***2018 Recruiting***

614Husker said:
I have a legit recruiting question.  Do we even recruit the D Line anymore?  Does this position even exist currently at Nebraska? Can someone help clue me in on our D Line strategy/targets?  

 I just want confirmation bc I always see recruiting news updates about QB\WR\DB and occasionally LB, but never anything about DL.  I’m led to believe Nebraska no longer can recruit the position or doesn’t think they need one to be successful.  

I mean skill playets are great, but I’m led to think a DL would be kinda essential.

this is the worst thing about the Riley era imo...He reduced our DL to non existent status.  Surely we can at least buy 4 potatoes and line them up on the field?

i mean if we don’t recruit the interior trenches, anytime we play OSU we might as take Meyers hand, lead him to behind the barn, and then assume the appropriate position.  
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heard rumors that we are moving to a hybrid 0-4-7 

I know it came from a friend of a friend's friend but it seemed to make sense based on what you are saying.

 
Huskers93-97 said:
To be fair to add to this as well. I never see us in on any elite guys at that position. .95 or higher type guys. Just doesnt seem to be any interest from elite talent at that position in Nebraska.
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there are not many D and O-line guys at that level.  It is similar to a good center in BB - only 10 really good ones a year and if you aren't one of the top 15 schools they are hard to get.

 
BoNeyard said:
Would be a huge jump considering where we stand now in the 60's. Also given that the staff would only have had a few weeks to climb that high and that isn't a bad finish at all.
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Still have half the class to go. Many of those above us have 17-20 commits in them. It's a big jump but not completely unattainable

 
Not sure if there is any truth to this, but heard Easton Stick is graduating this week and would come to Nebraska if Frost offered. Former Omaha kid now at NDSU


Career Passing Stats



Year


Team


G


Cmp


Att


Comp %


Yds


Yd/A


TDs


Int


Sacked


Yds


2015


NDAKST 


11


90


147


61.2


1144


7.8


13


4


7


41


2016


NDAKST 


14


169


288


58.7


2331


8.1


19


9


15


97


2017


NDAKST 


13


141


225


62.7


2176


9.7


23


7


19


128


Career


 


38


400


660


60.6


5651


8.6


55


20


41


266


 

Career Rushing/Receiving Stats



Year


Team


G


Rush


Yds


Yd/Rush


TDs


Rec


Yds


Yd/Rec


TDs


2015


NDAKST 


11


85


498


5.9


5


0


0


-


0


2016


NDAKST 


14


113


685


6.1


7


1


-1


-1.0


0


2017


NDAKST 


13


94


618


6.6


11


0


0


-


0


Career


 


38


292


1801


6.2


23


1


-1


-1.0


0


 
 
Any chance we throw an offer or preferred walk-on to Milton Sargbah? Gatorade player of the year in Nebraska. I know Frost won this award as a SR as well.

Seems like the recent winners never end up here. CJ Johnson, Jadyn Kowalski, Harrison Phillips, and Drew Ott. 

 
BIG ERN said:
Any chance we throw an offer or preferred walk-on to Milton Sargbah? Gatorade player of the year in Nebraska. I know Frost won this award as a SR as well.

Seems like the recent winners never end up here. CJ Johnson, Jadyn Kowalski, Harrison Phillips, and Drew Ott. 
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I would like to have Sargbah get a scholarship offer, and Kenny Wilhite has been working on getting him an offer for a while now.  Maybe Frost is hoping to get some of his higher priorities committed, but I think Sargbah would be a fit in Frost's offense.

Honestly, these top players in Nebraska are too good to get walk-on offers.  They are going to get scholarship offers elsewhere.  If you want to emphasize keeping the top kids in each class in-state, you need to offer them scholarships.

 
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For those with subscription, this is a good article on the possible impacts/outstanding questions of early signing period:

https://theathletic.com//181137/2017/12/12/early-signing-period-college-football-recruiting/?redirected=1

Nebraska was mentioned in the question about whether or not early official visits matter:

Nebraska has great facilities, a terrific campus, great support, tremendous resources and rare tradition, but a minimal player pool in-state or in bordering states. Nebraska is expected to compete with the best of the best, but it can be difficult for prospects to get there on their own dime as sophomores and juniors.

For comparison’s sake, look at Alabama. The vast majority of players they actively recruit are within 300 miles of Tuscaloosa. Prospects can drive in a timely manner and get on campus. In fact, a prospect could drive and get on the campus of Georgia, Auburn and Alabama all in one day.

These are oversimplified scenarios that illustrate the point. Early official visits will matter, but likely more to programs in less populated regions or rural cities. The hope for programs like Nebraska is that it can make a great impression on juniors each spring.
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Current # of composite top 100 recruits for 2018 per 247

Ohio St: 11

Penn St: 3

Michigan: 1

Every other B10 school combined: 0

I get that it's not easy to get top 100 players on your team since there are over 100 schools, but man does Ohio St have the B10 by a landslide lately 

Below is Rivals


RANK


 


SCHOOL


TOTAL


5 STARS


4 STARS


3 STARS


AVG


POINTS


1





Ohio State


21


3


15


3


4


3061


2





Penn State


20


0


14


5


3.65


2269


3





Michigan State


20


0


5


14


3.2


1723


4





Maryland


21


0


6


14


3.14


1687


5





Michigan


16


0


7


9


3.44


1604


6





Minnesota


26


0


3


21


3.04


1515


7





Wisconsin


19


0


1


18


3.05


1473


8





Indiana


19


0


0


17


2.89


1320


9





Purdue


21


0


0


18


2.86


1290


10





Rutgers


21


0


0


17


2.81


1260


11





Iowa


15


0


2


12


3.07


1200


12





Northwestern


15


0


1


14


3.07


1107


13





Illinois


15


0


1


9


2.73


981


14





Nebraska


10


0


3


7


3.3


825

 
Bunch of new names popped up on the profiles today. Feels like we will see that a lot and a few stick each new round of offers. Kind of fun to have a coaches full recruiting cycle take place in the span of three weeks. New important stuff every day!

 
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