Transfer Portal: Top 5 Available Running Backs (1/10)

Kavosiey Smoke – Kentucky

The skinny: An SEC veteran, Smoke rushed for 1,583 yards and 13 touchdowns in five seasons with the Wildcats. He has averaged 5.4 yards per carry.

Recruiting: Smoke took his first official visit to Troy, before following that with a visit to Colorado. The Buffaloes have made him a recruiting priority and are now seen as the heavy favorite.

Micah Bernard – Utah

The skinny: Over his last two seasons with the Utes, Bernard rushed for 1,056 yards and six touchdowns. He also proved himself as a consistent receiving threat out of the backfield with 60 receptions for 565 yards and three touchdowns during that time.

Recruiting: Bernard, a recent portal entry, has already taken an official visit to South Carolina. The Gamecocks have put the full-court press on Bernard in the hopes that he does not take any additional official visits, but that is still up in the air. So who is also trying to get him in for a visit? Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, Louisville, Illinois and Texas are a few schools to keep an eye on.

Elijah Collins – Michigan State

The skinny: While he has not been a huge part of the Spartans offense in recent seasons, he still rushed for six touchdowns in 2022 on only 70 carries. His best statistical season came in 2019 when he rushed for 988 yards and five touchdowns.

Recruiting: A wide variety of schools have reached out to Collins since he entered the portal last week, including Auburn, Texas, Kansas, UNLV, James Madison and a majority of the MAC schools.

Tre Siggers – SMU

The skinny: Siggers began his collegiate career at North Texas before transferring to SMU, where he played for two seasons. Overall, during his collegiate career he has rushed for 2,267 yards and 20 touchdowns, 13 of which came with the Mustangs.

Recruiting: Siggers only entered the portal on January 9^th, but there are already a few schools that are increasing their efforts. Troy, James Madison, Kansas, Cal and Arizona State are a few to watch, as well as North Texas, which is where Siggers played his first three seasons.