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Nebraska Football: With no room at RB, Jaylin Bradley enters portal

By Danny Jaillet

WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - OCTOBER 28: Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Jaylin Bradley (33) finds a seam in the Purdue Boilermakers defense during the Big Ten conference game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on October 28, 2017, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN - OCTOBER 28: Nebraska Cornhuskers running back Jaylin Bradley (33) finds a seam in the Purdue Boilermakers defense during the Big Ten conference game between the Purdue Boilermakers and the Nebraska Cornhuskers on October 28, 2017, at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Bradley will look to continue his football career elsewhere.

A former Nebraska football player is on the move, entering the transfer portal. Running back Jaylin Bradley has put his name in the portal, becoming the seventh known Nebraska football player to do so.

I had high hopes for Bradley. He appeared in action sparingly throughout his Nebraska career, but he looked like he was in a good place to make an impact during the spring. Bradley recorded two carries for eight yards last season. That was largely due to the running back depth displayed in 2019. In 2017, he had a much better time running the ball. Carrying the ball 24 times for 93 yards, he averaged 3.9 yards per carry.

This is not really a surprise for me. With the emergence of Dedrick Mills and Wan’Dale Robinson, there is not a ton of room on the depth chart. Combine that with the commitments of Marvin Scott and Henry Gray, and running back is crowded to say the least. Hopefully, Bradley will be able to find a home somewhere else as he is a talented football player.

In any event, this gives other running backs the opportunity to shine. The Nebraska football depth chart is  loaded right now, and it has solid depth that can make an impact. In Bradley’s case, he committed to the program before Scott Frost and his staff were able to land a bunch of  solid recruiting classes. Now that they have, there are bound to be some odd men out.

I know seven seems like a huge number four transferring players. However, I feel like the situation with Bradley applies to many of the others. They were able to get into the program before solid classes were created. It’s nobody’s fault, it’s just how college football works.

I’ll be interested to see where Bradley lands. He is an extremely talented football player with a ton of speed. He showed a little bit of his speed during the Red-White game last year, and it was perhaps one of his bigger breakout moments during his Nebraska football career. Hopefully, he can land on his feet.

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