Nebraska tight end Nate Boerkircher enters NCAA Transfer Portal

Nebraska Cornhuskers tight end Nate Boerkircher has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has learned.

Boerkircher has spent the past four seasons with the program. Over that time, he’s amassed 19 total receptions for 219 yards and a touchdown. This past season, the tight end caught six passes for 102 yards.

As a recruit, Boerkircher played high school football at Aurora (NE), where he did not have a star-rating as a prospect in the 2020 cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking, a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

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Elsewhere, former Nebraska tight end Arik Gilbert has entered the NCAA transfer portal, as well. The former five-star recruit is looking for a new home again after previously playing for the Cornhuskers, LSU and Georgia.

Arik Gilbert was ranked as the top tight end and No. 5 overall player in the country in the class of 2020, per the On3 Industry rankings.

Gilbert was arrested twice in 2023, including for a smash-and-grab burglary. He left the Cornhuskers team not long after his arrest. The Georgia native originally signed with LSU out of high school. As a freshman in 2020 he caught 35 passes for 368 yards and two touchdowns. 

Arik Gilbert then transferred to Georgia ahead of the 2021 season. He didn’t play for the Bulldogs in 2021, before playing in three games and making two catches in 2022. After that he transferred to Nebraska but did not play in a game for the Cornhuskers.

There is no doubt that Gilbert is talented. It will be interesting to see where he ends up next and if he can stay out of trouble. 

On3’s Matt Connolly contributed to this article.