With the transfer portal now open, a handful of teams have games to plan for, but the majority of the country is looking to improve their squad and land an impact transfer player to take their team to the next level.
Here are the top ten wideouts who have announced their intention to enter the transfer portal and change schools for the 2026-27 season. These signal callers all performed at an extremely high level and will look to replicate their success at their new homes.
They are ranked according to their PFSN WRi Ratings, which grade how well they performed and factor in their opponents and the skill around them.
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10) Malachi Henry, Central Arkansas
PFSN WRi Rating: 81.0 (B-)
Malachi Henry has been a steady contributor for Central Arkansas over the past two seasons, with 111 catches for 1,582 yards and 15 touchdowns. He has shown the ability to stretch the defense over the top, as shown in his eight different games with a catch of 25 yards or more. Henry has the ideal size to hold his own in any matchup and the ability to completely change a game. Now that he has demonstrated his ability to handle a starter’s workload, he will seek a winning environment that values his skill set.
9) Carver Cheeks, Northern Colorado
PFSN WRi Rating: 81.9 (B)
Carver Cheeks earned more playing time as his junior season went on and amassed 929 yards over 71 catches and also caught six touchdowns last season. Now, he is entering the portal, looking to cash in on his career year. He had entered the portal before this past season as well, but decided to stick around for another year, and it is clear that he made a great decision.
8) Chris Lofton, Gardner-Webb
PFSN WRi Rating: 83.4 (B-)
In Chris Lofton’s first season of Division I football, he carved out a pretty substantial role for the Runnin’ Bulldogs and had 917 yards on 55 catches and four touchdowns. He closed out the year with his best performance, in which he caught 11 passes for 169 yards and a touchdown in a loss to Western Illinois. Look for him to fill a depth role at a big school or have the opportunity to be the guy right away at a moderate-sized school.
7) Jyzaiah Rockwell, Prairie View A&M
PFSN WRi Rating: 83.6 (B-)
After two years of minimal usage at Sam Houston State, Jyzaiah Rockwell transferred to Prairie View A&M and had a massive year. The big, strong receiver posted 72 receptions for 1,132 yards and seven touchdowns. This was the fourth-most yards in the FCS subdivision last season. He appears to be coachable and capable of performing at the FBS level.
6) Larenzo Fenner, South Dakota
PFSN WRi Rating: 86.8 (B+)
When a receiver is averaging 22.8 yards per catch at any level, that is an astonishing feat, and Larenzo Fenner did that for a whole season for South Dakota this past year. In total, he turned just 44 catches into 1,002 yards and 15 touchdowns. His role increased as the season went on, as he had 22 of his 43 catches over the last six games of the season. Look for Fenner to have several suitors with strong-armed quarterbacks or schematics that allow for big plays in the passing game.
5) Jared Richardson, Pennsylvania
PFSN WRi Rating: 87.1 (B+)
Jared Richardson has had a stellar career at Penn, and he should get opportunities as a reliable veteran addition to any offense in the nation. Over the past three seasons, he has had 193 catches for 2,505 yards and 27 touchdowns. He has been a steady performer, having never had fewer than seven touchdowns in a season. He also cracked the 1,000-yard plateau in his third and final season, showing he is capable of a significant workload if needed.
4) Wyatt Young, North Texas
PFSN WRi Rating: 87.5 (B+)
It appears that the new Oklahoma State squad under Eric Morris can attract some highly productive and reliable transfers from North Texas via the transfer portal. Wyatt Young was third in the nation in yards with 1,264 on 70 catches, and he also caught ten touchdowns. Being the top target for QB Drew Mestemaker could prompt schools to try to bring the pair in together, which would likely make the adjustment period shorter for both.
3) Josh Derry, Monmouth
PFSN WRi Rating: 90.9 (A-)
Monmouth’s Josh Derry had 917 yards and five touchdowns two seasons ago and was able to take his game to another level last season. Last season, Derry caught 73 passes for 1,101 yards and 13 touchdowns. He was highly reliable, a significant reason why Monmouth was able to win nine of its 12 games and six of eight in conference play.
2) Jalen Jones, Alabama State
PFSN WRi Rating: 91.7 (A-)
Redshirt freshman Jalen Jones waited his turn for his number to be called and was stellar from day one. Jones had 1,167 yards on 51 catches and nine touchdowns on the season. Having a receiver who plays the game at such a high level forces defenses to pay attention, and the team rode his individual success to a ten-win season. Look for teams to notice that he is a winner and try to get his skill set in-house.
1) Nico Brown, Yale
PFSN WRi Rating: 92.6 (A)
Our top available receiver is Nico Brown, whose 92.6 rating ranks among the top players at the wide receiver position in the nation. Brown had 1,085 yards on 71 catches and 11 touchdowns. Brown is also somewhat of a feel-good story, as he missed all of 2023 due to an injury and just made it back for three games in 2024, before exploding on the scene and leading the nation in receiving yards per game.