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Sometimes momentous anniversaries somehow pass without much attention. Five years ago, the concept of roster building in college football was flipped on its head because of two words: transfer portal. Transfers became easier and more player-friendly, later rules adjustments (namely, first-time transfers no longer having to sit for a year) made that even friendlier, and college football was permanently changed.
A five-year anniversary is as good an excuse as any to look back. Below are the top 50 transfers of the portal era. (We'll loosely define that as anyone who transferred between 2018 and 2023, even though technically the portal itself didn't become a thing until October of the 2018 season.