Tyreke Johnson (13) and Kendall Sheffield, left center, celebrate after an Ohio State win against Maryland on Nov. 17, 2018, in College Park, Md. Johnson, who is in the NCAA transfer portal, visited Nebraska this week.
Steven M. Sipple, Parker Gabriel and Chris Basnett talk through a wild month of June so far in football recruiting and have a lengthy discussion about the Husker baseball team’s run in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and what the next steps for Will Bolt’s program look like.
Nebraska found its transfer defensive back, and he’s a former blue-chip prospect from a fellow Big Ten school.
Former Ohio State defensive back Tyreke Johnson committed to the Huskers on Sunday. The former five-star prospect is set to join a defensive backfield that has several accomplished players but also a general lack of depth. Johnson has three years of eligibility remaining.
He has been listed as an enrolled student at Nebraska since at least June 9 but had not said anything about his commitment until Sunday. NU officials cannot publicly comment on unsigned players. Since Johnson is a transfer, Husker staff may not be able to acknowledge him until he arrives on campus, which will most likely be in July.
Johnson redshirted in 2018 and then appeared in 12 games over the past two seasons for the Buckeyes, but never found full-time work in the OSU secondary.
Johnson arrived in Columbus as a heralded recruit in the 2018 class, finishing as the No. 14 overall prospect nationally according to Rivals and the No. 21 according to the 247Sports Composite rankings, each of which was good enough to put him in five-star status.
Johnson is originally from Jacksonville, Florida, and played his high school football at Trinity Christian Academy, where early in his tenure he was teammates with Nebraska senior safety Deontai Williams.
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