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Nebraska adds former Georgia defensive back Justyn Rhett via the portal
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Nebraska has landed a transfer pledge from former Georgia safety Justyn Rhett.
The 6-foot-1, 205-pound redshirt freshman will have 3 years of eligibility left. He was a 4-star recruit from Las Vegas (Nev.) Bishop Gorman in the 2023 class.
BREAKING: Georgia transfer Safety Justyn Rhett has Committed to Nebraska, he tells @on3sports
The 6’1 205 S will have 3 years of eligibility remaining
Was ranked as a Four-Star Recruit in the ‘23 Class (per On3)https://t.co/RlUbB6Fk7q pic.twitter.com/HVMEXCS0lK
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) December 22, 2024
Rhett decided to enter the portal on Dec. 13, less than a week after Georgia outlasted Texas to win the SEC title. Instead of continuing to play for the Bulldogs, who are the No. 2 seed in the Playoff, Rhett has decided he wants to start fresh in the Big Ten in 2025.
Rhett spent 2 seasons playing for Kirby Smart in Athens and was a redshirt freshman with the Bulldogs in 2024. After redshirting with just 2 appearances last season, he appeared in only 2 more this fall on defense.
In those limited snaps over the past 2 seasons at Georgia, Rhett posted 2 tackles, both of them solo, in 2024, and he managed 1 solo tackle during his abbreviated true freshman season in 2023.
Now, Rhett is leaving a prominent SEC program for a Big Ten program that had a bit of a breakthrough in 2024 led by quarterback Dylan Raiola, a one-time Georgia commit. The Huskers went 6-6 to earn their first bowl appearance since 2016.
Rhett becomes the eighth transfer player to publicly commit to Nebraska this cycle, and the fourth on the defensive side of the ball.