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Nebraska Adds Third Defensive Back to Transfer Class

Jasin Shiggs comes to Nebraska after amassing 100 career tackles in his first two seasons.
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Jasin Shiggs has played well over 800 snaps in his collegiate career and has two years of eligibility remaining.
Jasin Shiggs has played well over 800 snaps in his collegiate career and has two years of eligibility remaining. | Towson Athletics

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It's been a busy morning for Nebraska football as the Huskers have already added a new member to the staff, and now, their eleventh transfer portal target has signed.

The Huskers officially welcomed will-be junior defensive back Jasir Shiggs to the team Sunday. The staff took to social media to announce the news.

With two years of eligibility remaining and over 800 snaps already under his belt, Shiggs looks to factor into the secondary right away next fall. Here's the latest on Nebraska's newest member of the 2026 team.

Listed at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, Shiggs comes to Lincoln from Towson, where he spent the last two seasons making players for the FBS program. As a true freshman, he played in all 12 games, totaling 31 tackles and an interception. With a hot start to his career, he entered the 2025 season with momentum, and he did nothing to slow it down this past fall.

As a sophomore, he took everything he did in his first season and improved. He finished the year with 72 tackles, bringing his career total to 104. Now, he comes to Nebraska, quickly becoming what could be one of the most impactful additions of the class. He adds much-needed experience and competition to the Huskers' defensive secondary, which lost four starting-caliber players after the 2025 season.

Shiggs becomes the third, and likely final, defensive back Nebraska has added since the transfer portal opened on Jan. 2. Joining him are Dwayne McDougle and Victor Evans III.

McDougle comes with plenty of experience playing in new defensive coordinator Rob Aurich's system. He joins the Huskers after making stops at Idaho and San Diego State. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 210 pounds, the safety appears to be in line to replace DeShon Singleton next fall. To this point in his career, he's totaled 138 tackles, 11 pass breakups, and 6 interceptions.

Evans signed with Nebraska on Saturday and comes to Lincoln with three years of experience making plays on the field. Formerly at Florida International, the 6-foot-1, 180-pound defensive back has played in 29 games and will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Addison Williams' group needed to replace four senior defensive backs who combined for 109 career starts for the Big Red. That level of experience was always going to be hard to replicate, but the three additions Nebraska has made have cut out a significant hole in that deficit.

Returning members of the secondary include Andrew Marshall, Donovan Jones and Rex Guthrie. With the players Nebraska has added, its rotation for next fall appears to be set. Now the Huskers have well over six defenders this staff would feel comfortable letting out on the field, and the focus quickly shifts to shoring up the defensive line for the remainder of the portal window.

Shiggs marks the 11th addition to Nebraska's portal haul and becomes the seventh member on the defensive side of the ball. To date, the Huskers have added three defensive backs, three linebackers, and one defensive lineman.

The Huskers also made the addition of what appears to be the final member of their staff. On Sunday morning, the news broke that defensive line coach Corey Brown will rejoin Aurich in Lincoln after the two spent time coaching together at South Dakota.

Brown's most recent stop was at Miami (OH), where he helped the Red Hawks' defense total 41 sacks this fall. That number nearly doubled that of the Huskers this season.

Recruiting emphasis can and will now shift toward the line of scrimmage to round out the Huskers' portal haul. Nebraska will likely pursue commitments from a pair of defensive line targets over the coming days. For now, they've secured another proven defensive back, but expect Brown's position group to make some noise sometime soon.

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Trevor Tarr
TREVOR TARR

Trevor Tarr is the founder of Skers Scoop, a Nebraska football media outlet delivering original coverage through writing, graphics, and video content. He began his career in collegiate athletics at the University of South Dakota, producing media for the football team and assisting with athletic fundraising. A USD graduate with a background in journalism and sports marketing, Trevor focuses on creative, fan-driven storytelling in college football.

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