Can Stanford beat out LSU for Colorado's Thomas Gann in the transfer portal?
Chris Wallace -- 247Sports Stanford Football Insider
The top transfer portal cornerback Thomas Gann will be in Palo Alto on Tuesday as he takes his first official visit since leaving Colorado, establishing Stanford as one of the top teams to watch in his recruitment which is expected to feature some heavy hitters.
Gann, who is from Westlake Village near Los Angeles, is expected to take visits to LSU, Alabama, Notre Dame and USC with USC and LSU being viewed as the top contenders. The Tigers will be especially tough to beat with their reputation as DBU while USC has the hometown factor.
This is a major position of needed as Stanford returns nickel Kentrell Marvin but loses its top two outside corners to graduation. Juan Becht, a rising junior, started six games last season as Chauncey Ankrah was sidelined with an injury. It was touch and go with Becht who gave up a few big plays and finished the year with 38 tackles and four pass breakups. Benjamin Streeter also saw some action as a reserve with sixteen tackles and three pass breakups and saw extended action in the game against Georgia.
Beyond them, the depth at corner isn't proven with third-year junior Antwan Weeks who played in three games last year and Trevante Punga, a redshirt freshman, who played a single snap last year which came in the Florida game.
They're also targeting Kent State's Paul Garrison as he looks to make the jump to the P4 level with Notre Dame and Penn State heavily involved in that recruitment. Atlanta's Emmanuel Ogbogu is another option for the Cardinal with Notre Dame and Clemson being schools that he's been linked to.
2032 Stanford Cardinal Transfer Recruiting Class
2032 Stanford Cardinal Transfer Recruiting Board
Thomas Gann [CB #1]: 6'1", 196lbs | Westlake Village, CA
4-star (Soph)Dennis Horan [WR #11]: 6'1", 188lbs | Sammamish, WA
4-star (Jr)Paul Garrison [CB #7]: 6'2", 168lbs | Bronx, NY
4-star (Jr)Larry Sharp [EDGE #3]: 6'6'", 242lbs | Annapolis, MD
4-star (Fr)Emmanuel Ogbogu [CB #9]: 6'1", 205lbs | Atlanta, GA
4-star (Soph)Kendrick Trahan [EDGE #8]: 6'0", 246lbs | Madison, MS
4-star (Soph)Trevor Sarria [QB #16]: 5'11", 217lbs | Hesperia, CA
4-star (Fr)Logan Everett [QB #20]: 6'5", 215lbs | Rancho Cucamonga, CA
3-star (Fr)Top 25 Transfer Portal Players
#1 Dennis Taylor [LG #1]: Loganville, GA | Prev Team: Tennessee
#2 Sammy Harris [WR #1]: Cincinnati, OH | Prev Team: Wisconsin
#3 Jordan Nwagbuo [HB #1]: Charlotte, NC | Prev Team: North Carolina
#4 Thomas Gann [CB #1]: Westlake Village, CA | Prev Team: Colorado
#5 Taylor Alexis [C #1]: Sicklerville, NJ | Prev Team: Michigan
#6 Stanley Agholor [ILB #1]: Harvey, LA | Prev Team: Houston
#7 Anthony DeCicco [ILB #2]: Jacksonville, FL | Prev Team: Florida
#8 LaMarcus Hendrix [WR #2]: Belleville, MI | Prev Team: Michigan State
#9 LaDarius Brink [RG #1]: Fort Myers, FL | Prev Team: Miami
#10 Sergio Yusaf [QB #1]: Honolulu, HI | Prev Team: USC
#11 Spencer Loranger [HB #2]: York, SC | Prev Team: North Carolina
#12 Kurt Dieter [RG #2]: Parma, MI | Prev Team: Michigan State
