OGDEN Weber State coach Jay Hill doesn t make a habit of signing Division I transfers to add to the Football Championship Subdivision power he s built in Northern Utah; just eight of them dot his roster in 2021.
But when the right players fall his way, he s willing to take a look and bring in the appropriate players.
He found two of them Wednesday in UNLV s Randal Grimes, a former USC transfer; and Tennessee s Jordan Allen, a former four-star defensive back who the Wildcats will allow to convert back to tight end.
Grimes and Allen joined the program as mid-year enrollees, but rather than preparing for spring practices, the duo are working out as the rest of the team prepares for the six-game, Big Sky season that kicks off Feb. 27 at Idaho State.
But one incoming freshman may take the place of three wide receivers in a normal year.
Corner Canyon wide receiver Noah Kjar, the state s career leader in receptions and three-time state champion who ranks second all-time in receiving yards for a season and career, was one of three incoming freshman signed by seventh-year coach Jay Hill on Wednesday.
Kjar, a 5-foot-11, 180-pound wide out from Draper who is the son of Corner Canyon coach Eric Kjar, had 285 career receptions for 4,935 yards and 50 touchdowns in four seasons with the Chargers. He s the second-most prolific wide out in state history, according to the Utah High School Activities Association record book, and has the most yards and touchdowns of anyone not included Orem graduate Puka Nacua, who caught 260 passes for a state-record 5,226 yards and 58 touchdowns in four seasons before signing with Washington in 2018.