OT: Penn State WR Juwan Johnson Enters Transfer Portal
Per Bruce Feldman: https://twitter.com/BruceFeldmanCFB/status/1083821173597585408
He graduated last month, so he'll be able to play immediately.
Seems like he had a solid 2017 (he caught the touchdown pass as time expired to beat Iowa) before having a disappointing season this year.
The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Johnson had a breakout redshirt sophomore season, hauling in 54 receptions for 701 yards. His 2018 season however was marred by drops and injuries, as Johnson only totaled 25 receptions for 352 yards in 10 games.
He apparently had some draft buzz heading into 2018.
The Penn State redshirt junior wide receiver had his name in some preseason mock drafts as a potential NFL first-round pick. In an early 2019 NFL mock draft by the Sporting News published in May, Johnson was predicted to go seventh overall in the first round.
Given how stacked Michigan's receiving corps is, I doubt that there would be any room for him, especially if he wants to make a big impression for the league, but I still thought this was interesting.
January 11th, 2019 at 7:29 PM ^
January 11th, 2019 at 9:11 PM ^
Jalen Hurst at Maryland basketball game tonight!
January 11th, 2019 at 11:08 PM ^
Build the wall. Before the transfer portal gets overrun.
January 12th, 2019 at 3:07 PM ^
I live in (Ostensibly) Happy Valley; cheer for them except when they play my alma mater. One of the biggest frustrations with him is that he can make the kind of spectacular catch that he did against Ohio State (1 handed, falling back) and then drop far easier ones. As others have mentioned, McSorley had a much rougher 2018 than his previous 2, which no doubt played into Johnson's difficulties. Hope he finds a good home.
January 12th, 2019 at 9:20 PM ^
On the transfer subject- does anyone tend to believe Aubrey Solomon would’ve stayed if he knew Mattison was leaving? The fact that There was a rift between Solomon and Mattison.. makes you wonder. I thought he would have a break out year 2019. I hope it works out for Aubrey Solomon and Michigan doesn’t field anything negative in his departure.
Go Blue