With the signing of Princewill Umanmielen, there's a new top player on the transfer portal's availability list.
The only thing consistent about the transfer portal is that it churns on. With the decision of former Ole Miss EDGE Princewill Unanmielen to sign with LSU, there's a new top available player in the portal.
While QBs Brendan Sorsby and Sam Leavitt have been top-ranked prospects at other points during the current portal period, it's a new face on top of the group per the current On3sports rankings. 247sports places this prospect as the No. 3 available player, but the late portal entry has certainly created quite a storm since making the decision to enter the portal on the last day before it closed. He was a top portal prospect a year ago, earning a reported $4 million payday then, but is back on the market now-- at least pending a court potentially ruling otherwise.Former Duke QB Darian Mensah is now the top prospect in the transfer portal, following his controversial decision to enter the portal just ahead of the entry deadline. MensahSince the word of Mensah's portal interest first surfaced, he has been closely tied with Miami, where Carson Beck finished his college eligibility by leading the Hurricanes to the College Football Playoff title game. Ole Miss hasMensah was lightly recruited out of high school but after a redshirt season, played well at Tulane as a freshman in 2024, throwing for 2,723 yards and 22 scores. After inking his big contract with Duke, Mensah threw for 3,973 yards and 34 scores in 2025 for the Blue Devils. He has two years of remaining eligibility, but Mensah is also eligible for the 2026 NFL Draft. Like Chambliss, if the collegiate path becomes too entangled in litigation, he might well choose to take his talents to the next level. Then again, with Mensah turning down a $4 million deal with Duke, he's clearly on line for a payday that only a top NFL Draft pick could command. Even at $4 million, Mensah would have to be picked at 15th or higher in the Draft for histo exceed that amount. At $5 million or $6 million, he would have to slide near or into the top ten. A third team in three years might yield a payday several times On3's valuation of $2.2 million in NIL worth for QB Darian Mensah | Bob Donnan-Imagn ImagesJoe is a journalist and writer who covers college and professional sports. He has written or co-written over a dozen sports books, including several regional best sellers. His last book, A Fine Team Man, is about Jackie Robinson and the lives he changed. Joe has been a guest on MLB Network, the Paul Finebaum show and numerous other television and radio shows. He has been inside MLB dugouts, covered bowl games and conference tournaments with Saturday Down South and still loves telling the stories of sports past and present.$6.5 million QB issues strong statement on three major college football programs
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