The 10 teams that have gotten off to the hottest portal starts - ESPN

College football's offseason transfer window opened one week ago, and coaches across the country have only 6,200 Division I players in the portal to choose from at the moment.

Portal season being compressed to a two-week period, from Jan. 2 to Jan. 16, this year has sped up an already dizzying process, with hundreds of players making decisions daily. A dozen FBS programs have already secured commitments from 20 or more players in the portal.

Who's thriving amid the daily chaos of nonstop roster addition and subtraction? Midway through this portal window, here are 10 programs off to impressive starts in building up their rosters for 2026.

Commits (12): QB Josh Hoover (TCU), RB Turbo Richard (Boston College), WR Nick Marsh (Michigan State), TE Brock Schott (Miami), DL Tobi Osunsanmi (Kansas State), DL Joshua Burnham (Notre Dame), DL Joe Hjelle (Tulsa), DL Chiddi Obiazor (Kansas State), DB Preston Zachman (Wisconsin), DB Jiquan Sanks (Cincinnati), P Billy Gowers (Hawaii), LS Drew Clausen (Iowa State)

Entering the first year of the Curt Cignetti era at Indiana, the portal class was powered by James Madison transfers. Last year, the Hoosiers won the battle for Fernando Mendoza and turned him into a Heisman Trophy winner while also adding 15 transfers who have earned starts during their undefeated season. The Hoosiers' hit rate on evaluating and recruiting portal talent has been remarkable.

Can they keep it up for Year 3? The early results suggest Cignetti's squad will have the goods to contend for another Big Ten title.

Hoover, a 31-game starter at TCU, is an overqualified successor to Mendoza with all the tools necessary to have a prolific year in Indiana's system, especially if he can cut down his turnover total. Marsh,