Former Colorado CB Nikko Reed commits to Oregon

Former Colorado cornerback Nikko Reed announced his transfer portal commitment to Oregon Monday afternoon.

The 5-foot-10, 185 pounder will have 2 years of eligibility remaining. 

Reed on why he chose Oregon

“One was the connections Oregon had as a whole. Coach Meat recruited and coached me my freshman year, sending Gonzo to the league. Along with some coaches on the staff coming from Colorado as well. Some of the coaches are from the same area as me as well, coming from the bay area, so I had a lot of connection to a lot of coaches here as well. Everyone knew somebody or was connected with somebody which makes Oregon feel like a big family. Everyone loves and cares about the development of their kids on the field and as Men. So I felt like this was a great place to come and get developed as well.

Another thing is that these guys are ready to win, and everyone has a background of winning and I’m all about it here and doing it right away. I love the city and the fan base as well. They make it a huge deal up here at Oregon. Everyone’s ready!”

He currently has an On3 NIL Valuation of $29K. The On3 NIL Valuation is the industry’s leading index that sets high school and college athletes’ projected annual value (PAV). The NIL valuation does not act as a tracker of the value of NIL deals an athlete has completed to date. It rather signifies an athlete’s value at a certain moment in time.

Transfer portal background information

The NCAA Transfer Portal, which covers every NCAA sport at the Division I, II and III levels, is a private database with names of student-athletes who wish to transfer. It is not accessible to the public.

The process of entering the portal is done through a school’s compliance office. Once a player provides written notification of an intent to transfer, the office enters the player’s name in the database and everything is off and running. The compliance office has 48 hours to comply with the player’s request and that request cannot be refused.

Once a player’s name shows up in the portal, other schools can contact the player. Players can change their minds at any point and withdraw from the portal. However, once a player enters the portal, the current scholarship no longer has to be honored. In other words, if a player enters the portal but decides to stay, the school is not obligated to provide a scholarship anymore.

The database is a normal database, sortable by a variety of topics, including (of course) sport and name. A player’s individual entry includes basic details such as contact info, whether the player was on scholarship and whether the player is transferring as a graduate student.

A player can ask that a “do not contact” tag be placed on the report. In those instances, the players don’t want to be contacted by schools unless they’ve initiated the communication.