#4 Omar Daniels — After cornerback Omar Daniels (4) surprisingly entered the portal in 2023 and transferred to Georgia Tech, the K-State coaches quickly reached out to SEMO transfer Tyler Nelome to take over Daniels’ number and position, but he has yet to see appreciable playing time since then. | Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images

In which BracketCat counts down the fourth day until the 2024 kickoff with a profile of Kansas State cornerback Tyler Nelome.

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#4 Tyler Nelome

Redshirt Senior | 6-2 | 198 lbs. | Atlanta, Georgia

Position: Cornerback
Previous College: Southeast Missouri State University
Projection: Scout Team
Status: On Scholarship

Tyler Nelome (b. March 23, 2001) is a transfer defensive back from Southeast Missouri State who was acquired in early summer 2023 and is majoring in integrative human sciences.

Nelome only saw playing time in 2023 as a reserve cornerback against his former team.

Due to influx of younger talent and transfers, I was not really expecting him to show up on the initial depth chart released Monday, indicating he may be destined for the scout team.

Nelome saw action in four games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, with a start against UT Martin, as he retained his redshirt and also carded two tackles at Eastern Illinois.

He played in eight games in 2021, totaling 18 tackles and three pass breakups; carded a career-best 10 tackles at Missouri, which included a career-high nine solo stops; and also set a career high with three pass breakups in the season finale against UT Martin.

Nelome played in 10 games in 2022 with eight starts, carding 25 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, half a sack, an interception and five total passes defended. He recorded a season-high five tackles against both Lindenwood and Eastern Kentucky, the former including his half-sack.

Nelome also registered a full tackle for loss at Northwestern State and his first career interception against Nicholls, and he had a season-best two pass breakups at Lindenwood.

Prior to SEMO, he prepped under head coach Clifford Fedd at Dutchtown High School in Hampton, Georgia, where he picked up honorable mention all-state honors as a senior, while he was an all-region pick as a junior after totaling 48 tackles and four interceptions.

Nelome chose the Redhawks out of high school over offers from Central Michigan, Chattanooga, Coastal Carolina, Kent State, Louisville, Marshall, Samford, South Alabama, Troy, Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky and Western Michigan, plus interest from NC State.

K-State was one of many schools at the FBS level that had interest in Nelome after he entered the portal. West Virginia, Louisville and Washington were among some of the schools that were also pursuing him, and he was even drawing some NFL mentions.

If he indeed makes minimal impact for the second straight season, he does have a COVID year available to use in 2025 if he chooses, when we lose potentially our top three corners.