Top Michigan Football safety entering Transfer Portal should land with a top College Football program quickly
Michigan Football is losing one of their best defenders who was set to play a big role this coming fall. Keon Sabb may not be a household name (yet) but he is one of the best safeties in the entire country and played a huge part in Michigan's National Championship victory. He entered the Transfer […]
Michigan Football is losing one of their best defenders who was set to play a big role this coming fall.
Keon Sabb may not be a household name (yet) but he is one of the best safeties in the entire country and played a huge part in Michigan's National Championship victory. He entered the Transfer Portal this morning, and should have immediate interest from all around the country.
What makes him so desirable as a transfer addition for some of the top college football programs in the country?
And where will he land? Let's take a look.
Keon Sabb: Playmaker
Keon Sabb was a Top 100 recruit in the nation back in 2022 when he joined Michigan. He had plenty of hype coming into college thanks to his successful high school career that ended with him dominating national competition at the prestigious IMG Academy in Florida (their defense allowed less than 11 points per game with Sabb).
He only played in four games as a true freshman for Michigan, but didn't allow a single catch in limited action. In 2023 he functioned as the Wolverines' third safety but actually posted the best numbers of all Michigan defensive backs with the exception of cornerback Will Johnson (a projected first round pick in 2025).
Sabb allowed a passer rating of just 44.6 on the season which made him a Top 20 safety in the nation (among players with 200+ coverage snaps). He limited opposing quarterbacks to a completion rate below 48% when targeted, snagged two interceptions, and defended five passes.
Two of those passes defended came in the National Championship win over the Washington Huskies. All in all he forced four different incompletions against Washington in the playoffs as noted here in the post below.
Some lucky college football team is going to get a special player in Keon Sabb.
Potential Blue Blood Landing Spots
But where does one of the best safeties in the country land now that he's in the Transfer Portal?
Sabb was originally recruited by Brent Venables to play for the Clemson Tigers, but decommitted shortly after Venables was hired at Oklahoma to be their new head coach. There's certainly a chance that Venables will make a play at Sabb as Oklahoma moves to the SEC this fall for the first time.
Dabo Swinney and Clemson may come calling again too. They just lost starting safety Andrew Mukuba to Texas this offseason already and could certainly use the help. Lots of early noise suggesting he could end up with Clemson or Oklahoma.
The wild card landing spot that may be even better for Sabb now would be with Alabama. The Crimsons Tide just lost Caleb Downs (former five star safety, first round prospect) to Ohio State this offseason and desperately need to find safety help having lost other depth players at the position recently too.
Wherever he lands, Sabb should immediately slide in as one of the best starting safeties in the nation.
