Report: Former Ohio State and LSU Cornerback JK Johnson to Transfer to Oklahoma State

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From Columbus to Baton Rouge to Stillwater.

JK Johnson, a former blue-chip prospect, will transfer to Oklahoma State, by way of Ohio State and LSU, according to a report.

Former LSU and Ohio State cornerback JK Johnson is expected to transfer to Oklahoma State, @chris_hummer and I have learned for @CBSSports/@247Sports.

Former top-50 overall recruit who ranked as the third-best cornerback prospect in the 2021 recruiting class.… pic.twitter.com/MT7nNUgBxv

— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) December 21, 2024

At Oklahoma State, Johnson will get a chance to pick up the pieces of a promising career that was derailed twice by a major injury.

Johnson was a consensus four-star prospect out of De Smet High School in Saint Louis, Missouri and was rated as a Top 6 cornerback and the top prospect out of Missouri in the 2021 class, by 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals. The latter ranked him as the No. 2 CB in the country.

But he made just two appearances as a true freshman at Ohio State before a season-ending shoulder injury sidelined him. He rebounded in 2022, playing in 12 games and starting five. He logged 20 total tackles and 16 solo stops. But his injury troubles weren’t over.

After transferring to LSU, he suffered a leg fracture at the beginning of the Tigers’ preseason practices in 2023 and didn’t return until this past season. He appeared in 10 games for the Tigers in 2024 but managed just three tackles.

Johnson joins a Cowboys’ roster in flux, but with touted talent, experience and two years of eligibility, according to his X announcement. His news comes on the tails of OSU landing three-star Alabama safety Jotavion Pierce earlier Saturday and both North Texas tight end Oscar Hammond and UTEP EDGE Kyran Duhon on Friday.