Utah State DL Phillip Paea transferring to Oklahoma
Oklahoma has added another defensive lineman in the transfer portal.
Utah State’s Phillip Paea announced Saturday that he’s transferring to Oklahoma. This is the second day in a row the Sooners have landed a defensive lineman in the portal after Tennessee’s Da’Jon Terry announced his decision to transfer to Norman on Friday.
Paea spent the past two seasons at Utah State where he played in 17 games, totaling 16 tackles and two tackles for loss. He missed most of the 2022 season after suffering an injury in the third game of the season. Prior to Utah State, Paea spent four years at Michigan and appeared in three games. He was a four-star recruit out of high school and was recruited by most to play interior offensive line, but made the switch to defense his junior year at Michigan.
While Paea lacks experience, he does have the size to contribute immediately at Oklahoma. At 6-foot-4, 305 pounds, he will be one of OU’s largest defensive linemen. He is now the ninth defensive player Oklahoma has added in the portal following the 2022 season.
- DL Phillip Paea (Utah State)
- DL Da’Jon Terry (Tennessee)
- DL Jacob Lacey (Notre Dame)
- DL Davon Sears (Texas State)
- DE Rondell Bothroyd (Wake Forest)
- DE Trace Ford (Oklahoma State)
- LB Konnor Near (Ferris State)
- LB Dasan McCullough (Indiana)
- S Reggie Pearson (Texas Tech)
Track Oklahoma transfer portal activity
While the NCAA transfer portal database is private, the On3 Network has streamlined the reporting process tracking player movement.
If you find yourself asking, ‘How can I track transfer portal activity?’ our well-established network of reporters and contacts across college athletics keeps you up to speed in several ways, from articles written about players as they enter and exit the transfer portal or find their new destination, to our social media channels, to the On3 Transfer Portal.
The transfer portal wire provides a real-time feed of player activity, including basic player profile information, transfer portal ranking and original On3 Consensus recruiting ranking, as well as NIL valuation (name, image and likeness).
The On3 Transfer Portal Instagram account and senior national college football reporter Matt Zenitz’s Twitter account are excellent resources to stay up to date with the latest moves.
