Nyziah Hunter
Nyziah Hunter  WR  Nebraska | NFL Draft 2027 Souting Report - Portrait Image
Nyziah Hunter
Height
6-1
Weight
205
College
Nebraska
Position
WR
Class
Sophomore
Home town
Salinas, CA
80.2
Player Rating
25
PositionRank (WR)
4.45
FortyYD Time
Receptions
43
Rec YDs
617
Rec TDs
5
Rec AVG
14.3

Nyziah Hunter WR Nebraska |
NFL Draft Profile & Scouting Report

Jersey: #13 ROLE: Outside X-Receiver
Last Updated: 08/03/2026
Draft Year: 2027
FORTY time: 4.45 seconds (69%*)
Measurables:
Height: 6-1 (52%*) Weight: 205 (59%*)
Forty: 4.45 (O) (69%*)
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(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other (HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
For an explanation of how the (HS) data is calculated see this article
Jersey: #13
ROLE: Outside X-Receiver
Last Updated: 08/03/2026
Draft Year: 2027
Forty time: 4.45 seconds (69%*)
Measurables:
0% 100%
Height: 6-1 (52%*) Weight: 205 (59%*)
Forty: 4.45 (O) (69%*)
(C) - NFL Combine (P) - Pro Day (O) - Other
(HS) -Estimated from High School Combine
For an explanation of how the (HS) data is calculated see this article
Overall Rating: 80.2 / 100
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Average rating of opposition Defense player has faced
Defense Rating:
79%
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QB Rating When targeted: 122.2
Hands:
70%
Short Receiving:
73%
Intermediate Routes:
80%
Deep Threat:
73%
Blocking:
68%
DRAFT PROJECTION: 6th
Overall Rank: #180 Position rank: #25 (WR)
College Games: 24 College Snaps: 1132
Grade: 4 ESPN  Stars 4 ESPN  Stars ESPN RATING: 80/100
Grade: 247 Sports 4  Stars 247 Sports 90 Stars 247 RATING: 90/100
Grade: 3 Stars 3 Stars RIVALS RATING: 5.7 (93%)
Player Comparison* (Similarity level)
Jordan Whittington - Texas
99%
Bub Means - Pittsburgh
92%
Ryan Flournoy - Southeast Missouri State
91%
Draft Profile: Bio
A transfer from California, Hunter led Nebraska in receiving yards and touchdown catches in 2025, finishing with 43 receptions for 617 yards and five scores. His year featured a five-catch, 125-yard, two-touchdown afternoon at Maryland, his first 100-yard college game, plus a team-high 93 yards against Michigan State that included a 59-yard touchdown.

Hunter signed with Cal as a four-star recruit out of Salinas High School in California, where he caught 52 passes for 912 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior. As a true freshman in 2024 he produced 578 receiving yards and five touchdowns over 12 games for the Golden Bears before entering the portal.

Hunter opened the 2025 season with six catches for 65 yards and a touchdown at Cincinnati, finished second on the Huskers in receptions, converted 26 first downs through the air and started every game he played. He appears on Nebraska's 2026 roster ahead of his junior season.
Scouting Report: Strengths
  • Boundary receiver with good speed and 337 yards after the catch
  • Two-touchdown, 125-yard afternoon at Maryland, his first big college game
  • Threatens vertically, broke a 59-yard score against Michigan State
  • Led Nebraska in receiving yards and touchdowns on the season
  • Runs through arm tackles once he turns upfield
Scouting Report: Weaknesses
  • Poor contested producer, won only three of nine tight windows
  • Hands waver at the catch point with an inconsistent grade
  • Modest overall production, 617 yards across the season
  • Route detail is still developing, wins on traits
  • Only a couple of seasons of meaningful production
Scouting Report: Summary
Nyziah Hunter is a boundary receiver whose game shows up after the catch. A Cal transfer who led Nebraska with 617 yards and five scores, he added 337 yards after the catch and runs through arm tackles once he turns upfield, with a two-touchdown, 125-yard afternoon at Maryland and a 59-yard score against Michigan State as the vertical flashes on his tape.

The tape has clear gaps. He won only three of nine contested targets, his hands waver at the catch point, and his overall production was modest at 617 yards, so the profile leans on traits more than polish. His route detail is still developing, and he has only a couple of seasons of meaningful output to project from.

He fits an offense that gets him the ball on the move and lets his run-after-catch ability work rather than asking him to win in traffic, and he returns to Nebraska for 2026. Overall, the speed and yards-after-catch juice are a foundation, and Hunter projects as a developmental boundary receiver whose ceiling depends on steadier hands and a fuller route tree. The Maryland tape shows what it looks like when everything clicks, and the after-the-catch juice gives a coordinator a reason to keep developing him as a rotational boundary piece and core special-teamer.

How other scouting services rate Nyziah Hunter (Overall Rank)

All Scouts AverageOverall Rank
226.0
All Scouts AveragePosition Rank
26.0
*Percentile Ranking in Player's Position Group (NFL Combine Historical Data): This percentile reflects how a player's specific statistics rank in comparison to historical performances at the NFL Combine, specifically within their position group. A higher percentile indicates a better performance. For instance, being in the 90th percentile for a particular stat means the player outperformed 90% of their peers in that category.

*Similarity Percentage: This percentage is calculated based on a comprehensive analysis of various factors, including height, weight, 40-yard dash times, on-field performance statistics, and overall player rating. The analysis is conducted against our database of draft prospects from 2021 to 2023. This similarity score helps in evaluating how closely a current prospect aligns with past prospects. It is important to note, however, that this score reflects similarities based on college production and attributes, and does not account for eventual success or performance in the NFL.