Former St. Joseph football star, recently granted seventh year, enters transfer portal

Former St. Joseph football star Smith Vilbert is no longer on the Penn State football roster. According to reports, he’s entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer.

Last month, Vilbert was granted a seventh year of college eligibility and announced on social media that he planned to return to Penn State. He would have become Penn State’s first seventh-year football player.

Vilbert, a backup lineman who grew up in Haiti, successfully petitioned the NCAA for a seventh season after missing the 2023 season and all but one game of the previous season to injury. He also did not play as a redshirt in 2019.

Vilbert won state championships with the Green Knights in 2016 and 2018. He was an All-North Jersey second-team selection in 2018.

He enjoyed his most active college season yet in 2024, playing in all 16 games and making 12 tackles with four for loss and 1.5 sacks − including an early tackle for loss in the College Football Playoff loss to Notre Dame. He also forced two fumbles this past season and recovered one.

This article originally appeared on NorthJersey.com: Smith Vilbert reportedly leaves Penn State football, enters transfer portal

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Publish date : 2025-02-26 16:05:00

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