Most important transfer portal addition for every CFB Top 25 team

June 23, 2026

By Chris Hummer, CBS Sports: Transfers swing the College Football Playoff race every year.

Think about the 2025 season. Where would Ole Miss have been without Trinidad Chambliss and Kewan Lacy? Could Miami have reached the CFP without Carson Beck? Is Indiana a national champion if it failed to land Fernando Mendoza?

With that in mind, we’re picking out one swing transfer for each team in the top 25 of CBS Sports’ latest 138 rankings. These aren’t always the top-ranked transfers, though in some cases they will be. Instead, these additions seemingly filled a major need, can spark a unit or represent a departure from what a team has done before.

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One transfer portal addition who could swing College Football Playoff hopes for every post-spring top 25 team

From must-perform offensive linemen to ceiling-raising quarterbacks, these 25 transfers are poised to change the College Football Playoff race in 2026

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