2024-25 Transfer Impact Rankings

The story of the 2024 offseason was the transfer portal. Shortly after the conclusion of the 2024 NCAA Tournament, we had big-name wrestlers throwing their names in and changing colors. This process continued all summer and into August when Iowa acquired the second (Jacori Teemer) and third (Stephen Buchanan) of their multi-time All-American transfers. 

Iowa wasn’t the only one. Oklahoma State also picked up three multi-time All-Americans through the portal. 

A handful of teams significantly improved themselves through the portal. Minnesota and Virginia Tech are others. 

While Penn State is still considered a solid national title favorite, Iowa has thrown themselves back into the race and Oklahoma State will make their case, as well. 

Breaking it down beyond teams, here are the top-26 individuals who have a new home for the 2024-25 season. We can’t call these “Transfer Portal” rankings as loopholes allowed some of the wrestlers on this list to move on without officially entering the portal. 

Semantics aside, here’s your top-26:

26. 197 lbs: Bradley Hill (Oklahoma: From Iowa)

The collateral damage as a result of adding Stephen Buchanan was losing Hill, a 2024 national qualifier as a freshman. I take a “wait-and-see” approach to heavyweights who drop down to 197 lbs. If he can handle the speed and athleticism of 197 lbs, Hill could be much higher on this list as he has three years of eligibility remaining. 

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