ESPN is closing the book on the busy, chaotic winter transfer portal in college football.
Or, sort of.
With no spring transfer period this year, what happened during the portal onslaught that opened on Jan. 2 and closed on Jan. 16 is what happened. And a lot happened, which is why ESPN on Friday morning took the time to review it all for fans who can’t get enough while the countdown continues toward spring football.
ESPN ranked which players it believes were the most coveted and which players it believes will make a huge impact during the 2026 season. It revealed its top players from this portal period, complete with scouting reports by Steve Muench and Tom Luginbill.
And while ESPN will update these portal rankings as those final players make commitments to their new programs, these rankings give a pretty good idea of the elite portal prizes that it thinks will make a major, immediate impact. The ESPN rankings “are based on production, experience, potential, demand and feedback from coaches and general managers throughout the sport.”
Not surprisingly, it didn’t take long for the SEC to make an imprint on Friday’s rankings. Right below the No. 1 spot, which was quarterback Brendan Sorsby heading from Cincinnati to Texas Tech, and right below No. 2 Cam Coleman heading from Auburn to Texas, were a couple of new, high-profile LSU players who should greatly help Lane Kiffin get rolling in Year 1 in Baton Rouge.
That would be No. 3 Sam Leavitt, a quarterback who’s decided he had enough at Arizona State and wants the challenge of the SEC in 2026. And that would be No. 4 Jordan Seaton, an offensive tackle who left Colorado to help anchor the O-line at LSU. Leavitt and Seaton will both have 2 years of eligibility remaining, and the way it’s looking Seaton could very well be blocking for Leavitt when the 2026 season begins.
ESPN said of Leavitt’s addition in Baton Rouge: ” … A prolific year with Kiffin and OC Charlie Weis Jr. could certainly elevate Leavitt to first-round status in next year’s draft.”
And ESPN said this of Seaton’s possible impact at LSU: “He’s a big-time addition to an offensive line that required a major overhaul during the January portal window with the addition of eight incoming transfers.”
Clearly, ESPN believes Kiffin struck gold with these 2 portal additions. Now, it’ll be up to Leavitt and Seaton to prove all that bluster right this fall.
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