Murphy, the former Texas and Duke quarterback, transferred to Oregon State this past offseason. The No. 82 overall player in the 247Sports transfer rankings finished the season with 1,805 passing yards and a touchdown-to-interception ratio of 9-to-8. Murphy completed 58.1% of his passes and Oregon State finished the season 2-10.

New Auburn head coach Alex Golesh wants the program to be built on high school recruiting. In his mind, there’s enough talent in the 250-mile radius around Auburn to build an elite roster with those players out of high school. That doesn’t mean he’s against using the transfer portal, but he doesn’t want to depend on it.

The Wisconsin Badgers had good luck with adding a small-school play-maker in the transfer portal last offseason in tight end Lance Mason. Luke Fickell is lookin

Norwalk native and UConn star running back Cam Edwards has decided to enter the transfer portal, according to multiple reports.

With early signing day in the rearview mirror, recruiters will now look to build up their 2026 rosters through the transfer portal. That method of roster additions proved crucial for Texas Tech, which won a Big 12 title and made the College Football Playoff after a transfer portal haul a year ago.

With a bevy of intriguing late-bloomer Division II prospects available, here are the top five D2 transfers and their chosen or potential landing spots.

The portal's white whale is staying put in Columbia, but there are still a ton of stars under center for programs to dream on.