2024 college football transfer portal tracker: Former Nick Saban recruit leaving Alabama
Transfer season is in full swing in college football, again.
The spring transfer portal window officially opened on April 16, allowing players to move following spring ball or even during their team’s spring practices.
Which players are on the move this offseason, and which ones have already found a new home?
Let’s take a look at the stars and standouts who are testing the waters and transferrin.
Woodyard is a former four-star safety who signed with Alabama as part of the 2024 recruiting class, Nick Saban’s last with the Crimson Tide. Like several other high-profile members of Saban’s final classes, the former standout at St. John Bosco High School in Southern California appears set to depart elsewhere following the legendary head coach’s retirement in January. Woodyard was committed to Georgia at one point and also heavily recruited by Ohio State and hometown USC, all of whom could line up for his services once again. Woodyard reportedly has a “do not contact” tag in his portal entry, meaning he may have already chosen his next destination
Colorado RB Dylan Edwards to Kansas State
Edwards, a former four-star recruit, was the first notable high school recruit to flip his commitment to the Buffaloes after Deion Sanders took over Colorado’s program in Dec. 2022, thanks in large part to a long association with Sanders dating back to Edwards’ youth football days. Edwards then made a massive impression in his first college game, racking up 159 total yards of offense and scoring four touchdowns in Colorado’s dramatic 45-42 upset of TCU in Fort Worth. Although Edwards cooled off after that, he still led Colorado in rushing with 321 yards on the ground, and Sanders had praised him as a big part of the Buffaloes’ 2024 offensive plans.
