American football player (born 2001)
Isaiah Neyor Position Wide receiver Class Senior Major Communication and Leadership Born: (2001-06-07 ) June 7, 2001 (age 23) Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight 220 lb (100 kg) College
Bowl games
High school Lamar (Arlington, Texas )
Isaiah Neyor (born June 7, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Nebraska Cornhuskers . He previously played for the Wyoming Cowboys and the Texas Longhorns .
Early life and high school
Neyor grew up in Fort Worth, Texas and attended Lamar High School .[ 1] As a senior he had 39 receptions for 858 yards and eight touchdowns.[ 2] Neyor committed to play college football at Wyoming over offers from FCS programs Incarnate Word and Western Illinois and from Division II Henderson State .[ 3] [ 4]
College career
Wyoming
[ 5] As a freshman, he caught eight passes for 248 yards for an average of 31 yards in six games played.[ 6] Neyor was named second team All-Mountain West Conference in 2021 after finishing the season with 44 receptions for 878 yards and 12 touchdowns. Following the end of the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.[ 7] Neyor initially committed to transfer to the University of Tennessee after considering offers from Ole Miss and USC .[ 8] [ 9] He flipped his commitment to the University of Texas and signed with the school two weeks after his commitment to Tennessee.[ 10]
Texas
Neyor suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament during preseason training camp entering his first season at Texas.[ 11]
On December 8, 2023, Neyor announced that he would be entering the transfer portal for the second time.[ 12]
Nebraska
On January 5, 2024, Neyor announced that he would be transferring to Nebraska .[ 13]
College statistics
Season
Games
Receiving
Rushing
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Wyoming Cowboys
2020
5
8
248
31.0
0
1
58
58.0
0
2021
13
44
878
20.0
12
12
23
1.9
1
Texas Longhorns
2022 [ a]
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2023
1
1
14
14.0
0
0
0
0
0
Nebraska Cornhuskers
2024
4
16
277
17.3
4
1
13
13.0
0
Career
23
69
1,417
20.5
16
14
94
6.7
1
^ Suffered a season ending ACL injury before the start of his junior season.
References
^ "UW's Neyor constantly looking to grow" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . September 25, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ "Wyoming notches commitment from Arlington Lamar WR Isaiah Neyor" . The Dallas Morning News . December 19, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ "Meet Wyoming football's recruiting class of 2019" . Casper Star-Tribune . April 8, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ Roach, Mike (January 20, 2022). "Wyoming transfer wide receiver Isaiah Neyor flips from Tennessee to Texas" . 247Sports.com . Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ "Already a deep-ball specialist, Neyor is perfecting the little things for his encore" . Wyoming Tribune Eagle . April 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Wyoming WR Isaiah Neyor looking to make more big plays for Pokes" . Casper Star-Tribune . August 31, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ "Wyoming QB Williams, star WR Neyor enter transfer portal after Potato Bowl win" . Casper Star-Tribune . December 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ "Tennessee football gets transfer wide receiver Isaiah Neyor from Wyoming" . Knoxville News Sentinel . January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ Macon, John (January 13, 2022). "Wyoming Transfer Isaiah Neyor on Campus at Ole Miss, Per Source" . SI.com . Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ Rittenberg, Adam (January 20, 2022). "College football transfer Isaiah Neyor flips to Texas Longhorns after committing to Tennessee Volunteers" . ESPN.com . Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
^ Wilson, Dave (August 15, 2022). "Junior Angilau, Isaiah Neyor hurt in Texas Longhorns' football scrimmage, will miss remainder of season" . ESPN.com . Retrieved August 17, 2022 .
^ Yum, Caleb (December 8, 2023). "Texas football's Isaiah Neyor enters transfer portal before Sugar Bowl" . Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved December 9, 2023 .
^ Munson, Bryan (January 5, 2024). "Former Texas WR Isaiah Neyor commits to Nebraska" . On3.com . Retrieved January 8, 2024 .
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