In Niko Medved’s first offseason as head coach, the Gophers have recruited eight players from the transfer portal. With three roster spots still open, they might add more talent, but the core of the 2025-26 team is largely set, allowing us to see how top recruiting sites rate their transfer class.
On3: 22nd
On3’s Team Transfer Portal Index prioritizes team improvement over the quality of individual additions, ranking Minnesota 22nd overall and eighth in the Big Ten. The Gophers’ average transfer rating is 74.0, placing them 17th in the conference.
Western Michigan’s Chansey Willis Jr. and Northern Colorado’s Langston Reynolds lead with a 92.0 On3 Industry Rating, followed by Davidson’s Bobby Durkin at 91.0, B.J. Omot at 90.0, and Chance Stephens at 89.0. Nehemiah Turner, Robert Vaihola, and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson remain unranked on the list.
247Sports: 49th
247Sports employs a formula that emphasizes the top recruit’s value, with diminishing weight for subsequent players. Minnesota ranks 49th overall on their list, placing 10th in the Big Ten.
According to 247Sports, Bobby Durkin leads the Gophers’ transfer class with a 93.0 rating, followed by Chansey Willis Jr. at 91.0, B.J. Omot at 90.0, Jaylen Crocker-Johnson at 89.0, Robert Vaihola and Langston Reynolds both at 88.0, and Chance Stephens at 78.0. Nehemiah Turner is the only unranked player.
Reaction:
The transfer portal rankings should be taken with skepticism, as they’re still a developing metric and may shift before the season begins. The fact that On3 lists Nehemiah Turner, Robert Vaihola, and Jaylen Crocker-Johnson as unranked raises questions about their list’s reliability.
Minnesota has significantly bolstered its roster this offseason, with top transfers like Bobby Durkin, Chansey Willis Jr., and Langston Reynolds, all from mid-major conferences, needing to prove themselves in the Big Ten. Given the inconsistent track record of such rankings, only the season’s results will reveal the true impact of the Gophers’ additions.
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