Former Husker wide receiver Jaevon McQuitty appeared in the transfer portal on Monday morning, giving indication he may not be done with football yet.

It was already known he was not going to continue playing at Nebraska, with it announced a few weeks ago before Husker spring ball began that McQuitty's plans were to medically retire from the game.

McQuitty had entered the 2020 year as a fourth-year junior in the Husker program, having caught two passes for 14 yards last year while appearing in three games.

A standout in high school out of Columbia, Missouri, and the No. 304 rated prospect overall in his class in 2017, the 6-foot, 200-pound McQuitty had 147 receptions, 2,649 receiving yards and 31 touchdowns during his career there and seemed poised to contribute his first year in Lincoln. But a season-ending injury that fall camp took him out of the equation in 2017 and McQuitty didn't bust out after that redshirt season, playing in nine games the past two seasons.

McQuitty had drawn some good reviews last offseason from former wide receivers coach Troy Walters about his progress. The receiver said in August he'd worked hard to battle mentally back after that injury his first year on campus.

"It definitely messed with my mindset and confidence ... But once I just talked to God, and my mom and dad, I just realized I need to get right," McQuitty said then. "I need to get back to who I used to be. Not worry about my knee, or not worry about my shoulder, or not worry about this (particular) play. Just go out and play fast and catch the ball."

While the Huskers had entered spring football low on receiver numbers, not having McQuitty or JD Spielman, who returned home to Minnesota to handle personal matters, the new coach of the position, Matt Lubick, stressed a couple weeks ago that it's all about focusing on what you have in front of you.

When football resumes, in addition to having returning game experience from Wan'Dale Robinson and Kade Warner, the Huskers hope to grow freshmen receivers like Alante Brown, Demariyon Houston and Jamie Nance, as well as others from the 2020 class like Omar Manning, Zavier Betts, Will Nixon and Marcus Fleming when they get on campus. Redshirt freshman Chris Hickman was also getting reps at receiver when practices started.

"First of all, you kind of install it just like a teacher on a chalkboard – 'this is how you do it,'" Lubick said. "Then you go out and try to walk them through it before they actually do it. Then they do it and it still might be perfect, so you go back and show them. Really emphasize why it's important, why this extra step might get you open, or this extra step might help the running back get a big play. So making them understand the importance of WHY we need to have it on that depth, and how it all ties into the team."