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Nebraska has about 5 spots left and they have a big visit weekend ahead of them to help them fill those slots. I like Nebraska's chances at landing Noa Pola-Gates and his cousin Matthew Pola-Mao by next Saturday but that leaves three more spots behind them. Nebraska wants a WR, a pass rushing OLB, and then the next best available player.
Looking at this weekend's visit list makes it obvious that the above strategy is what they are doing. Who's on tap? Here you go:
Steven Parker (4-Star, OLB) [Dallas, TX] - Nebraska hasn't had a ton of success in Texas this cycle but pulling Parker late would be pretty dang impressive. Parker was a long time Texas Tech commit but he decommitted when Kingsbury was fired. That's when Nebraska jumped into the boat. It seems that Nebraska, UCLA and Kansas are the main competitors. Don't look past Kansas, the position coach he committed to at Texas Tech now works for the Jayhawks. In the end I think it comes down to playing in the B1G or the Big 12 and wanting to either be a part of quicker rebuild or a part of long term foundation at Kansas. This will be interesting to watch.
Charles Njoku (3-Star, WR) [Wayne, NJ] - Njoku was a Missouri commit until about December, when he chose to re-open his recruitment. Nebraska likes his skill set and body size on the outside. UCLA is the other team looking at him.
DJ James (3-Star, CB) [Spanish Fort, AL] - James is currently committed to Mississippi State but didn't sign (obviously). Nebraska knows it needs help in the secondary but spots could close up fast, could James get in? I don't know, but I do think Nebraska wouldn't mind adding Pola-Gates and another Corner in this class.
Soni Fonua (3-Star, DE) JUCO [Salt Lake City, UT] - Fonua has been on Nebraska's radar since December. They like his pass rushing ability. Oklahoma State, Kansas and UCF are the other teams in contact. Nebraska wouldn't mind adding him, but I'm not sure they push too hard.
Of the four, Nebraska would definitely take Parker and Njoku if they wanted in right now. James and Fonua, I'm not so sure. I think they might slow play both of them a bit.
Looking at this weekend's visit list makes it obvious that the above strategy is what they are doing. Who's on tap? Here you go:
Steven Parker (4-Star, OLB) [Dallas, TX] - Nebraska hasn't had a ton of success in Texas this cycle but pulling Parker late would be pretty dang impressive. Parker was a long time Texas Tech commit but he decommitted when Kingsbury was fired. That's when Nebraska jumped into the boat. It seems that Nebraska, UCLA and Kansas are the main competitors. Don't look past Kansas, the position coach he committed to at Texas Tech now works for the Jayhawks. In the end I think it comes down to playing in the B1G or the Big 12 and wanting to either be a part of quicker rebuild or a part of long term foundation at Kansas. This will be interesting to watch.
Charles Njoku (3-Star, WR) [Wayne, NJ] - Njoku was a Missouri commit until about December, when he chose to re-open his recruitment. Nebraska likes his skill set and body size on the outside. UCLA is the other team looking at him.
DJ James (3-Star, CB) [Spanish Fort, AL] - James is currently committed to Mississippi State but didn't sign (obviously). Nebraska knows it needs help in the secondary but spots could close up fast, could James get in? I don't know, but I do think Nebraska wouldn't mind adding Pola-Gates and another Corner in this class.
Soni Fonua (3-Star, DE) JUCO [Salt Lake City, UT] - Fonua has been on Nebraska's radar since December. They like his pass rushing ability. Oklahoma State, Kansas and UCF are the other teams in contact. Nebraska wouldn't mind adding him, but I'm not sure they push too hard.
Of the four, Nebraska would definitely take Parker and Njoku if they wanted in right now. James and Fonua, I'm not so sure. I think they might slow play both of them a bit.