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Oregon Ducks land Northwestern CB Theran Johnson in transfer portal

The Oregon Ducks picked up a transfer portal commitment from Northwestern Wildcats CB Theran Johnson on Sunday afternoon.

The Oregon Ducks landed their second transfer portal addition of the weekend on Sunday morning, getting a commitment from former Northwestern Wildcats cornerback Theran Johnson.

Johnson, who is going to be a redshirt senior, comes to Oregon as a veteran playmaker who will look to take over the role that has been held by Jabbar Muhammad, Khyree Jackson and Christian Gonzalez over the years.

In four seasons with the Wildcats, Johnson racked up 103 tackles and 3 interceptions with 18 PBUs and one interception for a touchdown.

The addition of Johnson comes a day after Oregon landed former Purdue safety Dillon Thieneman out of the portal. He was the top available safety.

The Ducks have needs to fill in the secondary this offseason. Muhammad, Kobe Savage, Tysheem Johnson, Brandon Johnson and Dontae Manning are graduating. They have done a good job so far, getting a second defensive back from a Big Ten school to stay in the conference and flip to the Ducks.

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Midweek Recruiting Update: Johnson offer, latest on Colzie, and more

A look at the latest recruiting news for Notre Dame Football.

It’s safe to say that it’s been fairly quiet on the recruiting trail for the Irish. The coaching staff changed that last night, as they offered Northwestern commit Theran Johnson.

The instate cornerback has been committed to the ‘Cats since May 3 of this year, Johnson is a very solid prospect. He stands six-feet tall and weights 170-pounds. The offer should catch Johnsons attention as aside from Northwestern, every other one of his offers are from non-Power Five schools.

I love this offer, Johnson is a player that might take some time to develop, but getting some of the better talent in Indiana to play for the Irish is a positive development. Almost all of the top 25 players in the state are heading off to a Power Five team, the Irish only have a commit from Blake Fisher. Yes, he’s a big one, literally and figuratively, the top overall player in the state.

Looking ahead at what’s to come for the Irish, the potential for Georgia wide receiver Deion Colzie to rejoin the class is looking better and better as we inch towards his commitment date on the 28th of this month.

Tom Loy, of Irish Illustrated, changed his crystal ball pick to the Irish. That gives me a ton of confidence that as of right now, Colzie is trending to rejoining Lorenzo Styles Jr. as the wide receivers in the 2021 class.

Right now the class consists of nine players on offense: quarterback Tyler Buchner, running back Logan Diggs, Styles Jr., Fisher, offensive tackle Joe Alt, guard Rocco Spindler, center Pat Coogan and tight end’s Mitchell Evans and Cane Berrong.

The defensive commits are a group of nine as well: defensive tackle Gabriel Rubio, defensive ends David Abiara and Jason Onye, linebackers Prince Collie and Will Schweitzer, and defensive backs Philip Riley, Ryan Barnes, Chance Tucker and Justin Walters.

The group of 18 players ranks 12th at ESPN, 13th at 247Sports and 11th at Rivals. Brian Kelly has a solid group of three players committed in the 2022 class: offensive tackle Joey Tanona, tight end Jack Nickel and safety Nolan Ziegler.

It has been a bit slow, but with Colzie’s timeline to recommit set and spatula being brought out to flip Johnson, there could be some positive movement for the Irish. Stay tuned to Fighting Irish Wire for the latest in Notre Dame Football recruiting.