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Middle Tennessee wide receiver Nahzae Cox (1) during an NCAA football game against Delaware on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, in Newark, Del.

Former Middle Tennessee wide receiver Nahzae Cox has committed to Kansas, he announced in a post on Instagram on Sunday night.

Cox is the second wideout, after Buffalo transfer Nik McMillan, and fourth pass catcher overall that KU has added in the transfer portal. He started nine of the Blue Raiders’ 11 games in 2025 and caught 40 passes for 473 yards and five touchdowns, playing more snaps than any other receiver for MTSU.

Listed at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, the Fresno, California, native previously spent two seasons at Fresno City College, where he had 11 catches for 108 yards and a touchdown as a freshman in 2023, then managed an explosive sophomore season with 23 grabs for 562 yards — a whopping 24.4 yards per catch — and five more touchdowns.

That was enough to get him the opportunity at the Division I level with the Blue Raiders, whom the Jayhawks will face in their nonconference schedule during the 2026 season.

Cox was particularly productive in the early weeks of his junior season. He had a two-touchdown game against FCS foe Austin Peay and six catches for 94 yards, including a season-long 43-yard grab, against Marshall. He also acquitted himself well against power-conference competition from Wisconsin.

Cox chose KU over Oklahoma State and Maryland, among other reported offers. He’ll now spend his last year of eligibility snagging passes from whoever ultimately wins KU’s quarterback competition. The Jayhawks have locked down their two receivers after losing two — one a walk-on in Bryce Cohoon, one a late addition from the summer of 2025 in Jaidyn Doss — to this offseason’s portal cycle.