Pat Fitzgerald officially announced the addition of seven transfer commits to the Northwestern Football roster Tuesday afternoon. All seven attended the team’s first spring practice in Evanston the same day.
Three graduate transfers will join Northwestern’s defensive line: Henrik Barndt from Indiana State, Taishan Holmes from UMass and Ryan Johnson from Stanford. Johnson was the most productive of the three in 2021, starting all 12 games for the Cardinal and recording 16 tackles. Barndt played in 28 games at ISU while Holmes appeared in 12 during his two seasons at Massachusetts.
Former Duke cornerback Jeremiah Lewis and former Pittsburgh linebacker Wendell Davis—also graduate transfers—will add to the unit’s other positional groups.