| R E C R U I T I N G
2008 commitments
The "R" and "S" numbers in the right-hand columns are the player's ranking at his position by Rivals.com and Scout.com on Feb. 7, 2008. Committed players are listed in reverse order of commitment date; click column headers to sort by category. Click on player's name for Huskers.com profile. Strikeout text indicates a decommitment. Team rankings: Rivals | Scout
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| NAME |
STORIES |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
CITY |
ST |
SCHOOL |
R |
S |
| Marlowe, Tim |
1 |
ATH |
5-10 |
165 |
Youngstown |
OH |
Cardinal Mooney |
NR |
NR |
| Wald, Mason |
1, 2, 3 |
S |
5-11 |
195 |
Birmingham | AL |
Vestavia Hills |
NR |
NR |
| Rogers, Justin |
1 |
RB |
5-11 |
180 |
Birmingham | AL |
Vestavia Hills |
42 |
98 |
| Smith, P.J. |
1, 2, 3 |
S |
6-02 |
205 |
River Ridge | LA |
John Curtis Christian |
45 |
55 |
| Cooper, Khiry |
1, 2 |
WR |
6-02 |
175 |
Shreveport | LA |
Calvary Academy |
NR |
102 |
| Ward, Lester |
1, 2 |
RB |
6-03 |
186 |
Brenham | TX |
Brenham |
NR |
171 |
| Dennard, Alfonzo |
1, 2, 3 |
CB |
5-10 |
185 |
Rochelle | GA |
Wilcox County |
25 |
80 |
| Bell, Antonio |
1, 2, 3 |
WR |
6-02 |
177 |
Daytona Beach | FL |
Mainland |
NR |
111 |
| Osborne, Courtney |
1, 2 |
ATH |
6-02 |
170 |
Garland | TX |
South Garland |
NR |
210 |
| Osborne, Steven |
1, 2 |
WR |
6-04 |
182 |
Garland | TX |
South Garland |
NR |
236 |
| Whaley, Alonzo |
1, 2 |
OLB |
6-00 |
213 |
Madisonville | TX |
Madisonville |
61 |
50 |
| Williams, Josh |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
DE |
6-04 |
220 |
Denton | TX |
Ryan |
12 |
20 |
| Grant, David |
1, 2, 3 |
OT |
6-06 |
278 |
Killeen | TX |
Killeen |
53 |
84 |
| Spano, Kody |
1, 2 |
QB |
6-02 |
202 |
Stephenville | TX |
Stephenville |
09 |
48 |
| Toailoa, Quentin |
1, 2, 3 |
DT |
6-05 |
275 |
Redlands | CA |
East Valley H.S. |
74 |
43 |
| Cotton, Ben |
1, 2 |
TE |
6-06 |
217 |
Ames | IA |
Ames |
25 |
21 |
| Kreikemeier, Micah |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
OLB |
6-04 |
215 |
West Point | NE |
W. Point Central Catholic |
NR |
NR |
| Thompson, Brandon |
1 |
OT |
6-06 |
280 |
The Woodlands | TX |
The Woodlands |
80 |
49 |
| Reed, Kyler |
1, 2 |
LB-TE |
6-03 |
204 |
Overland Park | KS |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
68 |
18 |
| Meredith, Cameron |
1 |
DE |
6-04 |
222 |
Santa Ana | CA |
Mater Dei |
13 |
49 |
| Compton, Will |
1, 2, 3 |
LB |
6-02 |
214 |
Bonne Terre | MO |
North County |
34 |
13 |
| Henry, Ricky |
1, 2 |
OL |
6-04 |
300 |
Omaha | NE |
N.D. State Col. of Science |
JC |
JC |
| Hetzer, Tyson ^ |
1, 2 |
TE |
6-07 |
265 |
Redding | CA |
Citrus C.C. |
JC |
JC |
| Levorson, John |
1, 2 |
WR-S |
6-03 |
185 |
Crete | NE |
Crete |
87 |
119 |
| Fisher, Sean |
