Jaden Nickens, a four-star wide receiver from Sierra Canyon High School in Southern California, announced his commitment to KU on a 247Sports live stream. Nickens picked Kansas over Georgia, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and Cal. He’s the Jayhawks’ 16th high school commitment from the class of 2025, and fourth receiver.

Kansas landed two-sport athlete Jaden Nickens on Thursday. Nickens plans to play both football and basketball for the Jayhawks.

Kansas continued to add to its incoming group of wide receivers — and its basketball roster at the same time — when it earned the commitment of two-sport athlete Jaden Nickens on Thursday afternoon. “It was very important having sports like Kansas basketball,

Four-star wide receiver Jaden Nickens will make another move across the country for his college career. Nickens, a senior at Sierra Canyon High School in Chatsworth, Calif., announced his decision to commit to the University of Kansas.

Nickens, who also intends to play both sports in college, picked KU over California, Georgia, Oklahoma State, and Texas A&M.