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Four wide receivers in the transfer portal that Penn State football should target

By Alec Whitaker

Oregon wide receiver Dont’e Thornton hauls in a pass as the No. 12 Oregon Ducks host the No. 10 Utah Utes in Oregon’s final home game of the season at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.Ncaa Football Oregon Utah Football Utah At Oregon
Oregon wide receiver Dont’e Thornton hauls in a pass as the No. 12 Oregon Ducks host the No. 10 Utah Utes in Oregon’s final home game of the season at Autzen Stadium in Eugene, Ore. Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022.Ncaa Football Oregon Utah Football Utah At Oregon /
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Yellow Team wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. (2) hauls in a pass during the Oregon Spring Game at Autzen Stadium on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Yellow Team wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. (2) hauls in a pass during the Oregon Spring Game at Autzen Stadium on Saturday, April 23, 2022. /

1. Dont’e Thornton

A one-time Penn State commit, Oregon wide receiver Dont’e Thornton announced his intentions to enter the portal.

The 6-foot-5 wide out is originally from Baltimore and could possibly be looking to come back to the East Coast. In two seasons with the Ducks, Thornton caught 26 passes for 541 yards and three touchdowns.

Considering he only played in four games in 2021, Thornton does technically have three years of eligibility remaining. When Penn State does look to the portal, guys with multiple years of eligibility do seem to be the high priorities. Chop Robinson, Jordan Stout, Johnny Dixon and Hunter Nourzad are examples of this.

Another factor the Penn State staff looks for when it comes to portal targets is familiarity. In the cases of Robinson, Dixon, Derrick Tangelo and John Lovett, Penn State was involved in their original recruitments out of high school.

It’s hard to be more familiar with a transfer target than Penn State is with Thornton, considering he was once committed to the Nittany Lions.

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