Nebraska added a transfer late Friday at a position of importance with the commitment of wide receiver Isaiah Neyor, who spent the past two seasons at Texas.
Neyor, a 6-foot-3 and 215-pounder and a sixth-year senior in 2024, provides the Huskers with a needed big body and experience at a pass-catching spot. Nebraska’s returning group of wide receivers includes only two scholarship players who are not in their first or second seasons, Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda and Alex Bullock.
Originally from Arlington, Texas, Neyor caught 44 passes for 878 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2021 at Wyoming. His 19.95 yards per catch ranked sixth in the FBS. He transferred to Texas and suffered a torn ACL during preseason camp in 2022 before playing in just one game in the past two seasons.
Neyor visited Lincoln this week as quarterback signee Dylan Raiola spent time on campus with several transfer targets. Another receiver, 6-4 Jahmal Banks, in the portal from Wake Forest, visited with Neyor. Running back Dante Dowdell, out of Oregon, was on campus Friday and posted photos on social media with Raiola.
What does addition of Neyor mean?
The wide receiver spots grew dangerously thin for the Huskers in 2023, contributing to their struggles in the passing game. Nebraska threw for 135.9 yards per game with a 52.1-percent completion with 10 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions. Despite the addition of Raiola, a five-star quarterback who enters this spring as the leading contender to start, the Huskers had not added major pieces to their pass-catching arsenal beyond eight true freshmen.
Now they have. Garcia-Castaneda, a senior who missed all but one game last season because of injury, is also set to bolster the wide receivers. And Nebraska remains in contention to add Banks as another big piece.
What’s next for Nebraska on transfer front?
Neyor is only the second incoming transfer for Nebraska in this cycle. He joins defensive back Blye Hill out of St. Francis (Pa.).
Coach Matt Rhule and his staff have worked deliberately to keep spots open for targets at wide receiver and running back. Raiola, set to enroll this month, has provided a key boost for the Huskers’ recruiting efforts out of the portal.
We’re seeing the early effects of his presence as a nationally known quarterback prospect. Nebraska appears in a good position this weekend to land Dowdell, 6-2 and 215 pounds and a four-star signee last year for the Ducks out of Picayune, Miss.