The transfer portal for underclassmen is officially closed with the winter transfer window coming to an end. While there are still plenty of players who can enter the portal due to exceptions for grad transfers and those participating in postseason play, the majority of transfer movement has already taken place this cycle.
NCAA transfer portal via 247Sports: Latest portal additions | Team transfer rankings | Top player rankings
Only seven of the top 100 players in the 247Sports transfer rankings remain uncommitted and the second round of visits following the dead period will take many of those players off the board. Thus, as the calendar turns to 2025, let’s take a moment and dive into the winners and losers from the transfer cycle thus far.
WINNER: LSU
Pick a roster hole and LSU got better.
The Tigers had to replace several key contributors from the nation’s most consistent pass rush unit — LSU finished first nationally in pressure rate — so they added the portal’s No. 1 edge rusher, Patrick Payton, along with another four-star EDGE in Jack Pyburn. There’s also former Nebraska EDGE Jimari Butler, who’s posted 16 TFLs over the past two seasons.
Blake Baker‘s defensive scheme relies on pass rushers who can get home. LSU got plenty of them in the portal.
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