SEC football transfers: New stars at Alabama, Texas ready to make an instant impact in 2024 season

A look at the biggest impact transfer for all 16 SEC schools entering the 2024 season

By Will Backus Jun 4, 2024 at 10:01 am ET• 8 min read

SEC schools were busy in the transfer portal during the winter and spring windows. Five of the conference's 16 schools (including Oklahoma and Texas, which join on July 1) took at least 20 transfer prospects, more than the last three cycles combined. 

The SEC landed five programs inside the top 10 of 247Sports' Team Transfer Rankings. Ole Miss, with a robust class featuring 24 transfers, beat Oregon for the top spot. Newcomer Texas put on a strong showing with the No. 6 class, despite fewer additions than each of the five teams above and three teams behind it in the top-10. 

These efforts by each SEC team are a microcosm of the transformation going on nationally as teams lean more and more on the transfer portal to either address specific areas of need or, in some cases, completely overhaul a roster. Of course, with so much movement, there's always some big-name prospects that decide to set out for a new program, whatever the reason may be. 

Given its status as one of the nation's premier conferences and with plenty of College Football Playoff competitors in its ranks, the SEC netted its fair share of additions as we creep towards the 2024 season. Here are some that will make an immediate impact.