 2023 are QB Shedeur Sanders (Colorado), RB Ray Davis (Kentucky), WR Malik Washington (Virginia), and DL Elijah Roberts (SMU).