College Football Transfer Portal 2024: Net Ratings and Player Totals for Each Power 4 Team

The transfer portal can improve a program, but how do you actually calculate not just which team had the best transfer class of 2024, but who had the best cycle? There are a few ways to break it down, but below we'll break down the Power Four conferences by category.

• Net rating increase
• Average Transfer Rating
• Transfer In
• Moving out

Why is it important to look at net rating gains? Not every team adds as much as they subtract in the portal, so the ledger math rarely lines up. So, to simplify matters and better evaluate teams heading into the summer, we took the average rating of players leaving each program (as rated by the 247Sports Transfer Rankings team) and compared it to the average rating of players entering the program. We then distilled that number down to a net gain or loss.

After taking a closer look at each conference earlier this week, here is a more comprehensive look at how each Power Four team performed in the 2024 transfer portal cycle: Each table is ordered by the team's net rating increase, but there is plenty of other information to glean.

ACC Transfer Portal Takeaways

• FSU is arguably the most successful program of the portal era. Under Norvell, the Seminoles have finished in the top 25 of the 247Sports rankings every year, with an average ranking of ninth. The Seminoles have done this despite not having more than 17 transfers over the past four years. Colorado (93 relocations in 2 years) or Arizona (60 transfers in two years).
• NC State is on track to win at least eight games for the fifth straight year thanks to some strong acquisitions through the portal, especially on the offensive end. The Wolfpack offensive backfield is terrific. Coastal Carolina transfer Grayson McCall At quarterback Duke running back Jordan Walters;
• Resignations are expected when new coaches are hired; Fran Brown Apparently they upgraded their roster. Syracuse During his first few months on the job. Ohio State University Quarterback Kyle McCord Provides a steady hand behind the center and pass rusher Fadil Diggs (Texas A&M) could be the explosive defensive star the Orange need to make a breakthrough as a bowl team this fall.
• Not many teams are as busy as this one. Louisville The Cardinals added 24 players in the transfer portal during the first transfer window and added seven more in the spring, and four transfers then went back into the portal and left the team. The most notable departure was running back Penny Booneleft just a few months after arriving on campus, but the defensive line was hit the hardest as eight linemen entered the portal after reaching the ACC Championship Game.

• Dabo Swinney In the modern world of college sports, it's an anomaly and a mystery. Clemson Outside of the military academy, they are the only program not to add a player through the transfer portal. The Tigers lost 12 players to the transfer portal, including two defensive backs (safeties) Andrew Mukuba Cornerback Toriano Pride Jr.) was a big hit. Miami is the only team in the ACC to have had so many highly-rated departures.

Big Ten transfer portal takeaways

• Ohio State University The team that has acquired the most superstars through the transfer portal and is closest (GeorgiaThe game saw a rating increase of more than 1.5 points, according to the 247Sports ratings.
• The two-team approach in the portal Oregon and Ohio State UniversityI would love to hear about it. The Ducks are looking to hire a quarterback this fall (Oklahoma Dillon Gabriel) and the future (UCLA Dante Moore), and speedy receiver Evan Stewart (98).
• Purdue The team was in need of a major upgrade after Ryan Walters’ first season leading the program and had the second-highest rating improvement of any Big Ten team in the portal.
• The quarterback move that no one is talking about is Minnesota's Max BrosmerHe was the Gophers' likely starter, having thrown for 3,459 yards, 29 touchdowns and six interceptions in the FCS. New Hampshire This should improve the team's passing attack, which was the worst in the nation (126th) last season.
• 13 players James Madison Following the head coach Kurt CignettiOf the rebuilding teams, Indiana may be the most intriguing because of the amount of personnel turnover, and Cignetti is committed to immediately revamping a program that needed some revamping in the final two years of the Allen era.
• Michigan The linebacker and secondary defensive line lost many players, including six linebackers, two starters moved on to the NFL draft, and All-American cornerback Mike Sainristi also joined a professional league. Nine of the 17 players who left the portal went to powerhouse teams.

Big 12 transfer portal key takeaways

• When a player leaves Utah, it's not usually to a better team (only 37.5% of departures went to a Power 4 team), but the incoming player is usually a highly rated prospect, which translates into a big boost in net rating each year.
• Cincinnati The school revamped its football roster after a disappointing three-win debut in the Big 12 Conference, adding 25 players after 33 players left the team. Indiana Quarterback Brendan Sorsby (90) tops the rookie list after a strong rookie debut last season.
• Colorado's acquisitions were anchored by a quartet of impressive defensive linemen and edge rushers, including three of 247Sports' 10 best defensive linemen. Just 29.3% of Colorado's departures went to powerhouse programs.
• Arizona The game suffered a massive exodus of players. Jed Fish Departed WashingtonBut it could have been a lot worse, especially with the focus on the quarterback's future. Noah Fifita and receiver Tetairoa McMillanThey stayed with the Wildcats and their coach Brent Brennan They also managed to convince five players, including four blue-chip players, to withdraw from the portal.
• TCU Incoming call Transfers rank third in the Big 12, but several high-level departures tipped the mathematical scales as the Horned Frogs finished as the only negatively rated program in the Big 12. Still, only five of the 19 departures went to powerhouse programs and 13 of the inductees came from powerhouse programs, so take that into consideration.

Key points from the SEC Transfer Portal:

• Texas They lost their top five receivers in last season's College Football Playoff, but the veteran Alabama Receiving machine Isaiah BondBonds (98), the Iron Bowl hero who scored the game-winning touchdown against Auburn, was rated the fourth-best player in the 247Sports portal. The Longhorns also have Oregon State Cyrus Bolden (90) Houston Matthew Golden With Alabama's tight end Amari Niblack (93) is Ja'Tavion Sanders.
• Most of Tennessee's departures were reserve players, which caused a big increase in their quality score.
• Just how good and deep is Georgia? Twenty of the 24 players who left the portal went to powerhouse teams, but the Bulldogs' quality actually rose in the rating department with 10 newcomers. Running back Trevor Etienne transferred from Florida in what was an attractive trade.
• Perhaps the Gators actually bolstered their depth this offseason through the portal? Six of the 15 are blue chips. U.S.C. Offensive tackle Jason Zandamera The development will likely take a year. Colorado transfer Colmani McClain He'll make headlines, and if he comes close to living up to the expectations he had coming out of high school, it'll be worth the risk.
• Among SEC schools, the schools with the highest portal withdrawal rates were AlabamaThat wasn't a surprise after Nick Saban's shocking retirement. The Tide made up for 40-man portal departures with 15 rookies, but Karen DeBoer Owning the SEC's only negative net rating in the portal, he's added a couple of stars who will be of immediate use in the secondary, and he also lost and re-acquired the second-best player in the portal, Kadyn Proctor.