Alabama football has been a recruiting giant with Nick Saban at the helm. While he’s proven himself to be excellent at landing commitments from players leaving high school to enter the collegiate ranks, he’s done a fantastic job recruiting players from the NCAA transfer portal.
In recent years, the portal has become more accessible for players to enter and transfer without needing to sit out a year. Some call it free agency, others consider it more opportunities for young players with a limited amount of eligibility.
Saban has been able to reel in some of the nation’s top-tier talent from both sides of the ball because of the transfer portal.
ESPN recently shared a list of the top 40 most impactful transfers over the last five seasons. Five transfers made the list, as well as one former member of the Crimson Tide that elected to leave the program.