UCLA wide receiver Theo Howard is entering the transfer portal, the player announced Thursday.
“After careful consideration and discussion with my family, and the UCLA coaching staff, regarding my limited participation this season I have requested a redshirt and to be entered into the transfer portal to allow myself to openly explore the best opportunities to utilize my remaining eligibility and pursue higher education.”
A senior from Westlake Village, Calif., Howard started all 12 games for the Bruins in 2018. He ranked second on the club with 51 catches for 677 yards and four touchdowns, earning honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors from the league’s coaches. He also posted 56 grabs for 594 yards and four touchdowns in 2017.
However, Howard fell out of favor with the UCLA coaches this fall and, thus, out of the rotation. He did not record a catch this season.
As a senior, Howard is theoretically close to graduating and could classify as a graduate transfer, but as a fourth-year player he will be able to count 2019 as a redshirt, so, either way, expect to see him in an FBS uniform in 2020. What color that uniform is remains to be seen.