Want proof? The top five players in pass efficiency rating in the 2024 season — Indiana’s Kurtis Rourke, Ole Miss’ Jaxson Dart, Ohio State ’s Will Howard, Miami’s Cam Ward and Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders — arrived via the portal. Of the 12 teams to make the Playoff, half are quarterbacked by transfers.

In the 2025 transfer portal cycle, there's still a number of high-end quarterbacks available on the transfer market. And there's a couple players in this ranking set to play in the College Football Playoff this season in hopes of achieving the ultimate crown — a national championship.