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Former Ohio State Safety Jaylen Johnson Transferring to Memphis

Jaylen Johnson is heading to Memphis.

The former Ohio State safety, who entered the transfer portal in December after playing no snaps in two years as a Buckeye, announced his commitment to Memphis on Sunday.

They forgot , I didnt lets work Memphis im home @MemphisFB @CoachMattBarnes @RSilverfield pic.twitter.com/YAk7eFujFM

— Jaylen Johnson (@JaylenJohnson21) January 8, 2023

By transferring to Memphis, Johnson reunites with former Ohio State safeties coach Matt Barnes, who was his position coach at OSU in 2021 and is now entering his second year as the defensive coordinator at Memphis.