The Utah Utes running back room will be losing a player, as TJ Green announced on Tuesday via Twitter his decision to transfer.
Green thanked God, his family, the Utah football program, fans and his teammates for making his time in Salt Lake City a positive experience (he graduated), but he concluded by writing, “This decision has come after deep thought and conversations with those close to me. With that being said, I have decided to enter my name into the transfer portal, and I am excited for what my future holds.”
A three-star prospect out of Chandler, Arizona, in the Class of 2017, the 5-foot-11, 209-pound Green redshirted that fall and then has gotten a bit of playing time since but nothing consistent. He’ll leave Utah having tallied 39 carries for 258 yards, most of which came in 2018.
The Utes’ running back corps is somewhat unproven after the departure of the program’s all-time leading rusher, Zack Moss, to the NFL, but Devin Brumfield and Jordan Wilmore are ahead of him on the depth chart, and Ty Jordan is thought to be as well.
Green is the third Utah player this month to announce his plan to transfer, joining linebacker Sione Lund and receiver Jaylen Dixon.