RR Ralphie Report: 2024 Transfer Portal: Players to know for Colorado

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The rebuilding is still not done

The Colorado Buffaloes got better this week and last through the transfer portal as they seem to do every cycle of the transfer portal. Ryland has the goods on some of the most recent commitments from the spring game, but there are still plenty of impact players that the Buffs need to close on to hit some of their goals this year. These players have all visited in the last two weeks:

• LB Elijah Herring, Tennessee: The Volunteers’ leading tackler last year entered the transfer portal after being recruited over. He had 79 tackles last year, but is a run-first stopper who is a step slow for the modern game. He is, however, an upgrade over what the Buffs have right now in the linebacker room. I would feel a lot better if CU took a chance here.
• DT Derrick Harmon, Michigan State: Harmon is one of two starting defensive tackles in the portal for the Spartans. Harmon is more of an end hybrid, but he is nonetheless one of the best players in the portal and the Buffs are battling USC and Miami for his services. Get paid, young man.
• OT Andrew Chamblee and OL Paris Jefferson, Arkansas: Chamblee is one of the biggest prizes in the portal at 6’6 and over 300 pounds, with starts as a freshman in the SEC under his belt. He visited for the spring game with his teammate Paris Jefferson, who was also in the two deep for Arkansas. They would both add sizer and depth to the Buffs.
• Defensive backs please: This is not a specific player, this is a request. Please, Coach Prime. We need some corners and some safeties in Boulder.

If CU can land some or all of these players, the talent level, especially in the Big 12, is hard to deny. The defensive front seven would look drastically improved over last year and the offensive line would suddenly look a lot larger than it did last year. This should fit Pat Shurmur’s scheme a bit more, and who knows what Robert Livingston’s scheme will look in the fall.

CU has had more player movement than any other team in the country again this year, thought it is not quite what last year’s exodus looked like. When CU gets through this on the other side, it will be an improved team. How much they improve depends on this coaching staff.

by Jack Barsch
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