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A cornerback has flipped sides of the Floyd of Rosedale rivalry.
John Nestor left the Iowa Hawkeyes to go into the NCAA transfer portal on March 25 and pledged to the Gophers on Sunday.
“Committed,” Nestor wrote on social media, sharing a photo of him wearing a maroon No. 7 jersey and pants.
Nestor played in 20 games for the Hawkeyes across the 2023-24 seasons. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 196 pounds, he totaled 14 tackles and recovered a muffed punt in a win over Nebraska a year ago. He was awarded Iowa’s “Team Hustle Award” for his effort on special teams.
Pro Football Focus tracked him for 109 total snaps at wide cornerback and more than 200 on special teams in 2024. In 2023, he saw the field for more than 140 special teams plays but zero on defense.
Nestor, who has two years of eligibility remaining for the U, was a three-star prospect coming out of Marist High School in Chicago. The Gophers offered him a scholarship in the class of 2023.
Nestor is the first addition to the Gophers’ roster in the spring transfer portal window.
Minnesota is moving on from three key cornerbacks who ran out of eligibility after last season (Justin Walley, Ethan Robinson and Jack Henderson) and need experienced depth. Za’Quan Bryan and North Carolina Central transfer Jaylen Bowden are penciled in as the U’s starters coming out of spring practice.
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John Nestor left the Iowa Hawkeyes to go into the NCAA transfer portal on March 25 and pledged to the Gophers on Sunday.
“Committed,” Nestor wrote on social media, sharing a photo of him wearing a maroon No. 7 jersey and pants.
Nestor played in 20 games for the Hawkeyes across the 2023-24 seasons. Listed at 5-foot-11 and 196 pounds, he totaled 14 tackles and recovered a muffed punt in a win over Nebraska a year ago. He was awarded Iowa’s “Team Hustle Award” for his effort on special teams.
Pro Football Focus tracked him for 109 total snaps at wide cornerback and more than 200 on special teams in 2024. In 2023, he saw the field for more than 140 special teams plays but zero on defense.
Nestor, who has two years of eligibility remaining for the U, was a three-star prospect coming out of Marist High School in Chicago. The Gophers offered him a scholarship in the class of 2023.
Nestor is the first addition to the Gophers’ roster in the spring transfer portal window.
Minnesota is moving on from three key cornerbacks who ran out of eligibility after last season (Justin Walley, Ethan Robinson and Jack Henderson) and need experienced depth. Za’Quan Bryan and North Carolina Central transfer Jaylen Bowden are penciled in as the U’s starters coming out of spring practice.
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