Didn’t get what you needed during recruiting?

Don’t worry! Rent what you need in the transfer portal.

That seems to be the way nowadays as more college football programs shop freely either in the graduate transfer market or, increasingly, the regular transfer market for players who might arrive from other schools and make a contribution.

The Big Ten has certainly been no exception. Shea Patterson arrived last season from Ole Miss and made an impact as Michigan’s starting quarterback. For that matter, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson — now the highest-paid player in the NFL by average salary — was a one season solution, and then some, for Wisconsin in 2011 after he started for three years at North Carolina State.

Who are the transfers who might have the biggest impact in the B1G this season? Somebody less heralded could always emerge but here are our leading candidates:

Justin Fields, QB, Ohio State

This is one of the most talked-about transfers in the country (yeah, Jalen Hurts, we still see you) and perhaps the one with the highest ceiling. Fields arrives from Georgia, where he was the backup last season to Jake Fromm. Fields flashed his athleticism in limited playing time for the Bulldogs, with 42 carries for 266 yards and four touchdowns in 2018. Oh yeah, and he threw 39 times too, with 27 completions for 328 yards, 4 TDs and no interceptions. New coach Ryan Day will want to manage how often Fields runs (i.e. gets hit) but the sophomore seems likely to carry on the recent dual-threat tradition of Braxton Miller, Terrelle Pryor and J.T Barrett in Columbus.

Trevon Sidney and Josh Imatorbhebhe, WRs, Illinois

The Fighting Illini got not one but two likely starting receivers in the transfer portal, both from Southern California. Sidney arrives as a graduate transfer who got little playing time at USC (10 career catches) and Imatorbhebhe, a former 4-star prospect, also played sparingly for the Trojans. But they are projected to be starters for coach Lovie Smith. And the guy throwing to them is familiar with settling into new surroundings as well because …

Brandon Peters, QB, Illinois

…the quarterback who will throw to Sidney and Imatorbhebhe also arrives as a transfer. Brandon Peters has won the job as Illinois’ starting QB. Peters did not see a lot of playing time at Michigan (58-of-110 for 680 yards, 4 TDs and 3 INTs) but gets a fresh start in Champaign.

Peters has beaten out Isaiah Williams for the starting job, which was announced in the days before final preparation began before Saturday’s opener against Akron.

Josh Jackson, QB, Maryland

It’s less than 300 miles from Blacksburg, Virginia, to College Park, Maryland, but it represents quite a journey for Jackson, a Virginia Tech transfer. Jackson threw for nearly 3,000 yards as a freshman with the Hokies in 2017 but suffered a broken leg against Old Dominion last season before decising on a change of scenery. Receiver Sean Savoy also transferred in to Maryland from Virginia Tech. Jackson was named the starter on Monday after battling Tyrell Pigrome for the QB1 spot.

Hunter Johnson, QB, Northwestern

Could he have been “The One” at Clemson instead of Trevor Lawrence? We’ll never know, but fans in Evanston will settle for Johnson being “The Next One” to follow in the footsteps of Clayton Thorson, who guided the Wildcats to a nine-win season and a Big Ten West Division title in 2018. Johnson is a former 5-star recruit who remains the favorite to be the starting quarterback for the Wildcats, through the fight remains tight between he and T.J. Green; coach Pat Fitzgerald has yet to announce a decision.

Darrion Daniels, DL, Nebraska

Daniels, a senior nose tackle, has made a pretty good impression right away after arriving from Oklahoma State. He received the honor of being named one of six team co-captains.

The graduate transfer and former 4-star recruit is a 6-foot-4, 340-pound space-eater and gives the Cornhuskers two players from the same family; his younger brother, Damien Daniels, is a sophomore defensive lineman. Darrion Daniels missed most of last season with an injury.

Mike Danna, DL, Michigan

According to the Detroit Free-Press roster projections, Danna is not yet penciled in as a starter. But considering how much the Wolverines lost up front in the offseason (much of it to the NFL Draft), he is likely to play a key role and see plenty of playing time. The former Central Michigan standout had nine sacks last season, third in the MAC. He arrives in Ann Arbor as a graduate transfer after three seasons with the Chippewas in Mount Pleasant, about 130 miles northwest of The Big House.

Micah Dew-Treadway, DL, Minnesota

The former Notre Dame recruit is getting a second chance with the Golden Gophers and seems to be taking advantage of it so far. Gopher Illustrated named Dew-Treadway as Minnesota’s top newcomer in fall camp after the graduate transfer won a starting job.