Thanks_Tom RR

I am preparing to do annual evaluations for all of our graduate students. If you want, I could add you to the list to be evaluated.

Same. I was looking for national averages for contributors from each recruiting class. However, I could not find the stats, so I focused only on Nebraska's history. I wonder what the national average is?

Fair point. Still, why make a "Super Six" or use a star-rating system? This is about talent evaluation, which is strictly prognostication. Oh, that is next...

First-year contributors Wandale Robinson --- Lot of hype, similar to Washington coming in. I think the staff puts him out there right away to see what they got. Jamie Nance --- Speed and good WR ability. WR is definitely a position of need to replace Morgan's production. Career contributors Nick Henrich --- Great year for in-state talent, and he is at the top. Give him a year or so in the weight room. Bryce Benhart --- Didn't put him as a 1st-year contributor given his position, but an argument could easily be made. Ty Robinson --- This is the type of big-sized athlete you want on the DL. Rahmir Johnson --- Unheralded because of Wandale, but I love his running style. Really, he checks all the boxes (speed, good cuts, vision, toughness, character) Jackson Hannah --- Hit-stick, Big Ten style LB Chris Hickman --- Very athletic. Needs size. Quinton Newsome --- Outstanding film Garrett Nelson --- Motor. Someone that makes coaches put him on the field. Javin Wright --- Good size for a CB. Like physically. Good speed (long-strider, not a lot of burst) Brant Banks --- Someone you let set the strong-side edge. Ethan Piper --- Honestly, not sure whether he plays NT or OG. Athletic and could develop the size for either. Matthew Anderson --- Taking a gamble here same as the staff. Really like his frame and athleticism Jimmy Fritzche --- Same as Anderson. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Non-contributors Luke McCaffrey --- Great athlete but may get recruited over at QB. Hate to say that. Darian Chase --- Needs some development and last year did not prove to me that WR will get enough. Ronald Thompkins --- Injury history. Mosai Newsom --- Could be a sleeper but needs a lot of time to develop. If the team starts winning at a high clip, he could get recruited over. Jamin Graham --- Special teams probably. Garret Snodgrass ---- Another special teams guy. Michael Lynn --- We have three OL projects in this class. Clearly intentional by the staff, but not all projects work out. Myles Farmer --- See him similar to Newsome, but I like Newsome's film better.

This thread is a little premature as we have only got through the first NSD. However, we can always have Round 2 in February. The intent here is to predict who will be meaningful contributors (e.g., starters and heavily-rotated back-ups) over their careers and who will be scout team, non-contributors, and/or transferring out. The rules are simple, you get to assign 65% of the signed recruits as "Contributors" (right now that is 15 players) and the other 35% as "Non-contributors" (8 players). Also, you can highlight only 2 players as "Day 1 Impact Players". Make these assignments however you like, but it is probably worth considering the individual recruit's potential, need at position, and position coaches' PT philosophies (e.g., rotational like at DL or no rotations like at OL). Okay, now, here is the historical context as to why I chose the set rules... Every year we pontificate about how impactful each recruit will be on the field. The truth is looking over the past decade, Nebraska has averaged 21 players in each recruiting class and only 13-14 (or 65%) of the class sees meaningful playing time in their career. There is also a lot of talk about "Day 1 starters", but again looking at the ten-year average, 2 players from each recruiting class earn significant playing time their freshman year. Those stats do not include the 2017 and 2018 classes, as I thought it was unfair to determine their career contributions as Freshman, RS Freshman, and Sophomores. Also, with the new 4 game RS rule, what is considered "first-year contributors" may differ, so as of right now, I am considering players that burn their RS in their true freshman year and provide meaningful snaps.

This does not seem to be getting a lot of run, maybe because of the holidays, but Joshua Wegener, a center from Iowa Western, has decided to join the Huskers as a walk-on. He is considered the #1 JUCO center by JCGridIron. The Huskers were in position to get the #1 JUCO OG, Desmond Bland, as well, but that sees unsettled (grades maybe). Last off-season, there was a lot of hope that the JUCOs coming in would provide significant contributions, and only Honas provided anything of note, until an early season injury. That can provide some context to our conversations here, but I wonder how impactful these two OL JUCO players (if Bland can make it, though it seems doubtful) can be for the Huskers next season. Anyone have information about Wegener regarding his playing ability and ability to read defensive pressures?

His tweet about his grade this semester showed he did not pass all 23 credit hours. At the start of the semester is was the goal he needed to achieve to become academically eligible (at least at Nebraska). I think it is a simple story, "A talented player who is academically ineligible".

There is a obvious difference between watching film from Dylan Jordan and Eugene Asante. Asante is a full-go, runner-hitter the way Chin and Frost describe their desired defensive mentality, i.e., "shoot your shot". Jordan reminds me a lot of Dedrick Young. He can follow the play but is either indecisive or hesitant in his tackling form. I guess that may not be a disqualifier if you consider the strides Young made in his play from the first to second half of the season. That may be evidence that this coaching staff can get guys to play with speed and decisiveness.

Watch the run at 4:01, and tell me, if you are Rutgers, you want him playing against you the next time he steps onto your field. Man, they do a bad job recruiting.

Why the hell did ASU take him up to a roof to take pictures in their uniform?

Nebraska is at the top of the list, and on the wheel, it is pointing at him. He’s a lock.

Heard he was a silent commit with Bama for a while, but they would not let him commit publically. You can see their safety class has higher rated players, so I think that is why it shook out the way it did. My guess is he signed with Nebraska silently and will announce it at the Poly Bowl. If his recruitment is quite from now until then, that would be evidence this is true.

“Topics in College Math”? Is that a class where you talk about basic math concepts but never actually do any math?

I was thinking the same thing. Seems like he fell short this semester.

Hopefully Duval can get Lil Daniels to develop his body like Big Bro.

And a thread is born...

This is funny, but if there is a distinct "DE" position, why is it "DL" not "DT"? Secret third DL position?

Was that Fritzche's expression when he heard Boateng's signed? Really though. Being second fiddle is not typically great, but I'll take it. Welcome, Fritzche.

Does the Iowa commit think he's Spiderman?

No doubt that they also have deceptive speed.

Wandale was a silent commit...so...