As the 2025 recruiting cycle ends and the 12-team CFP era rolls on, here is a look at four teams that have improved their chances of securing a playoff spot, and, maybe winning it all, as long as their transfers contribute as expected and they get production from some youth in their current class of recruits.

FBS schools are signing fewer high school players, instead relying on experienced players who enter the transfer portal.

Three Wisconsin transfer additions made 247Sports' recent ranking of the 100 most impactful players to move during the winter window.