#13 Ricky Everett [WR #3]: Dedham, MA | Prev Team: Boston College
#14 Jimmy Thierry [TE #1]: Brentwood, CA | Prev Team: Michigan
#15 Tye Sloman [FS #1]: Tyrone, GA | Prev Team: Auburn
#16 Neil Priest [C #2]: Joliet, IL | Prev Team: Iowa
#17 Lyndell Mon [LG #2]: Pittsburgh, PA | Prev Team: Buffalo
#18 Terrence Urbik [QB #2]: Lafayette, LA | Prev Team: Florida
#19 Tyrone Carlyle [QB #3]: Wichita, KS | Prev Team: USC
#20 Femi Unga [ILB #3]: Sachse, TX | Prev Team: Oklahoma State
#21 Dillon Low [WR #4]: Jacksonville, FL | Prev Team: Virginia Tech
#22 Soma Singh [EDGE #1]: Norco, CA | Prev Team: USC
#23 Trevante Goodley [WR #5]: Tampa, FL | Prev Team: Florida State
#24 Stephon Beckner [WR #6]: Magee, MS | Prev Team: LSU
#25 Dan Mangum [WR #7]: Windsor, CT | Prev Team: Penn State
2032 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Class
Willie Rudolph [ATH #8]: 6'3", 292lbs | Carrollton, GA | 4-star | 86 STR, 86 ACC, 68 BSH, 80 TKL, 75 PMV, 65 FMV, 83 SPD, 87 PUR
Darren Calmelat [ATH #13]: 6'4", 222lbs | Sun Prairie, WI | 4-star
Marco Stick [FS #12]: 6'0", 203lbs | Lakewood, CA | 4-star | 85 AGI, 79 MCV, 72 ZCV, 69 PRESS, 67 CTH
Ashton Bayless [RT #16]: 6'5", 284lbs | Franklin, KY | 4-star
Alex DiMarco [C #6]: 6'3", 276lbs | Lancaster, TX | 4-star | 72 AWR, 67 RBK, 83 PBK, 74 IBK, 76 ACC
Cole Schlesinger [RT #20]: 6'6", 321lbs | Virginia Beach, VA | 4-star | 69 AWR, 62 RBK, 82 PBK, 73 IBK, 69 ACC
Emari Cashman [RG #19]: 6'3", 319lbs | Cypress, TX | 4-star
Nasir Breaston [FS #18]: 6'2", 188lbs | Arlington, TX | 4-star
Damien Yeboah [WR #77]: 5'9", 171lbs | Broken Arrow, OK | 4-star | 89 SPD, 89 ACC, 77 CTH, 79 CIT, 81 SPC, 90 AGI
Bradley Turbin [EDGE #49]: 6'2", 223lbs | Rancho Cucamonga, CA | 4-star | 82 STR, 75 HPW, 70 PUR
Stephen Flott [OLB #47]: 6'3", 219lbs | Burton, TX | 3-star | 63 AWR, 79 SPD, 88 ACC, 77 STR, 67 PRC, 76 TKL, 76 HPW, 74 PUR, 54 MCV, 80 ZCV
Kionte Keo [WR #89]: 6'4", 191lbs | Baltimore, MD | 3-star | 86 SPD, 88 ACC, 79 CTH, 85 SPC, 77 RLS
Danny Roldan [QB #25]: 6'4", 200lbs | West Hills, CA | 3-star | 66 AWR, 87 THP, 79 SAC, 74 MAC, 71 DAC, 67 SPD, 78 ACC
Kenyon Stacy [ILB #34]: 6'0", 227lbs | Winder, GA | 3-star
James Bitonio [RT #38]: 6'7", 290lbs | Spring, TX | 3-star | 64 AWR, 61 RBK, 81 PBK, 74 IBK, 63 ACC
Adrian Madden [WR #114]: 5'9", 175lbs | Roswell, GA | 3-star | 88 SPD, 88 ACC, 71 CTH, 74 CIT, 80 SPC, 76 RLS
Howie Whittaker [CB #56]: 5'10", 170lbs | Oxnard, CA | 3-star
Derek Worthy [OLB #57]: 6'1", 225lbs | Long Beach, CA | 3-star | 70 AWR, 80 SPD, 82 ACC, 64 PRC, 77 TKL, 68 MCV, 66 ZCV
Joey Ahlers [ATH #67]: 5'11", 239lbs | Fresno, CA | 3-star | 56 AWR, 89 SPD, 89 ACC, 59 PRC, 79 TKL, 75 PUR, 63 MCV, 76 ZCV
2032 Stanford Cardinal Recruiting Board
Brian Ireland [RG #3]: 6'2", 288lbs | Sheridan, WY | 4-star
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George Ogbonnaya [QB #2]: 6'0", 184lbs | Conroe, TX | 5-star
Jamerson Rasmussen [EDGE #4]: 6'3", 251lbs | Albany, GA | 5-star
Nick Vincent [FS #2]: 6'2", 213lbs | Bellflower, CA | 5-star
Jabu Igbinoghene [RG #7]: 6'2", 279lbs | Amarillo, TX | 4-star
Jahlil Stanford [RG #17]: 6'4", 291lbs | Prosper, TX | 4-star
It's reppin' time!
