BREAKING — Lincoln, Neb. (June 28, 2025):
Four-star wide receiver Nalin Scott has flipped his class-of-2026 commitment from Arizona State to Nebraska, giving Matt Rhule’s program a marquee play-maker and its ninth pledge in the cycle. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound Powder Springs (Ga.) McEachern standout announced the move on social media late Friday, writing, “Blessed to call this home #GBR,” moments after recruiting insider Hayes Fawcett broke the news.
Scott originally chose ASU on April 28 but remained a top Nebraska target. Receivers coach Daikiel Shorts Jr. and offensive analyst Garret McGuire never eased off the gas, maintaining weekly contact and pushing for a June official visit. Their persistence paid dividends when Scott traveled to Lincoln June 20–22—the same weekend five-star quarterback commit Dylan Raiola and freshman wideout host Isaiah Mozee were on campus—giving the Dawgs-to-Huskers pipeline another boost. According to Scott, “there isn’t any fake energy around the program,” a culture contrast he said “made the decision easy.”
For Nebraska, the flip checks a pressing roster need. The staff wants at least two outside receivers in 2026, and Scott’s blend of frame, catch radius, and verified track speed (11.50 sec. 100 m, 23.76 sec. 200 m as a freshman) adds vertical juice that was scarce during last year’s 5-7 campaign. On3’s Industry Ranking slots him No. 62 among wideouts nationally and No. 404 overall, but Rhule’s staff views him as “a true X who can win the 50-50s today and expand the route tree tomorrow.”
The numbers back that optimism. As a junior at McEachern in 2024, Scott posted 29 receptions, 541 yards (18.7 ypc) and two touchdowns in nine games, often facing bracket coverage in Georgia’s rugged 6A Region 3. MaxPreps lists him 42nd statewide in receiving yardage and sixth in his region, evidence of impact despite a run-heavy scheme.
Adding Scott pushes Nebraska’s class score near the national top-10 threshold and leapfrogs Wisconsin for No. 3 in the Big Ten recruiting standings (per Rivals and On3). He joins fellow skill pledges running back Jaylen Blanks (TX) and tight end Malachi Clark (MO), forming a nucleus tailored for coordinator Dana Holgorsen’s uptempo Air Raid wrinkles. The plan is for Scott to enroll early, compete in spring 2026, and pair with Raiola—drawing comparisons inside the building to the Adrian Martinez/Stanley Morgan tandem of 2017-18.
Arizona State, meanwhile, absorbs its second four-star defection in a week, a blow to head coach Kenny Dillingham’s attempt to rebuild momentum after an encouraging 2024. Local outlets note ASU has now lost both its highest-rated offensive pledges and must pivot quickly toward regional targets such as Chandler (AZ) speedster Micah Ricks. “We’ll keep swinging,” Dillingham told reporters, though staffers concede NIL infrastructure and program stability tipped the scales toward Lincoln.
On the field, Scott profiles as an instant-impact boundary threat. His strengths include late-hands ball skills, a decisive first step off the line, and the long-speed to stack corners on verticals. Coaching sources also praise his willingness to block—critical in Rhule’s perimeter-run game—and his background as a center-fielder on McEachern’s baseball team, which sharpens tracking ability on deep balls. Continued emphasis will be placed on adding mass to withstand Big Ten press coverage, but Nebraska’s nutrition staff believes a target weight of 212 lbs by next August is attainable.
Next steps: Scott plans to return for Nebraska’s July 26 “BBQ at the ‘Brasky” cookout, then shut down visits until the December early signing period. He will suit up one final season for McEachern this fall, eyeing a 1,000-yard campaign. For Husker fans hungry for proof of concept on the recruiting trail, Friday’s flip signals that Rhule’s long-term vision is beginning to resonate well beyond the Midwest—and that the 2026 offense just got a whole lot faster.
