Stan Becton | NCAA.com | April 8, 2022 These FCS teams have been most active in the transfer portal this offseason North Dakota State dominates Montana State, secures 9th FCS title Share Since the introduction of the transfer portal, FCS programs across the country have used the portal to their advantage to acquire new — and often times experienced — talent. Sometimes transfer players have an immediate impact after stepping on campus, contributing right away to FCS teams. Here's a breakdown of the transfer portal and the FCS through so far, looking at FBS to FCS transfers and FCS to FCS transfers. Number of transfers by school School Number of Transfers Alabama A&M 28 Southern Illinois 20 Jackson State 12 Grambling State 11 Southern, Samford, Sam Houston 10 Texas A&M-Commerce, Southeastern Louisiana, Norfolk State 8 Northern Colorado, Missouri State, Florida A&M, Eastern Kentucky, Duquesne, Central Arkansas 7 Youngstown State, Southern Utah, Illinois State, Alcorn State, Alabama State 6 Towson, Tarleton, Stony Brook, Montana, Indiana State, UIW, Eastern Illinois, Bethune-Cookman 5 UT Martin, Richmond, Northwestern State, North Dakota, Morehead State, Mississippi Valley State, McNeese, Jacksonville State, Elon, Delaware 4 West Carolina, Wagner, Villanova, UC Davis, Tennessee Tech, Stephen F. Austin, Sacred Heart, Robert Morris, Rhode Island, Portland State, Northern Iowa, North Carolina A&T, North Alabama, Mercer, Hampton, Gardner-Webb, Furman Charleston Southern 3 Southeast Missouri State, Saint Francis, Sacramento State, Prairie View A&M, Northern Arizona, North Carolina Central, New Hampshire, Montana State, Maine, Long Island, Lamar, ETSU, Eastern Washington, Campbell 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Butler, Cal Poly, Chattanooga, Colgate, Davidson, Delaware State, Dixie State, Drake, Georgetown, Houston Baptist, Idaho State, Kennesaw State, Merrimack, Monmouth, Nicholls, San Diego, South Dakota, Stetson, Texas Southern, William & Mary, Wofford 1 Three-hundred-eighty-one players and counting have found a new home from the transfer portal at the FCS level so far this offseason. As shown above, some teams have been more active than others in the portal acquiring players. Keep in mind FCS programs only get 63 equivalency scholarships and many of the players that have found new homes from the portal now cut into that number. Number of transfers by number of schools Number of transfers Number of Schools 28 1 20 1 12 1 11 1 10 3 8 3 7 6 6 5 5 8 4 10 3 18 2 14 1 22 Ninty-two different FCS schools have dipped into the transfer portal this offseason. There are only 130 FCS programs this year. Almost 72% of programs will have a transfer on the roster this fall. Number of transfers by conference Conference Number of transfers SWAC 92 MVFC 52 Big Sky, CAA 34 WAC, Southland 26 SoCon 23 ASun 19 NEC 18 OVC, Big South 14 MEAC 11 Pioneer 8 Patriot 2 The SWAC by far has the most number of transfers of any conference in the FCS. The conference has four of the seven teams with the most transfers. Alabama A&M's 28 transfers are eight more than any other school. It's an arms race in the SWAC. It may seem like every team is dipping into the transfer portal with the large number of transfers around the country, but one notable team has yet to do so — defending champion North Dakota State. 🏈LATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS 🏈 📊 POLLS: FCS Coaches | Stats Perform Top 25 | Simple Ratings System 📊 👀 HISTORY: Schools with most national titles | Winningest teams | Most unbreakable FCS records 👀 🏈 MORE: Conference standings | Season stats | HBCU Football Way-too-early 2022 FCS playoff bracket predictions It's May and the FCS playoffs aren't until November, but that doesn't matter because we predicted the 24-team 2022 FCS playoff field anyway. READ MORE 9 potential breakout FCS football teams in the 2022 season Here's a look at the potential breakout FCS teams for the 2022 season. READ MORE Colleges and conferences with the most players drafted in the 2022 NFL draft Georgia had 15 players selected in the NFL draft, eclipsing the previous modern-era record of 14 picks, which was set by Ohio State in the 2004 NFL draft and later tied by LSU in 2020. The Bulldogs have five defensive players selected in the first round from a unit that allowed a national-best 10.2 points per game last season. READ MORE