BYU's Transfer Class Cracks the Nation's Top 20
Last weekend, BYU added to its large class of transfers when Oregon transfer Harrison Taggart committed to BYU. With Taggart in the fold, BYU has added 21 transfers from other college football programs since the end of last season.
247Sports ranks the transfer portal classes across college football - first they assign each transfer a transfer rating. Then, those ratings are aggregated to form the team rankings. As of this writing, BYU's transfer class ranks 20th nationally.
Big 12 Transfer Classes
BYU's transfer class currently ranks third in the new Big 12 behind only Oklahoma and TCU. Below are the transfer class rankings for the Big 12.
- Oklahoma (8th nationallly)
- TCU (19th nationally)
- BYU (20th nationally)
- Oklahoma State (21st nationally)
- Baylor (22nd nationally)
- Houston (27th nationally)
- West Virginia (30th nationally)
- Cincinnati (31st nationally)
- UCF (35th nationally)
- Kansas (42nd nationally)
- Texas (52nd nationally)
- Texas Tech (56th nationally)
- Kansas State (67th nationally)
- Iowa State (81st nationally)
Top BYU Transfers
Here are the six incoming BYU transfers that received the highest transfer ratings. It’s worth noting that Harrison Taggart has not received a transfer rating yet.
Aidan Robbins - 92 Rating
UNLV transfer Aidan Robbins received a four-star (92) rating after running for more than 1,000 yards last season. A 92 rating is tied for the best RB rating nationally. Robbins is projected to start at running back for BYU this season.
Eddie Heckard - 91 Rating
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Weber State transfer Eddie Heckard received a four-star transfer rating. Heckard, like Robbins, is projected to be a week-one starter at BYU.
Kedon Slovis - 89 Rating
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Quarterback Kedon Slovis won the starting job during Spring Camp. Slovis has NFL potential when he's healthy, but he has struggled with consistency over the last few years while playing for different coaching staffs. The addition Slovis was vital to BYU's first season in the Big 12 - it could be the difference between missing out on a bowl game and 6-8 wins next season.
Caleb Etienne - 89 Rating
Caleb Etienne is a massive man that started every game for Oklahoma State at left tackle last season. Etienne is projected to start at right tackle for BYU in 2023.
Paul Maile - 88 Rating
Utah transfer Paul Maile started at center for the Utes last season. Maile, who was sidelined with an injury during the Spring, is another transfer that is projected to start along the offensive line this season. He received a high three-star rating from 247Sports.
AJ Vongphachanh - 88 Rating
AJ Vongphachanh led the Aggies last season with 101 tackles including 10.5 tackles for loss and 2 sacks. In his four years at Utah State, Vongphachanh racked up over 220 career tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 7 sacks.
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