Auburn Transfer Landen King Adds Pitt Offer

The Pitt Panthers are continuing their search for pass-catchers in the transfer portal.

PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are still searching for pass-catchers from the transfer portal, so they are trying to get in early on the many portaling players who have decided to find a new home following the conclusion of spring practices around the country. 

In pursuit of that goal, the Panthers most recently offered Auburn transfer Landen King, who played both tight end and wideout for the Tigers before opting to enter the transfer portal this past weekend. 

This is the second time he has entered his name into the portal, with the first coming in November. King eventually withdrew his name. He caught six total passes for 83 yards and a touchdown during his two seasons at Auburn.  

King, a former three-star recruit from Humble, Texas and Atascocita High School, was ranked as high as the No. 10 tight end in the class of 2021 (ESPN) and the No. 51 player overall in his class (Rivals). He held offers from Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Houston, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Ole Miss, Penn State, Purdue, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech and Washington coming out of high school. 

With the Panthers having already added former USC and Texas tight end Marcus Epps to a room already staffed by Gavin Bartholomew and Karter Johnson, King seems bound for the wide receiver's room should he pick Pitt. 

Utah, Colorado, Louisville and Cal are the only other schools to have offered King as a transfer so far. 

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