Former South Alabama wide receiver Jordan McCray has verbally committed to UNLV, he announced Saturday.

McCray, a rising senior, announced plans to transfer from USA last month. He is expected to graduate in May and would thus be immediately eligible to play his final season at his new school.

Excited to announce I am committing to UNLV!! I’m a REBEL⚫️🔴 Thank you to all who stood by me! pic.twitter.com/pR3jpzGNfR — Jordan McCray (@_J12M) February 3, 2019

The 6-foot-5, 190-pound McCray — the son of former Alabama wide receiver Curtis Brown — was the Jaguars’ third-leading receiver in 2018 with 29 receptions for 273 yards and four touchdowns. He was second only to rising junior Kawaan Baker in receptions and yards among players eligible to return in 2019.

UNLV, a member of the Mountain West Conference, went 4-8 in 2019.

• In other South Alabama transfer news, it appears punter Corliss Waitman is close to choosing his next school.

Waitman, also a graduate transfer, officially visited Mississippi State over the weekend. Should he choose the Bulldogs, he would be reunited with former South Alabama head coach Joey Jones.

Waitman also visited Alabama last week, according to 247 Sports. He told 247’s Paul Jones he will likely choose between the Bulldogs and Crimson Tide.

Waitman, who has one season of eligibility remaining, averaged a school record 45.2 yards per punt in 2017, when he was a first-team All-Sun Belt Conference pick. The left-footer posted a 41.7-yard average in 2018 and also handled kickoffs for the Jaguars the last three seasons.