One of the top 25 high school football players out of New Jersey from the class of 2018 is now in the transfer portal. Former Pittsburgh Panther tight end Karmar Mimes officially entered the transfer portal last week.
The Long Branch, New Jersey native is leaving Pitt as a redshirt senior.
A three-star defensive end in the 247Sports Composite, Mimes committed to Pittsburgh in January of his senior high school season. He saw a few other offers from teams in the northeast part of the country including Boston College, UConn, Temple, Wake Forest, and Rutgers. Mimes originally committed to Rutgers in December of 2017, but decommitted shortly after that before deciding on Pitt. Rivals.com had Mimes rated as a three-star defensive end. They rated him the No. 33 prospect in New Jersey.
Pittsburgh TE Kaymar Mimes has entered the portal. https://t.co/RBebEnG2wF
— 247Sports Transfer Portal (@247SportsPortal) April 15, 2022
Mimes appeared in 24 games for the Panthers, mostly on special teams, with one reception for 4 yards. He switched his main position from defensive end to tight end after arriving to Pittsburgh and did see time at both positions.
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Rutgers has been active in the transfer portal, looking for tight ends. Rutgers was among the first to offer Lafayette tight end Steven Stillianos, who ended up committing to Iowa.