10 top non-QB transfers to know this college football season

In what was arguably the most tumultuous offseason college football has ever seen with the transfer portal, quarterbacks switching schools drew the most attention. However, plenty of other impact players at positions including defensive line, wide receiver and running back changed programs and could affect the outcome of the upcoming season.

Here are 10 non-quarterbacks expected to help College Football Playoff contenders the most:

Will Sheppard, WR: Colorado

Colorado needed another playmaker on the outside for quarterback Shedeur Sanders and Sheppard should become the Heisman Trophy contender’s No. 1 target. He has ideal size for the position at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds.

The senior totaled 150 receptions, 2,067 yards and 21 touchdowns during his past three full seasons at Vanderbilt. In 2022, he earned second-team All-SEC honors with 60 catches for 776 yards and nine touchdowns.

Averaging 14.6 yards per catch last season, Sheppard should emerge as a deep threat alongside two-way star Travis Hunter and second-leading receiver Jimmy Horn Jr.

A former five-star recruit, Jones Jr. has a legacy to fulfill as the son of Marvin Jones Sr., who excelled at Florida State as a two-time first-team All-American while also winning the Lombardi Award, Butkus Award and Jack Lambert Trophy during his junior season in Tallahassee.

He only had two total sacks in his first two seasons with Georgia. Yet Seminoles head coach Mike Norvell and defensive coordinator Randy Shannon have taken edge rusher transfers and unlocked them the past two seasons. The hope is that Jones will join recent standouts including Jermaine Johnson, Jared Verse and Braden Fiske in getting after the quarterback and becoming top NFL Draft prospects.

Martinez provides a major boost to the Hurricanes’ rushing attack, compiling 1,185 yards and nine touchdowns while…

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Publish date : 2024-08-08 14:02:25

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