My thoughts are it's a really good class.

I think 2 years from now at this time we will be all thrilled with how Barney, Brix, Prude, McGahee, and Tarver are playing. I think all 5 will be all big type players and show it at that point.

OVERALL - considering how we were 5-7, it was a phenomenal job.

Can you imagine if we ever win 8-10 games? Shit a team we beat this year (NWU) won 8 games this year.

With the success and numbers of last year's DL class, we can probably afford to go light on DL this class. It should be an emphasis for next year's class, and we're off to a good start there with Terry.

The only position that gets a failing grade from me is running back. Clearly there is something going on with all of the DBs they signed where they expect some of them to grow into LBs or move to offensive side of the ball.

Rhule repeats over and over about being positionless and having a bunch of versatility so the class looks like one you'd expect him to sign.

Big points for getting two extremely high quality spins at the QB slot machine. If one of those hit the class likely ends up much better than it appears on paper, which is still quite good

I'd give the class a B. Would've been an A had it not been for the shitshow at RB.

I'll give it a A-. Raiola pushed it over a B. RB is lacking severely.

But we got enough talent to let out the odds work out the weak ones over time.

I’m not sure there is such a thing as a perfect class with all the variables that can present themselves each and every year.

This year though, I’d say a solid B to B+.

Answered a lot of needs and ended up with a top recruit in the nation. Everyone has pointed out the gap at RB, but we aren’t necessarily done with the class yet either.

Pretty solid effort and result from this staff.

A minus. You can’t complain if you land the top QB and one of the top 10 IOL in the same class. We can still add a RB from the portal. We will look back in a few years and realize that this class turned Nebraska football around and back to national prominence.

QB position seems a little thin, but otherwise I thought we did pretty well.

A-. An RB and a ILB would have made it an A/A+ but we can/will address those in the portal.

Like the class all around. Wanted a RB

QB - A+
RB - F Losing Lacy hurts as I don't like our RB room currently. I'm not sold on EJ like most are. If the staff can close on Dowdell I'll be very happy.
WR - B+ If Raiola commits earlier we could've ended up with some serious difference makers. That's the why I say B+ is because what could've been. I really like the two legacy guys and I think Barney will be a pretty good player. We'll see on the 2 from Bellevue West.
TE - A+ Carter Nelson alone makes it an A+. I do think either Flynt or Ingwerson ends up at OT.
OL - A+ Great class IMO. Brix, Taumua, and Pyle will be great players here. And I love that we were still able to bring in Riggeroli.
DL - C Not sure about Murphy, losing Jones sucks but we had one of the best DL classes I can remember last year.
Jack/Edge/LB - A- I still can't believe we signed McGahee. I never thought he'd stick. I really like the speed and athleticism of McGahee and Shivers.
CB - A I really like the duo of Buford and Tarver. IMO they both are going to be really good.
S - B+ I like Guthrie and Benning. Gradney is a great athlete. Quite a few under the radar guys the staff likes.

GBR305 said:

QB:
Dylan Raiola
Daniel Kaelin
Bode Soukup (walk-on)

RB:
Trent Uhlir (walk-on)

FB:
Izaac Dickey (walk-on)

WR:
Jacory Barney
Isaiah McMorris
Dae'vonn Hall
Keelan Smith
Quinn Clark
Connor Schutt (walk-on)

TE:
Carter Nelson
Ian Flynt
Eric Ingwerson

OT:
Grant Brix
Xander Ruggeroli (3 star walk-on)

IOL:
Gibson Pyle
Preston Taumua
Landen Davidson
Jake Peters
Nolan Fennessy (walk-on)

DL:
Ashton Murphy

LB:
Willis McGahee IV
Vincent Shavers
Ethan Duda (walk-on)
Derek Wacker (walk-on)

CB:
Larry Tarver
Amare Sanders
Evan Taylor
Mario Buford
Blye Hill (transfer)
Preston Okafor (walk-on)

S:
Roger Gradney
Rex Guthrie
Donovan Jones
Braylen Prude
Caleb Benning

K:
Nico Ottomanelli

P:
Kamdyn Koch

On signing day, I was enamored by how we recruited at every position except RB. However, after laying it all out, we are frighteningly thin on the DL. Our only official signee there is Ashton Murphy, and he is listed at 225 lbs. on the team roster. Carlon Jones was a big miss but we didn't properly address him going turncoat on us.

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Qb - A+
RB - F (lacy killed us, gonna be a pro)
Fb - c+ (think this kid will contribute on ST & Fb, won’t see a lot of scholarship Fb’s)
Wr - B (not sure we have immediate help)
Te - A+
Ot- B+ brix = stud, only 1 here though
IOL - A Hawaiian kid & Pyle - studs
DL - c+ one mediocre
Lb - c+ couple decent, no immediate help
CB - b+ bufford- stud
S - b+ lots of solid kids here, not sure if any stars