*** 2021 Recruiting ***

Assuming there is a season this year.... it will be interesting to see how John Bivens does in summer workouts and eventually fall camp. You'd think a good showing would leave the staff feeling comfortable taking 1 RB instead of 2 this class. 

 
Priority:

NT - We'll see where some of the current young guys end up playing.  But a true NT would be really handy in this class.

TE - Didn't take one in 2020 so we'll need to make up for that.

QB - The odds would tell you that it's unlikely both McCaffrey and Smothers graduate here.  Have to have one every class.

2021 Profiles

Current Scholarships/Commits

Official Visit Trackers: 247 - Rivals

QB - 1 - Heinrich Haarberg
RB - 2 - Javion Hunt, Cornelius Shaw, Kelly Loiseau, Caleb Berry, Malik Newton, Prophet Brown, Deshun Murrell, Logan Diggs, Gabe Ervin
WR - 2-3 - Jaylin Noel, Romello Brinson, Keagan Johnson, Jace Williams, Tommi Hill, Chauncey Magwood, Xavier Worthy, Keontez Lewis, Patrick Bryant, Shawn Hardy, Michael Jackson, Cristian Dixon, Bryson Green, Blaine Green
TE - 2 - AJ Rollins, Thomas Fidone, Miles Campbell, JUCO Quentin Moore, Erik Olsen
OT - 2-3 - TEDDY PROCHAZKA, BRANSON YAGER, Caleb Banks, Marcus Mbow, Maximus Gibbs
OG/C - 1-2 - HENRY LUTOVSKY

NT - 1-2 - Michael Mokofisi, Taleeq Robbins, Tim Keenan
DE - 2-3 - Ryan Keeler, Omarion Fa'amoe, Derek Wilkins, Tobechi Okoli, Ru'Quan Buckley, Trinity Bell
ILB - 2 - RANDOLPH KPAI, CHRISTOPHER PAUL, Seth Malcom, Deshauwn Alleyne, Baron Hopson, Collin Oliver

OLB - 2-3 - PATRICK PAYTON, TJ Bollers, Dylan Brooks, Jeremiah Williams, Naquan Brown, Tyler McLaurin, Ian Jackson, Patrick Hisatake

CB - 1-2 - Kaleb Higgins, Jimmy Wyrick, JUCO De'Jahn Warren, Denzel Burke, Keuan Parker, Jamier Johnson
S - 1-2 - Bryce Stephens, Tyler Hibbler, Wil Latu

Early enrollees: Prochazka, Kpai, Paul

 
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Atbone95 said:
Assuming there is a season this year.... it will be interesting to see how John Bivens does in summer workouts and eventually fall camp. You'd think a good showing would leave the staff feeling comfortable taking 1 RB instead of 2 this class. 
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I guess there is some time between now and NSD.  But I kind of doubt there to that position yet.  If he basically hasn't played in three years and is only now getting cleared to play, I can't imagine they're counting on much from him for now.  Maybe for the next class if he looks good this fall.

 
Mavric said:
I guess there is some time between now and NSD.  But I kind of doubt there to that position yet.  If he basically hasn't played in three years and is only now getting cleared to play, I can't imagine they're counting on much from him for now.  Maybe for the next class if he looks good this fall.
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Yep.. agree here. I think they would prefer he build strength. That he works with our ortho staff to further strengthen his new knee and gain confidence in the rebuild before they allow him to cut it lose and play at full speed. That said though, when allowed i do think he'll impress.

 
Decked said:
If you’re gonna criticize one thing about this cycle is has to be DL recruiting. What is going on so far? 
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Was thinking the same thing a few days ago. It seems as if we have absolutely no one interested at this point, but hopefully they're doing well behind the scenes.

 
Decked said:
Coach T has been kind of a recruiting liability tbh
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Well, let's go over who he has got. The 2019 we will give to Dawson except for Keem Green. For Hutmacher, Coach T was the secondary recruiter for so we will put him on because he is coaching him. 

Keem Green  .89 -JuCo

Nash Hutmacher  .87

Marquis Black .86

Jordan Riley .85 - JuCo

Pheldarius Payne .85 -JuCo

On the roster we have 13 scholarship D lineman. I like the distribution. We are a little heavy on the junior class, but this allows us to possibly redshirt a Juco player if we need to. We are not in dire need of d-lineman and will not take more than 3 this cycle. For only 3 players out there-with rotating-we should be fine. The numbers are right where we should be as we have a 4 deep at each spot with guys that can rotate positions. 

Seniors- Ben Stille- 1

Juniors- 6

Sophomores- 2

Freshman and Redshirt Freshman-4 

So far after one full cycle he has brought in an average of .86 player rating. We are sort of heavy on the JuCo route and that is probably to even out the numbers with the younger guys brought in for 2019. We are not sitting bad numbers wise, and for this class the main thing for DLine is getting a true NT. We will probably take two defensive ends to take three D-lineman total this cycle.

Right now, I do not think it is fair to be judge him off one cycle. After 2021 if he strikes out I would potentially be worried. If after 2022 he is still struggling than something might be up. He is no Hack Hughes here, Coach T is on the trail a lot and he is trying to get a Polynesian pipeline to Nebraska. Another factor is Dawson can definitely help recruit dline as well as his OLB position. He has connections in the Northeast and Tuioti is more West Coast. I am happy with D-line recruiting and will hold judgement until I have seen more. We also do not know how well he is at developing, so that is still something he may bring to the table. 

 
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I will give coach T a pass.  He is in on a lot of really good kids right now.  If he strikes out with them this year then I will start getting concerned. 

 
I thought after last year people would stop judging this staff so hard early in the cycle, but I guess not. Last week we just got a solid recruit out of Miami no one even knew we'd offered. Last year guys like Keyshawn Greene, Jaiden Francois, Marcus Fleming and Alante Brown seemingly came out of nowhere. I don't know if this staff intentionally keeps things under the radar or not, but they have a history of doing things quietly so I won't judge their recruiting ability or class by the limited information we have right now.

 
Ouch.

Starting with the 2004 recruiting class, 29 Nebraska high school graduates have played in the NFL. Only 12 of them played for the Huskers.
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yes, I know this articles is from 2018.  But....Frost obviously still has work to do.

 
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