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Ex-Penn State WR finds new team via transfer portal, per report

Penn State football had a half-dozen wide receivers enter the portal this winter. This weekend, the first of the six found his next college program.

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Another member of the 2024 Penn State football roster appears to have found a landing spot out of the transfer portal. On Saturday, reports indicated that former Nittany Lions wide receiver Tyler Johnson has signed with East Carolina.

The news was first reported by On3’s Pete Nakos. Johnson was in the portal for less than a week, entering last Monday.

Johnson appeared in 10 games for the Nittany Lions this fall but did not have any receptions. He was a three-star prospect and top 20 player out of Virginia in the 2022 cycle per On3’s Industry Rankings.

East Carolina went 8-5 this year but did rank No. 28 in the FBS with 264 passing yards per game.

Tracking Penn State football transfer portal movement

Tyler Johnson was one of six wide receivers to leave Penn State football for the transfer portal this winter and one of four on scholarship. He is just the fourth ex-Nittany Lion to announce his transfer destination.

In total, Penn State had 11 players enter the portal since November.

Roster departures (11)

  • Feyisayo Oluleye, WR – Entered portal on November 13.
  • Jerry Cross, TE – Entered portal on December 2. Committed to Memphis on December 21.
  • TA Cunningham, DL – Entered portal on December 9.
  • Beau Pribula, QB – Entered portal on December 15. Committed to Missouri on December 22.
  • Jason Estrella, WR – Entered portal on December 27.
  • Mehki Flowers, WR – Entered portal on January 13.
  • Tyler Johnson, WR – Entered portal on January 13. Committed to ECU on January 18. 
  • Cam Miller, CB – Entered portal on January 13. Committed to Rutgers on January 16. 
  • Tyrece Mills, S – Entered portal on January 14.
  • Omari Evans, WR – Entered portal on January 14. 
  • Harrison Wallace III, WR – Entered portal on January 15.

Roster additions (6)

  • Kyron Hudson, WR – Entered portal from USC on December 5. Committed on December 16.
  • Enai White, DE – Entered portal from Texas A&M on December 11. Committed on December 20.
  • Devonte Ross, WR – Entered portal from Troy on December 16. Committed on December 24.
  • TJ Shanahan, OL – Entered portal from Texas A&M on December 9. Committed on January 10.
  • Owen Wafle, DL – Entered portal from Michigan on January 2. Committed on January 11.
  • King Mack, S – Entered portal from Alabama on January 3. Committed on January 9.


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