(CB) Nyland Green, Purdue
(CB) A.J. Harris, Penn State
(S) Caleb Downs, Ohio State
(S) Jardin Gilbert, LSU
(CB) Jabbar Muhammad, Oregon
Downs is the crown jewel of the 2024 transfer portal class as a reigning young star on one of the nation’s most potent defenses. He became the first Alabama freshman in program history to lead the Crimson Tide in tackles with his 107 stops, and the National Freshman of the Year has elite upside on an Ohio State defense that perennially churns through top-tier NFL talent. Downs is far from the only blue-chip transfer bolstering defensive backfields across the country, though. Green, for example, is a groundbreaking addition to a Purdue roster in need of a talent influx ahead of the Big Ten’s addition of four new teams.