Top 100 NCAAF Transfer Portal Players: Key Moves and Impact for 2025 Season

The 2025 NCAAF offseason has seen a record number of players entering the transfer portal, with over 3,400 FBS scholarship players seeking new opportunities. This year's transfer portal rankings are based on production, experience, potential, demand, and feedback from coaches and GMs across the sport. Here are the top 100 players who made significant moves and are expected to have a major impact in the upcoming season.

1. John Mateer, QB

Transferring from: Washington State | Transferring to: Oklahoma Seasons remaining: 2 HT: 6-1 | WT: 219 | Class: Redshirt freshman Background: After spending two years behind Cam Ward, Mateer had an impressive breakout season in 2024, throwing for 3,139 yards and 29 touchdowns on 65% passing, and ranking sixth among FBS starters with 1,032 rushing yards. He's explosive and fearless when on the run, forcing 58 missed tackles according to ESPN Research.

2. Carson Beck, QB

Transferring from: Georgia | Transferring to: Miami Seasons remaining: 1 HT: 6-4 | WT: 220 | Class: Redshirt senior Background: Beck was a surprise entry into the portal after announcing he'd enter the NFL draft. He brings big-game experience, with nine wins over top-25 opponents, and a ton of arm talent and toughness to his next team.

3. Darian Mensah, QB

Transferring from: Tulane | Transferring to: Duke Seasons remaining: 3 HT: 6-3 | WT: 200 | Class: Redshirt freshman Background: Mensah earned the starting job at Tulane and proved he's one of the best young QBs in the country, throwing for 2,723 yards with 23 total touchdowns and six interceptions.

4. Fernando Mendoza, QB

Transferring from: Cal | Transferring to: Indiana Seasons remaining: 2 HT: 6-5 | WT: 225 | Class: Redshirt sophomore Background: Mendoza developed into one of the best young QBs in the country after taking over as Cal's starter for their final eight games in 2023. He led all FBS quarterbacks with 41 sacks last season but overcame inconsistent protection to have a productive year.

5. Nico Iamaleava, QB

Transferring from: Tennessee | Transferring to: UCLA Seasons remaining: 3 HT: 6-6 | WT: 220 | Class: Redshirt freshman Background: Iamaleava left a College Football Playoff team and hit the open market during the spring in search of a better deal. He had an awful lot of hype to live up to as a redshirt freshman starter in 2024 and put together a solid year, throwing for 2,616 yards, completing 64% of his passes with 22 total touchdowns and nine turnovers.

6. Eric Singleton Jr., WR

Transferring from: Georgia Tech | Transferring to: Auburn Seasons remaining: 2 HT: 5-11 | WT: 190 | Class: Sophomore Background: Singleton was an instant difference-maker for Georgia Tech's offense when he arrived, earning Freshman All-America honors in 2023 and finishing second for the ACC's Offensive Rookie of the Year honor.

7. Isaiah World, OT

Transferring from: Nevada | Transferring to: Oregon Seasons remaining: 1 HT: 6-8 | WT: 309 | Class: Redshirt junior Background: The massive pass protector was a three-year starter for the Wolf Pack primarily at left tackle and brings invaluable experience with more than 2,300 career snaps.

8. Zachariah Branch, WR

Transferring from: USC | Transferring to: Georgia Seasons remaining: 2 HT: 5-10 | WT: 175 | Class: Sophomore Background: Branch lived up to five-star hype right away with the Trojans and was one of the most dangerous all-purpose playmakers in the country in 2023.

9. David Bailey, OLB

Transferring from: Stanford | Transferring to: Texas Tech Seasons remaining: 1 HT: 6-3 | WT: 250 | Class: Junior Background: Bailey entered the portal soon after Stanford fired coach Troy Taylor in late March and instantly became one of the top players available ahead of the spring portal window.

10. Nic Anderson, WR

Transferring from: Oklahoma | Transferring to: LSU Seasons remaining: 3 HT: 6-4 | WT: 216 | Class: Redshirt sophomore Background: Anderson set the Sooners' freshman receiving touchdown record in 2023 and was expected to be a top contributor in Oklahoma's pass-catching corps in 2024.

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100. Gio Lopez, QB

Transferring from: South Alabama | Transferring to: North Carolina Seasons remaining: 3 HT: 6-0 | WT: 220 | Class: Redshirt freshman Background: Lopez emerged as one of the most exciting young quarterbacks at the Group of 5 level in 2024, taking over as the Jaguars' starter and putting together a breakout year with 2,559 passing yards, 463 rushing yards, 25 total touchdowns and 7 turnovers for a 7-6 squad.

These players represent the cream of the crop in the NCAAF Transfer Portal for the 2025 season. Their moves will undoubtedly shape the landscape of college football in the coming year, with many expected to make immediate impacts at their new programs.