Former Nebraska catcher JD Spielman, who led the Cornhuskers in receiving yards and touchdown catches in 2019, has transferred to TCU.
Spielman, a senior from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, will have one remaining eligibility season.
247 Sports first reported Spielman’s decision.
Spielman (5 ft 9 in, 180 lbs) had more than 800 receiving yards in each of his three seasons in Nebraska. He ranked third in the school’s history with 2,546 career receiving yards and added 835 yards on early returns and 216 on punt returns.
Spielman, son of Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman, entered the transfer portal in June after leaving Nebraska and returning home for mental health reasons.
He would need an NCAA waiver to play for the Horned Frogs next season. A source said Spielman had some “check marks and obstacles to cross” to obtain an exemption.
On Tuesday, Horned Frogs caught former LSU linebacker Marcel Brooks, No. 86 prospect overall and No. 8 outside linebacker on the 2019 ESPN 300. Brooks, a native of Flower Mound, Texas, said he was transferring because I wanted to be closer to home.
If Spielman is eligible to play this season, it would help the Horned Frogs replace leading catcher Jalen Reagor, who had 43 catches for 611 yards with five scores in 2019. Reagor, a first-round pick for the Philadelphia Eagles in the draft The April NFL was No. 2 on the FBS with an average of 20.8 yards in kick returns last season.
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