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» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2024)
2024 (Redshirt Freshman)
After a position switch from wide receiver to defensive back, Jaidyn Doss has played in one game this season.
2023 (Redshirt)
Doss was a wide receiver in his first year at Nebraska before making an offseason switch to defensive back. Doss played in four games while redshirting in 2023, appearing against Illinois, Northwestern, Purdue and Michigan State. He caught two passes for 20 yards in his four games.
Doss made the first reception of his career with a four-yard catch against Northwestern. He had a 16-yard reception against Purdue the next week.
Before Nebraska (Raymore-Peculiar HS)
Doss came to Nebraska from Missouri, where he was one of the top receivers in the state for Raymore-Peculiar High School. Nebraska’s first high school signee from Missouri since 2017, Doss totaled more than 2,000 career receiving yards and rushed for nearly 1,000 yards.
According to MaxPreps, Doss caught 121 passes for 2,212 yards in his Panther career. He averaged more than 60 receiving yards per game in his high school career with 21 touchdowns. Doss also had 94 carries for 922 yards and seven touchdowns, including three career 100-yard rushing games.
A first-team all-state selection in 2022, Doss caught 47 passes for 794 yards and nine touchdowns while rushing 22 times for 261 yards and one score as a senior. In his junior season, Doss was an all-state pick with 28 receptions, 442 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. He added 394 rushing yards on 43 carries with three scores. Doss burst onto the scene as a sophomore when he averaged more than 21 yards per reception, hauling in 46 passes for 976 yards and seven touchdowns. Doss also carried 29 times for 267 yards and three scores as a sophomore, finishing with 1,600 all-purpose yards en route to all-state accolades.
Doss was rated as a three-star prospect, and 247Sports ranked him among the top 65 receivers in the country. He had an impressive offer list that included Colorado, Illinois, Kansas State, Michigan, Missouri, Oregon and TCU, among others.
Personal
Doss was born on Dec. 15, 2004, and his guardians are Dana and Richard Elkins. Doss has not declared a major.