Defensive tackle Nahki Johnson, 2 other Pitt players planning to enter transfer portal
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Pitt defensive tackle Nakhi Johnson, center Terrence Moore and cornerback Noah Biglow are planning to enter the NCAA transfer portal. Johnson made his announcement on X and Moore’s agency, 3 Strand Sports & Entertainment, also used X to announce its client’s plans.
All three ended the regular season as backups at their positions.
Pittsburgh offensive lineman Terrence Moore is entering the transfer portal, his agency @3strandsports tells @CBSSports/@247Sports.
Moore, who is repped by @monnier_oscar and @EugeneTLee, has played in 39 career games and made 10 career starts. Has played both center and guard.… pic.twitter.com/DCwZ3VFPrI
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 2, 2024
Entering the transfer portal as a Grad-Transfer… Thank you Pitt.
— Noah Biglow (@noahbiglow) December 2, 2024
Johnson, a West Mifflin graduate, made four starts this season, the first of his four-year Pitt career, after transitioning from defensive end where he was a reserve from 2021-23. He recorded 14 tackles this season, with one for a loss, one quarterback hurry and one pass breakup.
Moore (6-foot-5, 305 pounds) started one game this season — a 37-9 loss at Louisville on Nov. 23 — when center Lyndon Cooper was injured. Moore appeared in 39 games (10 starts) throughout his career and started nine at center in 2023.
During the offseason, Moore was a star in Pitt’s weight room, holding his body off the ground for 25 minutes in an exercise called a plank. Chosen to the All-ACC Academic team in 2023, he graduated from Pitt in three years with a 3.85 grade-point average and a bachelor’s degree in communications.
Moore, 21, played at traditional high school power Massillon Washington where he was Ohio’s No. 21 overall prospect, according to Rivals.com.
Biglow, who was a redshirt junior this season, appeared in 20 games over four seasons without a start.
The transfer portal opens Dec. 9.