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The NCAA transfer portal as been as busy as it’s ever been. With the pandemic changing so many things this past year, more players decided to explore new opportunities once the 2020 season came to an end.
A lot of really talented and experienced players decided to hop into the portal this offseason. Some schools lost key pieces to their rosters while others were able to add some high-profile prospects.
Which players are the best to enter the transfer portal, and where are they headed? 247Sports ranked the Top 100.
Exactly 25% of the list consists of players either transferring in, out or staying within the B1G for the 2021 season. Here are some of the biggest names from the league to be entering or departing the conference, per 247Sports:
Transferring into the B1G
No. 34: DE Arnold Ebiketie — Temple to Penn State
No. 39: RB Stephen Carr — USC to Indiana
No. 41: RB Markese Stepp — USC to Nebraska
No. 42: QB Ryan Hilinski — South Carolina to Northwestern
No. 48: DT Derrick Tangelo — Duke to Penn State
No. 61: OL Eric Wilson — Harvard to Penn State
No. 79: RB Kenneth Walker — Wake Forest to Michigan State
No. 80: WR DJ Matthews — Florida State to Indiana
No. 82: LB Quavaris Crouch — Tennessee to Michigan State
No. 83: WR Dylan Wright — Texas A&M to Minnesota
No. 90: WR Josh Youngblood — Kansas State to Rutgers
No. 92: LB Jack Gibbens — Abilene Christian to Minnesota
No. 95: WR Samori Toure — Montana to Nebraska
Transferring out of the B1G
No. 5: WR Wan’Dale Robinson — Nebraska to Kentucky
No. 16: RB Zach Charbonnet — Michigan to UCLA
No. 21: WR Jameson Williams — Ohio State to Alabama
No. 31: LB Lance Dixon — Penn State to West Virginia
No. 38: DT Antonio Shelton — Penn State to Florida
No. 49: WR Mookie Cooper — Ohio State to Missouri
No. 50: LB Chance Campbell — Maryland to Ole Miss
No. 68: QB Jack Coan — Wisconsin to Notre Dame
No. 76: LB Ayinde Eley — Maryland to Georgia Tech
No. 94: QB Joe Milton — Michigan to Tennessee
Transferring between B1G schools
No. 84: WR Marcus Fleming — Nebraska to Maryland
No. 98: LB Itayvion Brown — Minnesota to Michigan State
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB