While it’s no secret that Dave Aranda is an incredible recruiter, this offseason, he’s taken another step forward.
On Monday, Aranda’s group added a second transfer from the nation’s top-ranked team, the Oregon Ducks, with the commitment of sophomore edge Emar’rion Winston.
Winston, a 6-foot-4 sophomore from Portland, Oregon, spent the previous two seasons with the Ducks, where he recorded 27 total tackles and two pass breakups.
Coming out of Central Catholic in the Class of 2022, Winston was listed as a four-star prospect by the 247Sports index and the nation’s 488th-ranked prospect. He also checked in as the 28th-ranked player at his position and the third-ranked player in the state of Oregon.
With the addition of Emar’rion Winston, Baylor has now added two players from Oregon in the transfer portal. Winston is joined by Oregon safety transfer Tyler Turner, who joined the Bears back on December 23rd.
The transfer portal officially opened on Monday, December 9, 2024, and will remain open until Saturday, December 28, with an exception for players on teams who play bowl games after the window closes. According to NCAA data, 2,273 FBS football players entered the transfer portal in 2023-24 school year, with 1,558 (68.5%) undergraduates and 715 (31.5%) graduate transfers. Of the entrants, 57% reported that they enrolled in another school, 8% withdrew their names from the portal, and 35% are still active, transferred to a non-NCAA school, or left their sport.
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