Top FCS Players in 2026 Transfer Portal: Top 5 by Position
/Quarterbacks:
1. Jaden Craig: Harvard to TCU
2. Braden Atkinson: Mercer to Oregon State
3. EJ Colson: UIW
4. Landen Clark: Elon to LSU
5. KJ Cooper: Texas Southern to USF
Running Backs:
1. James Jones: Delaware State to New Mexico State
2. TJ Thomas, Jr: Elon to Minnesota
3. Carter Vargas: UC Davis to Cal
4. Tre Page III: Tarlton State to Oklahoma State
5. Damian Henderson II: Sacramento State to Colorado
Wide Receivers:
1. Larenzo Fenner: South Dakota to Cincinnati
2. Jeremiah Harrison: East Tennessee State to James Madison
3. Ernest Campbell: Sacramento State to Colorado
4. Reed Swanson: Colgate to Boston College
5. Cody Jackson: Tarlton State to Iowa State
Tight Ends:
1. Hunter Provience: Montana State to NC State
2. Ryan Schwendeman: Southern Illinois to Wisconsin
3. Fisher Clements: Northern Colorado to Colorado
4. Spencer Mermans: Yale to Georgia Tech
5. Morgan McPhaul: VMI to Oklahoma State
Offensive Line:
1. Chimdia Nwaiwu: Stephen F. Austin to Florida State
2. Beau Johnson: North Dakota State to Vanderbilt
3. TyQuez Richardson: Alabama A&M to Georgia
4. Seth Smith: Northern Arizona to South Carolina
5. Trent Fraley: North Dakota State to Michigan State
Defensive Line:
1. Toby Anene: North Dakota State to Colorado
2. Ejiroghene Egodogbare: Yale to Houston
3. Trey Lisle: SE Missouri State to Michigan State
4. Lamont Lester, Jr: Monmouth to Colorado
5. Donovan Grayson: Samford to Coastal Carolina
Linebackers:
1. Rashon Myles Jr: Abilene Christian
2. Ashton Taylor: Jackson State to Middle Tennessee
3. Ja’Quavion Smith: Howard to Arkansas
4. Montreze Smith Jr: Austin Peay to Iowa State
5. Dylan Layne: Idaho to Oregon State
Defensive Backs:
1. CJ Richard Jr: Illinois State to Florida State
2. Cam Chapa: Northern Colorado to Arizona
3. Bradlee Jones: The Citadel to Rutgers
4. Makai Shahid: Youngstown State to Arkansas State
5. Hasaan Sykes: Western Carolina to Kentucky