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Pitt Lands JUCO TE Karter Johnson

Fire up the Pat Signal - the Panthers landed a commitment from a junior college transfer.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Lands JUCO TE Karter Johnson
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PITTSBURGH -- Pitt Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi fired off a Pat Signal on Thursday afternoon, but the identity of the latest player commitment didn't come until Friday, when Butler Community College transfer Karter Johnson announced that he was the unnamed player. 

Butler had committed to Coastal Carolina earlier this month, but decommitted and accepted an offer from the Panthers on Friday. 

Johnson, a 6-foot-2 tight end, began his career at TCU. He committed to the Horned Frogs in 2019 but as a four-star defensive lineman, not a tight end. After riding the bench for most of that season, he transferred to Butler, a junior college in Kansas. Johnson then dropped 70 pounds and changed positions.  

He played for two seasons at Butler and appeared in 13 total games. Over that time, he caught 22 passes for 293 yards and four touchdowns. Johnson is the 18th member of the 2022 class and has three years of eligibility remaining. 

He joins a Pitt tight ends group that is led by All-ACC Honorable Mention Gavin Bartholomew, who is just a sophomore. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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