Another Nebraska walk-on is putting his name in the transfer portal.

Central City’s Jordan Paup is the latest to join the revolving doors of college football’s transfer portal. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound sophomore spent three seasons at Nebraska after walking on to the Huskers at the very end of the 2017 recruiting cycle. The Huskers were able to land a walk-on commitment from Paup over scholarship money at several schools including South Dakota and South Dakota State.

Here’s what Paup wrote at the time of his commitment in February 2017:

“With considerable amount of thought and prayer I decided to join the great walk-on Nebraska tradition,” he said. “I’d like to thank my coaches and family for everything they’ve done for me during the process, I couldn’t have done it without them. I’m grateful for all the colleges that recruited me and want to thank them for everything they’ve done for me.”

As a senior at Central City, Paup had a strong year, as his Huskers.com bio notes:

Paup was a Lincoln Journal Star and Omaha World-Herald first-team All-Class C-2 performer as a senior. He recorded 74 total tackles, including 55 solo stops in 10 games as a senior for Central City in 2016, helping his team to the first round of the state playoffs. Paup had 29 of his tackles for loss, and also made 13 sacks, and recovered two fumbles, returning one for a touchdown.

During his time at Nebraska, Paup made the Academic All-Big Ten team in 2018, as well as the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team this past year.

Paup chose the Huskers because of a burgeoning relationship with then defensive line coach John Parrella, a former walk-on from Grand Island, that made it big at Nebraska and eventually the NFL, as well as then head Mike Riley.

During his first season in Lincoln, the Huskers moved to a 3-4 defense, Paup moved to outside linebacker to help provide depth. That year Paup redshirted, but after a 4-8 season, Nebraska moved on from Mike Riley, hiring Scott Frost and Parrella was not retained.

Paup’s career at Nebraska never really got started, as the outside linebacker finished with one tackle in 2018.

In the summer he was mentioned, along with Simon Otte, as a player that could see some time on special teams for the Huskers, but Paup did not play in a game this season.

Several Huskers have entered the transfer portal since August, including walk-ons like Moses Bryant, Mitchell Ballenger and Isaiah Stalbird.

Stalbird recently signed to go on scholarship with South Dakota State last month.

The Huskers have also had several scholarship players enter the portal this year as well, including wide receiver Miles Jones, wide receiver Andre Hunt and tight end Katerian Legrone.