Defensive tackle Nahki Johnson, 2 other Pitt players planning to enter transfer portal
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.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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