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Nebraska Football Adds Transfer Cornerback from USC

Ceyair Wright is a California native who is joining the Huskers after spending the last few seasons at USC.
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Nov 11, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Colorado Buffaloes running back Alex Fontenot (8) is brought down by Southern California Trojans linebacker Ralen Goforth (10) and defensive back Ceyair Wright (22) during the first half at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Nov 11, 2022; Los Angeles, California, USA; Colorado Buffaloes running back Alex Fontenot (8) is brought down by Southern California Trojans linebacker Ralen Goforth (10) and defensive back Ceyair Wright (22) during the first half at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. | Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

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Matt Rhule may have picked up the boost his defense needs.

Ceyair Wright committed to Nebraska football Friday. The 6-foot, 180-pound cornerback played at USC before entering the transfer portal, having left the team near the end of the 2023 season. Wright has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

As a redshirt freshman in 2022, Wright started 11 of the team's 14 games at corner. He recorded 28 tackles, adding an interception and a pair of pass breakups.

Wright's addition is a welcome one to the Blackshirts. Tommi Hill is expected to lock down one side but on the other, question marks remain. Transfer Blye Hill was injured during the Red-White Spring Game and will miss a portion of the season. Jeremiah Charles, coming off a redshirt season, lacks extended experience, though he is one of the most athletic players on the team.

Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive back Tommi Hill intercepts a pass from Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Hudson Card.
Oct 28, 2023; Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers defensive back Tommi Hill (31) intercepts a pass from Purdue Boilermakers quarterback Hudson Card (1) during the fourth quarter at Memorial Stadium. | Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

In 2021, Wright was rated as the No. 78 overall prospect in the country and No. 7 corner by 247Sports. Nebraska was among his finalists at the time, though he committed to USC before visiting Lincoln.

Away from the field, Wright appeared in the 2021 movie Space Jam: A New Legacy as one of the sons of NBA star LeBron James.

Wright is the eighth transfer for NU this cycle. He joins Vincent Genatone (Montana), Micah Mazzccua (Florida), Stefon Thompson (Syracuse), Dante Dowdell (Oregon), Isaiah Neyor (Texas), Jahmal Banks (Wake Forest), and Blye Hill (Saint Francis).

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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