STILLWATER – Through the transfer portal Oklahoma State has been trying to add to its roster of outside receivers with size, but if you can’t find or get the receivers with size then got the outside receivers that play bigger than their size. That is the case with Nebraska receiver Jaylen Lloyd.
The sophomore from Omaha is 5-11. 180 pounds but thanks to his athletic abilities, primarily his leaping abilities he plays bigger. In high school at the 2022 National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships he finished first in the long jump and third in the 100-meters. In Nebraska, as a senior at Westside High School he swept the long jump, triple jump, and 100-meters at the all-class state meet.
He was a standout prep wide receiver that was All-State as a senior at Westside and All-Metro in the Omaha World-herald as a junior at Omaha Central. His senior year was cut short because of injury but he still had 44 receptions for 784 yards and five touchdowns.
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Lloyd with a catch this past season against Colorado.
At Nebraska, Lloyd was an excellent student and contributor to the community. I put that first because he backed it up playing in 10 games as a true freshman and starting one of those games. He finished with five receptions for 237 yards and three touchdowns. He averaged 47 yards a catch.
Last season he started three games and played in all 12 contests with 12 receptions for 248 yards.
He will be a junior when he starts for the Cowboys and is expected to play outside at the X-or-Z position. Lloyd is the 21stprospect the Cowboys have taken out of the transfer portal, and he is the third wide receiver and the eighth offensive skill player.
