Missouri football defensive end Williams Nwaneri, a former five-star recruit, reportedly is reuniting with his former high school coach at Nebraska.

Missouri football defensive end Jaylen Brown is planning to enter the transfer portal, becoming the second rookie edge rusher planning to do so.

Former five-star recruit Williams Nwaneri is hitting the transfer portal after one season with the Missouri football team.

Nebraska has landed a commitment from Missouri transfer defensive end Williams Nwaneri, a source confirmed to ESPN. The five-star true freshman is the No. 5 player in ESPN's transfer rankings and will have four seasons of eligibility remaining when he joins the Huskers.

Former Missouri edge rusher Williams Nwaneri, a five-star prospect in the recruiting class of 2024, will transfer to Nebraska. Nwaneri, 6-foot-7 and 255 pounds, entered the transfer portal on Thursday after a redshirt season at Mizzou out of Lee’s Summit North High School in the Kansas City area.

The Nebraska football program is looking to make moves in the college football transfer portal. However, Nebraska is losing some players to the transfer portal as well. On Thursday, the transfer portal was Nebraska’s friend,

On3 has Nwaneri rated as a 98.84, making him the highest-rated recruit to commit to Nebraska since the rating system began.

The Nebraska Cornhuskers have picked up a major transfer portal commitment. True freshman EDGE Williams Nwaneri will continue his football career at Nebraska. The talented athlete played his only season of college ball so far at Missouri this fall.