Ohio State wide receiver Bodpegn Miller participates in a drill before last season. (Paul Vernon / AP)
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Andy Yamashita
Seattle Times staff reporter
Washington’s adding more wide receiver reinforcements.
Bodpegn Miller, a 6-foot-3, 196-pound wide receiver who spent his true freshman season at Ohio State, announced he will transfer to Washington in posts on his social media accounts Wednesday. He has four seasons of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2025, and is the 12th scholarship transfer player to join UW since the portal window opened on Jan. 2.
As a reminder, players can commit to a new program at any time once they enter the transfer portal, despite the portal window officially closing on Jan. 16. Miller initially announced intentions to depart Ohio State on Jan. 9. Like former Kennesaw State wide receiver Christian Moss and former Stanford quarterback Elijah Brown, Miller will not be able to enroll at Washington until spring quarter.
Miller arrives at Washington with an intriguing — if untested — football pedigree. A quarterback and defensive back at Ontario High in Ohio, he was a four-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. He was the No. 8 player in Ohio, the No. 11 athlete nationally and the No. 284 player nationally, with offers from Boston College, Iowa State and Northwestern, among others.
As a senior in 2024, Miller passed for 2,216 yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for nearly 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns. His exploits made him a finalist for Ohio’s Mr. Football award, and he holds school records at Ontario High for career yards passing, career touchdowns passing, career yards rushing, single-season yards passing and single-season yards rushing.
But Miller, who was born in Ethiopia before being adopted and moving to Mansfield, Ohio at 6 years old, committed to Ohio State as a wide receiver. He spent the 2025 season adapting to his new position and did not appear in a game for the Buckeyes.
Miller, who also reportedly took visits to Northwestern, Stanford and Old Dominion, according to ESPN’s Max Olson, is the second wide receiver to transfer to Washington, joining Moss, who committed to UW on Jan. 18.
Both Miller and Moss — listed 6-3, 199 pounds — will likely compete for starting snaps at UW’s X-receiver spot, where Denzel Boston thrived during two seasons in coach Jedd Fisch’s offense. Incoming freshman Jordan Clay and rising sophomore Justice Williams will also be involved in the competition. Miller, Moss, Clay and Williams are all listed 6-3 or taller, comparable to the 6-4 Boston.
Miller is also the second Ohio State player to join UW during the transfer portal window. The Huskies landed a pledge from Buckeye edge rusher Logan George on Jan. 12.
Andy Yamashita: ayamashita@seattletimes.com. Andy Yamashita is a sports reporter at The Seattle Times, primarily covering Washington Huskies football.
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By
Andy Yamashita
Seattle Times staff reporter
Washington’s adding more wide receiver reinforcements.
Bodpegn Miller, a 6-foot-3, 196-pound wide receiver who spent his true freshman season at Ohio State, announced he will transfer to Washington in posts on his social media accounts Wednesday. He has four seasons of eligibility remaining after redshirting in 2025, and is the 12th scholarship transfer player to join UW since the portal window opened on Jan. 2.
As a reminder, players can commit to a new program at any time once they enter the transfer portal, despite the portal window officially closing on Jan. 16. Miller initially announced intentions to depart Ohio State on Jan. 9. Like former Kennesaw State wide receiver Christian Moss and former Stanford quarterback Elijah Brown, Miller will not be able to enroll at Washington until spring quarter.
Miller arrives at Washington with an intriguing — if untested — football pedigree. A quarterback and defensive back at Ontario High in Ohio, he was a four-star prospect in the 2025 recruiting class, according to the 247Sports composite rankings. He was the No. 8 player in Ohio, the No. 11 athlete nationally and the No. 284 player nationally, with offers from Boston College, Iowa State and Northwestern, among others.
As a senior in 2024, Miller passed for 2,216 yards and 20 touchdowns while rushing for nearly 2,000 yards and 21 touchdowns. His exploits made him a finalist for Ohio’s Mr. Football award, and he holds school records at Ontario High for career yards passing, career touchdowns passing, career yards rushing, single-season yards passing and single-season yards rushing.
But Miller, who was born in Ethiopia before being adopted and moving to Mansfield, Ohio at 6 years old, committed to Ohio State as a wide receiver. He spent the 2025 season adapting to his new position and did not appear in a game for the Buckeyes.
Miller, who also reportedly took visits to Northwestern, Stanford and Old Dominion, according to ESPN’s Max Olson, is the second wide receiver to transfer to Washington, joining Moss, who committed to UW on Jan. 18.
Both Miller and Moss — listed 6-3, 199 pounds — will likely compete for starting snaps at UW’s X-receiver spot, where Denzel Boston thrived during two seasons in coach Jedd Fisch’s offense. Incoming freshman Jordan Clay and rising sophomore Justice Williams will also be involved in the competition. Miller, Moss, Clay and Williams are all listed 6-3 or taller, comparable to the 6-4 Boston.
Miller is also the second Ohio State player to join UW during the transfer portal window. The Huskies landed a pledge from Buckeye edge rusher Logan George on Jan. 12.
Andy Yamashita: ayamashita@seattletimes.com. Andy Yamashita is a sports reporter at The Seattle Times, primarily covering Washington Huskies football.
