WR Keagan Johnson [Iowa - Signed LOI]
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Point taken.
What I usually find interesting is the banter through it all. @HANC was spot on this one if you take time to read the thread.
Treand3
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I hear you. I just think the angst is that not only is he a reasonably in-state ranked prospect, he's also a legacy.
Do I think this will hurt us in the long haul? Not at all because whether its DB or WR the staff has shown they can get similar/like talent. Most are just sensitive about the program right now.
I'd rather he pick NU but it is what it is.
Ziebol
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Think they only have one spot left at WR. So he’s gonna be it. If it’s Iowa congrats to the kid and I hope he never plays a down for them.
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Touchdown Tommie
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Does anyone know if the Huskers don’t have him very high on their board or is the family/Keagan that don’t have the Huskers high on their list? Still bad feelings after older brother got passed over?
Wistrom Disciple
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Probably a mix of both. The whole family had a bitter taste after his brothers were passed over for the flashy recruitment of West coast receivers who didn't pan out or never showed up. We stocked up with some talented receivers last class so KJ would be a good addition but not necessarily a must get for the staff this year.
Good for him if he thinks Iowa is a better fit. I don't see this being as big of a hit to the program confidence as some of our previous in-state misses.
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I love this kind of statement. Have no issues with @BIG ERN as I say this ...
So, for me, if we have recruited "better" receivers than Iowa, then we will be able to see who develops better, correct?
So, I'm simply noting that I'll be watching in four [4] years to see how well Betts, Brown, Fleming and Nixon produce and where they go in the NFL draft ... compared to this guy ... who isn't as talented.
In the long run, I'm more concerned about how we develop a player than how well our recruiting is ... because we always have done more with less than other programs ... and that has been lost in our program.
BIG ERN
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We have out recruited them for quite some time at RB and WR....we also have more RBs and WRs in the NFL. To my knowledge an Iowa WR hasn't had more than 100 yards for a CAREER in the NFL over the past 20 years. Iowa has done way better than us at OL and TE, even LB. Outside of the time with Pelini they have done better than us at DB as well. Their DC has been solid for them for a long time where ours have been pretty inconsistent to say the least. Yes, our WRs should show up more than theirs come draft time. Time will tell. They have two decent WR that will be seniors this year who could make NFL teams and probably will.
runningblind
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I would add consistency and scheme to the bolded part. Iowa and Wisconsin have programs that are very good at what they do, and they don't tinker. That allows college players to develop. It's really no wonder why Nebraska kids in the last 5 years haven't developed or been drafted with 3/4 position coaches, coordinators and schemes. The carousel has to stop to have success.
BigRedBuster
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What year did his brother graduate that was passed over...and where did he end up going?
BIG ERN
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Husker in WI
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2015, he went to Wyoming. Did pretty well, but he tore his ACL and ended up medically retiring. From what I can tell CJ didn't come particularly close to getting an offer, I couldn't find a profile. Some random comments in other recruits' threads, a lot of worry we'd lose him to a big ten rival but at least that didn't happen?
Receiving & Rushing
Receiving
Rushing
Scrimmage
Year
School
Conf
Class
Pos
G
Rec
Yds
Avg
TD
Att
Yds
Avg
TD
Plays
Yds
Avg
TD
Career
Wyoming
51
835
16.4
10
2
15
7.5
0
53
850
16.0
10
2015
Wyoming
MWC
FR
WR
0
0
0
*2016
Wyoming
MWC
FR
WR
10
21
304
14.5
3
0
0
0
21
304
14.5
3
*2017
Wyoming
MWC
SO
WR
12
30
531
17.7
7
2
15
7.5
0
32
546
17.1
7
*2019
Wyoming
MWC
SR
WR
0
0
0