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Who is reloading. Who is getting gutted.

The transfer portal rebuilds rosters every cycle, and the market does not bucket on it. For every program we surface the incoming transfer class by count and average stars, the net portal balance (in minus out), and total roster churn. This is roster intelligence, the talent moving underneath a team, not a pick and not a claim to beat a line. Every number is a literal count with the program set shown.

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2025 portal cycle · SEC Roster movement, deduped to the latest snapshot
n=16 · small set
16 programs. A single conference or division slice. Honest counts, modest sample.
Programs in scope 16 with portal activity this cycle
Avg transfers in 30.8 per program, incoming
Avg transfers out 45.4 per program, departures
Star avg coverage 16 of 16 carry a class star avg

Biggest incoming classes

count × avg stars
Most transfers added this cycle. The star average is the recruiting composite of the incoming class · volume and talent are different questions.
# Program In Avg ★ Net
1 Mississippi State SEC 52 3.18 0
2 Arkansas SEC 49 3.19 -11
3 Vanderbilt SEC 40 3.06 +1
4 Ole Miss SEC 39 3.27 -12
5 Kentucky SEC 37 3.22 -10
6 Missouri SEC 34 3.24 -4
7 LSU SEC 30 3.45 -8
8 South Carolina SEC 29 3.32 -9
9 Oklahoma SEC 29 3.21 -33
10 Texas A&M SEC 27 3.28 -27
11 Auburn SEC 27 3.23 -24
12 Alabama SEC 24 3.56 -21
13 Georgia SEC 24 3.30 -17
14 Florida SEC 19 3.26 -21
15 Texas SEC 17 3.44 -15
Top 15 of 16 · n=16

Most roster churn

in + out
Total bodies moving in and out. High churn is a rebuilt locker room · who you saw last season is not who takes the field.
# Program In Out Churn
1 Arkansas SEC 49 60 109
2 Mississippi State SEC 52 52 104
3 Oklahoma SEC 29 62 91
4 Ole Miss SEC 39 51 90
5 Kentucky SEC 37 47 84
6 Texas A&M SEC 27 54 81
7 Vanderbilt SEC 40 39 79
8 Auburn SEC 27 51 78
9 Missouri SEC 34 38 72
10 Alabama SEC 24 45 69
11 LSU SEC 30 38 68
12 South Carolina SEC 29 38 67
13 Georgia SEC 24 41 65
14 Florida SEC 19 40 59
15 Tennessee SEC 15 39 54
Top 15 of 16 · n=16

Net portal gainers

reloaded
Brought in more than they lost. Net balance is roster headcount, not a talent grade · a big net gain at low stars is still a rebuild.
# Program Net In Avg ★
1 Vanderbilt SEC +1 40 3.06
Top 1 · n=16

Net portal losses

gutted
Lost more than they replaced. A deep net loss is a roster bleeding out · context for who has to rebuild, never a read on a game line.
# Program Net In Out
1 Oklahoma SEC -33 29 62
2 Texas A&M SEC -27 27 54
3 Auburn SEC -24 27 51
4 Tennessee SEC -24 15 39
5 Alabama SEC -21 24 45
6 Florida SEC -21 19 40
7 Georgia SEC -17 24 41
8 Texas SEC -15 17 32
9 Ole Miss SEC -12 39 51
10 Arkansas SEC -11 49 60
11 Kentucky SEC -10 37 47
12 South Carolina SEC -9 29 38
13 LSU SEC -8 30 38
14 Missouri SEC -4 34 38
Top 14 · n=16

Roster intelligence, not a bet. This is the talent moving through the portal, the data the market does not bucket on. It is context on who is reloading and who is rebuilding, never a pick, a win rate, or a claim to beat a spread. Star averages are the recruiting composite of the incoming class, not on-field production. Counts are deduped to the latest snapshot per program. 2020 is left out · it predates the portal era and is effectively empty. The newest cycle is still moving and marked in progress. Every number shows its program set (n). 21+ · research, not advice.