1, 2 |
LB |
6-05 |
210 |
Omaha | NE |
Millard North |
41 |
17 |
| Whitmore, David |
1, 2, 3 |
CB |
6-02 |
190 |
Port Arthur | TX |
Memorial |
21 |
45 |
| Okafor, Collins |
1, 2, 3 |
RB |
6-01 |
205 |
Omaha | NE |
Westside |
27 |
48 |
Steinkuhler,
Baker § # |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
OL |
6-06 |
275 |
Lincoln | NE |
Southwest |
02 |
02 |
|
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|
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Brown, Eddie |
1, 2, 3 |
DT |
6-02 |
266 |
Waller | TX |
Waller |
60 |
30 |
Gabbert, Blaine § |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
QB |
6-05 |
229 |
Ballwin | MO |
Parkway West |
01 |
07 |
Givens, Bryce § |
1, 2 |
OT |
6-06 |
265 |
Denver | CO |
Mullen |
12 |
12 |
Gray, Jonas § |
1, 2, 3 |
RB |
5-10 |
213 |
Pontiac | MI |
Country Day |
04 |
21 |
Harper, Eric |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
LB |
6-04½ |
220 |
Marrero | LA |
Ehret |
18 |
22 |
Hilburn, Adrian ^ |
1, 2 |
WR |
6-02 |
195 |
Tyler | TX |
C.C. of San Francisco |
JC |
JC |
Hoch, Dan |
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
OL |
6-07 |
285 |
Harlan | IA |
Harlan |
18 |
17 |
Johnson, Keelan |
1, 2 |
S |
6-00 |
195 |
Mesa | AZ |
Mesa |
NR |
97 |
Kuli, Simi ^ |
1, 2 |
DE |
6-04 |
270 |
Hawthorne | CA |
El Camino C.C. |
JC |
JC |
Mohler, Shaun ^ |
1, 2, 3, 4 |
LB |
6-03 |
225 |
Newport Beach | CA |
Orange Coast C.C. |
JC |
JC |
Parish, Darius |
1, 2 |
DT |
6-03 |
325 |
Wichita | KS |
North |
58 |
57 |
Reiff, Riley |
1 |
DE |
6-06 |
235 |
Parkston | SD |
Parkston |
25 |
70 |
Rippy, Doug |
1, 2 |
LB |
6-02 |
218 |
Columbus | OH |
McKinley |
59 |
16 |
Robinson, Trevor § |
1, 1, 3 |
OL |
6-05 |
300 |
Elkhorn | NE |
Elkhorn |
01 |
06 |
Woods, D.J. |
1, 2, 3 |
WR |
6-00 |
169 |
Strongsville | OH |
Strongsville |
57 |
66 |
§ Listed in Rivals 100
| ^ Listed in Rivals JUCO Top 100 | #Parade All-American and national lineman of the year
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Signing coverage
It's all about the team, not individuals, as the 2008 recruiting class is unveiled:
Pelini (1, 2, 3), Capsules (1, 2, 3), Walk-ons (1, 2, 3, 4), Rankings,
Players (Steinkuhler, Fisher, Marlowe, Dennard, Williams, Grant, Wald, Went, Holt),
Video (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9), Commentary (Sipple, Douglass, York, Big Red Wrap-up)
Audio, Misc. (1, 2), Follow-up (1, 2, 3, 4)
2009 commitments
| NAME |
STORIES |
POS. |
HT. |
WT. |
CITY |
ST |
SCHOOL |
R |
S |
| Randle, Thaddeus |
1, 2 |
DT |
6-1 |
255 |
Galena Park |
TX |
North Shore |
NR |
NR |
| Bodtmann, Shawn |
1, 2, 3 |
LB |
6-0 |
205 |
Scranton |
PA |
West Scranton |
NR |
NR |
| Pensick, Cole |
1, 2 |
DT |
6-2 |
255 |
Lincoln |
NE |
Northeast |
NR |
NR |
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