Former Utah S Tao Johnson plans to visit Oregon soon

Just days after Utah transfer cornerback Smith Snowden announced that he’ll visit the Oregon Ducks in the near future, another member of the Utes‘ secondary has announced the same intentions.

First reported by CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz, Utah transfer safety Tao Johnson “plans to visit UCLA and Oregon in the coming days.” The former standout Ute has already visited Ole Miss and Kentucky.

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Johnson is rated as three-star in the transfer portal and is ranked as the No. 16 safety and No. 248 player overall. The 6-foot-1, 193-pounder was a four-star athlete in the class of 2022 out of Idaho Falls, ID.

Johnson saw time early at Utah, starting 12 games in 2023 as a redshirt freshman before starting 11 games in 2024. He had even more of an impact for the 11-2 Utes this season, as he amassed 51 tackles, four passes defensed and two interceptions.

With a significant number of Oregon secondary members entering the transfer portal themselves, adding at the position has to be near the top of the list for head coach Dan Lanning. In Johnson, he could add an experienced player to the safety room, a trait that could potentially be missing if junior Dillon Thieneman declares for the NFL draft.

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