Pittsburgh TE Karter Johnson enters the NCAA Transfer Portal

Pittsburgh tight end Karter Johnson has entered the transfer portal. He has spent the past two seasons at Pittsburgh and was at Butler (Kan.) Community College for two years before joining the Panthers. He initially began his career at TCU, but left after one season. He did not make any appearances for the Horned Frogs.

In the 2023 campaign, Johnson appeared in 11 games and made four starts. The 6-foot-2, 255-pound TE compiled 12 catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 14.6 yards per catch. Johnson posted career-highs against Duke, notching six catches for 55 yards, including a 21-yard touchdown.

In 2022, Johnson reeled in six receptions for 89 yards. He made two starts that season. When Johnson exited high school, he was highly-touted defensive end. However, during his two-year stint at Butler Community College, he converted to a tight end.

In his two years with BCC, Johnson amassed 22 catches for 293 yards and four touchdowns in 13 total games. With his COVID year, Johnson will have one season of eligibility remaining.

Karter Johnson played high school football at Pickerington Central (Ohio), where he was a four-star prospect. He was the No. 354 overall recruit in the 2019 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

He is the 12th player to enter the transfer portal from Pitt. The program currently sits at No. 25 in On3’s Transfer Portal Team Rankings. While football season just ended, Las Vegas is already speculating where Pitt will stack up in the ACC next season.

Ranking the ACC with Las Vegas 2024 win totals

Three ACC programs – Clemson, Florida State and Miami – are all projected to win 9.5 games, according to FanDuel. The Seminoles had the best 2023 season of the group and are looking to repeat as conference champions. They rattled off a 13-0 record to win the ACC Championship before falling to Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

Up next is Louisville not far behind at 8.5. The Cardinals reached the ACC title game in Year 1 under Jeff Brohm and were very active in the transfer portal.

NC State and North Carolina are also at 8.5 with veteran coaches who have done a solid job at their schools in Dave Doeren and Mack Brown.

SMU and Virginia Tech are both at 7.5 wins. The Mustangs are entering their first year in the ACC, while Virginia Tech has made strides under Brent Pry.

Cal, Duke and Syracuse are all at 6.5 wins. Cal is making its ACC debut, while Syracuse and Duke both have new head coaches.

Georgia Tech and Pitt are viewed as borderline bowl teams with a win total of 5.5.

Boston College, Virginia and Wake Forest are up next at 4.5 wins. Virginia and Wake Forest really struggled last season, while BC recently hired Bill O’Brien to replace Jeff Hafley.

Finally, Stanford finishes things off with an over-under of 3.5 wins as the Cardinal head into their first year in the ACC.