The NCAA transfer portal is in full swing, and some notable players across the country have already changed teams. Now, On3 has ranked the top 10 players to commit to a new school so far.

This year’s transfer portal cycle has been heavily impacted by a pair of coaching changes. Mississippi State filled their vancancy with Virginia‘s Brian O’Connor. Virginia then turned to Duke‘s Chris Pollard, and the Blue Devils’ job remains open.

While some of the top commitments in the transfer portal so far are a direct result of those coaching changes, there are plenty of others, too. That includes some dominant arms that are heading up to the spotlight in a bigger league in 2026.

Players have until the end of the portal window, July 1, to enter their name to transfer. The window opened on June 2.

1. OF AJ Gracia (Duke to Virginia)

Not long after Pollard left Duke for Virginia, AJ Gracia hit the portal and he quickly committed. That’s an absolutely difference-making addition for a Virginia team that has lost so many key players already.

Gracia hit .305 as a freshman in 2024, with 14 home runs and 58 RBI. This season, Gracia hit .293 with 15 home runs and 54 RBI. He struck out just 36 times compared to 57 walks, and slugged .558 with a 1.007 OPS. With another strong season, Gracia will be a top prospect in the 2026 MLB Draft.

2. OF Aidan Teel (Virginia to Mississippi State)

Aidan Teel is the younger brother of Kyle Teel, the former Virginia star who was a first-round pick in 2023. The younger Teel is off to an impressive start in his career. He was limited to just 10 at-bats as a freshman in 2024, but hit .400 with three home runs and an OPS of 1.755.

In 2025, Teel was an everyday player for Virginia and hit .317 with seven home runs and 40 RBI, slugging .538 with a .979 OPS. Teel primarily played center field as a sophomore, and he also did make 20 appearances on the mound with six saves as a freshman. He’s a massive get for Brian O’Connor as he moves from Virginia to Mississippi State himself.

3. LHP Tomas Valincius (Virginia to Mississippi State)

2025 was Tomas Valincius’ freshman season, and he flashed elite potential as part of Virginia’s rotation. He was 5-1 across 13 appearances (12 starts) with a 4.59 ERA and a 1.253 WHIP.

Valincius is viewed as a pitcher with a great amount of upside, and he showed that with 70 strikeouts compared to just 17 walks across 64.2 innings pitched as a freshman.

This season was Ryan Wideman’s first at Western Kentucky after he hit .423 across two seasons in JUCO. It’s safe to say he adjusted just fine to the D1 level. He appeared in 60 games in 2025, hitting .398 with ten home runs and 68 RBI. He slugged .652 with a 1.118 OPS.

Wideman, who played all 60 games in center field this season, is also a dangerous threat on the basepaths. He stole 45 bases on the year on 57 attempts, too. This will be a massive addition for Clemson, should he make it to campus through the MLB Draft.

Trey Beard made 15 starts as a freshman at FAU in 2024, posting mixed results. This year, though, he put it all together and became one of the best pitchers in college baseball.

In 16 appearances (15 starts) in 2025, Beard pitched to a 3.14 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP in 86 innings. He struck out 118 compared to 32 walks, showcasing his elite swing and miss stuff from the towering lefthander. Florida State is likely to lose Jamie Arnold to the 2025 MLB Draft, but Beard is more than capable of stepping into a key rotation spot.

6. RHP Brady Frederick (ETSU to Tennessee)

As soon as Brady Frederick entered the transfer portal, he became one of the most coveted pitchers available. The SoCon Pitcher of the Year dominated in 24 appearances and 77.2 innings in 2025.

On the year, Frederick was 8-2 with a 2.67 ERA and a 0.88 WHIP. He struck out 76 compared to 19 walks, and will instantly become a pivotal part of Tennessee’s pitching staff in 2026.

Ethan McElvain had an up-and-down tenure at Vanderbilt, but the potential is there and that’s what Arkansas is banking on. He appeared in 11 games (four starts) in 2024, with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.40 WHIP, striking out 29 compared to 15 walks.

McElvain opened the 2025 season as a starter for the Commodores, starting each of his first five appearances. After early-season struggles, he moved into a bullpen role and found his groove. McElvain’s numbers took a dip as a sophomore, pitching to a 7.24 ERA. He struck out 45 compared to 28 walks in 27.1 innings, but did not allow a run in six of his last seven appearances on the season.

8. OF Vytas Valincius (Illinois to Mississippi State)

The brother of Tomas, Vytas Valincius is also heading to Starkville to join Mississippi State in 2026. After starting his career at South Carolina in 2022, Valincius made his way to Illinois for the past two seasons.

Valincius enjoyed a lot of success over the last two years in the Big Ten. He hit 12 home runs in 2024, but had a better all-around year in 2025. In 2025, he hit .348 with seven home runs and 58 RBI, slugging .520 with a .953 OPS. He has primarily played left field in his career.

9. RHP Bo Rhudy (Kennesaw State to Tennessee)

Tennessee has been agressive early in the portal. In addition to Frederick, they also add Bo Rhudy, who was one of, if not the, best relievers to transfer in this cycle.

Rhudy has dominated in two years at Kennesaw State. In 2024, he had a 2.78 ERA with a 1.06 WHIP through 35.2 innings. In 2025, he tossed 37 innings with a 3.16 ERA and 0.91 WHIP, striking out 44 compared to just five walks. The Volunteers will lose some key pitchers to the professional ranks, but have done a great job already at replacing that lost production.

Matt Scott has spent three years at Stanford, and he’s a draft risk due to his electric stuff. While the numbers won’t blow you away, Scott has the potential to be a massive addition for Georgia if he makes it to campus.

In three college seasons, Scott has a 5.69 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP. He has struck out 221 batters compared to 95 walks in 199.1 innings, and struck out a career high 103 in his best full season as a starter in 2024.

To stay up to date on players in the portal, visit On3’s 2025 transfer portal live tracker here. The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.

Another significant rule change could be on its way to the college football world.

According to The Athletic’s Chris Vannini, the Football Bowl Subdivision Oversight Committee is expected to meet for a call next Monday to discuss moving from a double portal window to a single portal window. Vannini reports that the hope is to have this change ready and in place ahead of the 2025 season.

“I’m confident we’ll get there,” committee chair and Buffalo athletic director Mark Alnutt said, per The Athletic.

As of right now, the current system features one 20-day window in December following the conclusion of the regular season and then another shorter, 10-day window in April. If the proposed change were to happen, it would likely move to one 10-day window in early January, although there is movement for it potentially being pushed back to the spring.

January makes sense on the football calendar, only interfering with a few teams still playing in the College Football Playoff, but it interferes with the academic calendar. Unless schools make changes, there isn’t enough time to transfer schools before spring semesters begin. SEC coaches are in favor of the January window, while Big Ten coaches are pushing for it to be in the spring (March, April, or even May).

A move to a single window in January would allow schools to complete the season with their full team intact while also ensuring rosters are locked in for spring practices. Notably, Kentucky lost a handful of transfers in the April portal window who had committed during December.

Players are not required to choose a new school during the portal windows, but they can only enter their names into the portal while the windows are open. That being said, there is nothing preventing a player from unenrolling at one school and enrolling at another, much like what happened earlier this year with Xavier Lucas, who left Wisconsin for Miami (FL) without officially entering the portal.

In short, the state of college football is still a bit of a mess right now, but steps are slowly being taken to sort things out. A single portal window makes the most sense at this stage, and it sounds like it’s coming sooner rather than later.

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