Cam'ron Jones has made a transfer request from the Husker program, a Nebraska football spokesman confirmed to Husker247 Friday, and will explore his options in the transfer portal.

The 6-foot, 200-pound safety out of Mansfield, Texas, redshirted last fall after his arrival, with injuries slowing him out of the gate. While he was named by Scott Frost as one of those who had been working hard in winter conditioning, he did not have a spring impact on the field, as he needed further focus on his academics, according to coaches.

As a recruit, Jones was a highly-regarded four-star prospect and considered a major score in the 2018 recruiting class for Nebraska, after he had a senior season in which he had 106 tackles and forced two fumbles. He was ranked No. 289 nationally among all recruits in the 247Sports composite in that class, and 23rd among safeties coming out of Mansfield High School. He was also a first-team, all-district selection at powerhouse Euless Trinity down in Texas as a junior.

He picked Nebraska after taking other visits to Ole Miss and Baylor, but also had offers from the likes of Oklahoma, Colorado and UCLA.

At spring’s beginning, Frost mentioned Jones as one of the members of the secondary who could bring some versatility. “I think we have a lot of flexibility at that spot and our depth in the secondary considering the number of guys we lost," the coach said.

While Nebraska is replacing three safeties from last season – Tre Neal, Aaron Williams and Antonio Reed – the Husker secondary has had a strong spring, based off all accounts from coaches.

Deontai Williams and Marquel Dismuke emerged as strong candidates at safety, to go with cornerbacks DiCaprio Bootle and Lamar Jackson, and also the versatile Cam Taylor, who could work at a variety of positions. Senior Eric Lee also slid over to safety in the spring, and took to the spot well, perhaps aiding depth there. CJ Smith is another redshirt freshman, recovering from an injury last season, the staff liked well enough to use on special teams in his first fall campus.

Secondary coach Travis Fisher is also high on his incoming recruiting class of Myles Farmer, Noa Pola-Gates, Quinton Newsome and Javin Wright, who are likely to be cross-trained at various positions on the back end when they arrive in the next month.

Speaking of his secondary near spring’s end, Fisher said, “I can say one thing about that group, they’ve grown so much, and they’re so close – a lot closer than they were last year. They’re great to coach. They listen to everything I say, they ask a lot of questions and they fly around.”

As for Husker offseason attrition, it began this week with spring football over and the semester winding to a close, with news already that outside linebackers Breon Dixon and Quayshon Alexander planned to transfer, as well as punter Caleb Lightbourn.