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Nebraska Defensive Back Dwight Bootle II to Enter Transfer Portal

The Husker has four years of eligibility remaining.

Kaleb Henry

Northern Illinois wide receiver Grayson Barnes is tackled by Nebraska defensive back Dwight Bootle II (left) and linebacker Javin Wright during a 2023 game.
Northern Illinois wide receiver Grayson Barnes is tackled by Nebraska defensive back Dwight Bootle II (left) and linebacker Javin Wright during a 2023 game. / Dylan Widger-Imagn Images
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The transfer portal activity from Nebraska football has extended into the weekend.

Redshirt freshman Dwight Bootle II has announced his intentions to enter the portal this month. He has four years of eligibility remaining.

"To everyone who have supported me throughout my journey and will do so moving forward, thank you," Bootle said. "With that being said, I would like to announced that I will be entering the portal with 4 years of eligibility remaining."

Bootle played in three games as a true freshman in 2023 before suffering a season-ending injury against Northern Illinois. He utilized a medical redshirt for that season and a traditional redshirt for this fall, where he appeared in only three games.

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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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