Isaiah Stalbird is the latest Husker name to show up in the transfer portal.
The Kearney native was an active part of Nebraska special teams units in 2019, with the walk-on also working his way on to the 2-deep in the secondary as a redshirt freshman.
Stalbird himself confirmed the news on Twitter early Monday evening.
— Isaiah Stalbird (@IStalbird) December 9, 2019
He finished the season with 13 tackles, including 1 1/2 for loss. His 10 tackles on special teams were the most on the team in that phase of the game last season. Most notably, he blocked a punt and was credited with a forced fumble on another punt rush against Northern Illinois in Nebraska’s 44-8 win early in the season.
By his own admission, Stalbird was a late bloomer to the game, which limited his scholarship offers coming out of Kearney High School even as he blew up his senior year to become an all-state player and for the Bearcats. He helped Kearney High to a Class A state runners-up finish in 2017, finishing with 77 tackles, four fumble recoveries, two sacks and two interceptions as a defensive back. He also had 22 catches and 393 yards and six touchdowns as a receiver.
With scholarship attention limited for Stalbird, he bet on himself and walked on to Nebraska, where he caught attention as someone who could help even in 2018 as he redshirted.
“You see everyone’s bigger, faster, stronger,” Stalbird said in September of his initial thoughts when he arrived