Power 5 Offensive Lineman Highlight Active NCAA Transfer Portal
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @RyanWrightRNG
College football is won in the trenches, and finding top offensive linemen to keep a quarterback’s jersey clean while blowing open holes for running backs is not the easiest to come by along the recruiting trail. When a player with collegiate experience and time spent in a next level strength and conditioning program becomes available, college coaches sprint like an Olympian to the phones to make a connection. Of the seven former four-star linemen to hit the NCAA Transfer Portal, only three are still exploring their options.
As the list expands and contracts, a big focus will be on the two offensive tackles and one guard with four-star recruiting status tagged to their high school playing days, and all three are out of the ACC; Marcus Minor (Maryland), Triston Miller (UNC), and Doug Nester (V Tech).
Keeping with the ACC, there is a heavy, no pun intended, shift within the conference among offensive linemen. So far, 11 linemen from the conference have hit the portal, three from Virginia Tech and two each from North Carolina, Florida State, and Georgia Tech.
As Oklahoma State has lost three, they have been active bringing in two; center Danny Godlevske from Miami-Ohio and tackle Chandler Anthony off the North Texas roster.
There are currently 17 former three-star recruits from Power 5 Conference programs fielding pitches ready to help make an impact in a different uniform.
4-Star Power 5 Offensive Linemen in NCAA Transfer Portal
OT Devontae Dobbs – Michigan State to Memphis
OT John Olmstead – Notre Dame to Liberty
OC Bryan Hudson – Virginia Tech to Louisville
OG EJ Ndoma-Ogar – Oklahoma to Missouri
OT Marcus Minor – Maryland to –
OT Triston Miller – North Carolina to –
OG Doug Nester – Virginia Tech to –
Transferred 3-Star Power 5 Offensive Linemen
OT Justin Osborne – Auburn to – SMU
OT Junior Uzebu – West Virginia to Vanderbilt
OT Willie Allen – Louisiana Tech to Michigan
OT Jacob Farrell – Oklahoma State to North Texas
OT Jake Burton – UCLA to Baylor
OT David Nwaogwugwu – Temple to Rutgers
OT Dylan Spencer – Missouri to Jackson State
OT Jarrett Horst – Arkansas State to Michigan State
OC Eli Johnson – Ole Miss to New Mexico State
OC Johnny Jordan – Maryland to Virginia Tech
OC Danny Godlevske – Miami-Ohio to Oklahoma State
OT Chandler Anthony – North Texas to Oklahoma State
OG Bryce Bray – Oklahoma State to Tulsa
OG Nick Pendley – Mississippi State to Georgia Tech
OG Eric Wilson – Harvard to Auburn
OG Charles Fletcher – NC State to North Texas
Available 3-Star Offensive Linemen in NCAA Transfer Portal
OT Billy Ross – North Carolina to –
OT Jay Williams – Florida State to –
OC Andrew Boselli – Florida State to –
OT TJ Jackson – Virginia Tech to –
OT Cooper Dawson – Syracuse to –
OT Harrison Jump – Georgia Tech to –
OT Jahaziel Lee – Georgia Tech to –
OT Nathaniel Emer – Boston College to –
OT Chibueze Nwanna – Arkansas to –
OC Sean Auwae – Vanderbilt to –
OC Grant Miller – Vanderbilt to –
OG Zach Carpenter – Michigan to –
OG Trent Pullen – Oklahoma State to –
OG Jamari Williams – Arizona to –
OG Quazzel White – TCU to –
OG Davis DiVall – Baylor to –
OG Jon Denny – Washington State to –
Photo credit: MSUSpartans.com; No. 74 Devontae Dobbs (Michigan State)