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Georgia Southern Transfer Linebacker Marques Watson-Trent Commits to Nebraska

The 2024 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year is set to become a Cornhusker.

Kaleb Henry

Linebacker Marques Watson-Trent moves in on a tackle of RB Percy Agyel-Obese of James Madison. Watson-Trent had one solo tackle and five assists.
Linebacker Marques Watson-Trent moves in on a tackle of RB Percy Agyel-Obese of James Madison. Watson-Trent had one solo tackle and five assists. / [FRANK FORTUNE/SAVANNAH MORNING NEWS] / USA TODAY NETWORK
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Nebraska football is getting a solid defensive addition out of the transfer portal.

Former Georgia Southern linebacker Marques Watson-Trent has committed to NU. He has one season of eligibility remaining.

Sam Houston State wide receiver Michael Phoenix II against against Georgia Southern linebacker Marques Watson-Trent
Sam Houston State wide receiver Michael Phoenix II (right) loses the ball against Georgia Southern linebacker Marques Watson-Trent but is able to recover it during the 2024 New Orleans Bowl. / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

Watson-Trent played in 49 games over five seasons for the Eagles. He has had at least 114 tackles in each of the past three seasons, including several tackles for loss and a total of six sacks.

An All-Sun Belt Conference player in 2022, 2023, and 2024, Watson-Trent was named the 2024 conference defensive player of the year after tallying 120 tackles, including 7.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks.

In 2022 against Nebraska, Watson-Trent had 10 tackles in the 45-42 upset of the Huskers at Memorial Stadium.

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Kaleb Henry
KALEB HENRY

Kaleb Henry is an award-winning sports reporter, covering collegiate athletics since 2014 via radio, podcasting, and digital journalism. His experience with Big Ten Conference teams goes back more than a decade, including time covering programs such as the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Oregon Ducks, and USC Trojans. He has contributed to Sports Illustrated since 2021. Kaleb has won multiple awards for his sports coverage from the Nebraska Broadcasters Association and Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association. Prior to working in sports journalism, Kaleb was a Division I athlete on the Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Track and Field team where he discussed NCAA legislation as SIUE's representative to the Ohio Valley Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. 

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