Top talent from the classes of 2026 and 2027 visiting the Nebraska campus this weekend
Top talent from the classes of 2026 and 2027 visiting the Nebraska campus this weekend
The Nebraska Cornhuskers are preparing for a busy recruiting weekend. This weekend, the Huskers will host almost two dozen recruits from the classes of 2026 and 2027 on campus. The top talent is visiting the campus as part of the inaugural HUDL Orientation event taking place in Lincoln this weekend.
HUDL is a Lincoln-based sports tech company. They're hosting an open forum for top recruits in the classes of 2027 and 2028 on how to maximize their opportunities as top prospects.
Nebraska's class of 2026 currently has four commitments. The group is led by Dayton Raiola, a three-star quarterback and the younger brother of starting quarterback Dylan Raiola. The group also includes three-star receiver Dveyoun Bonwell Witte of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, three-star linebacker Jase Rynolds of Elkhorn, Nebraska, and four-star cornerback CJ Bronaugh of Winter Garden, Florida.
The class of 2027 has one commit, quarterback Trae Taylor. Taylor visited the Huskers on numerous occasions and has been quite active on social media regarding peer recruiting. Now, Taylor and the Huskers will have a chance to put their best foot forward with some of the top high school football players in the entire country.
Find an entire list of all the visitors on campus this weekend from the classes of 2026 and 2027.
CJ Bronaugh - Safety (Nebraska commit)
Stars: ****
School: Windermere High School
City: Windermere, Florida
Class: 2026
Find more coverage on this player from Cornhuskers Wire here.
Kelvin Obot - Offensive Tackle
Stars: ****
School: Fruitland High School
City: Fruitland, Idaho
Class: 2026
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Brian Bonner - Running back
Stars: ****
School: Valencia High School
City: Valencia, California
Class: 2026
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Camren Hamiel - Cornerback
Stars: ****
School: Desert Edge High School
City: Goodyear, Arizona
Class: 2026
Find more coverage on this player from Cornhuskers Wire here.
Kamron Wilson - Defensive Line (Syracuse Commit)
Stars: ****
School: Miami Southridge
City: Miami, Florida
Class: 2026
Find more coverage on this player from Cornhuskers Wire here.
Tay Ellis - Wide Receiver
Stars: ****
School: Crowley High School
City: Fort Worth, Texas
Class: 2027
Kasen Thomas - Edge
Stars: ****
School: Sioux City, Iowa
City: Sioux City, Iowa
Class: 2026
Find more coverage on this player from Cornhuskers Wire here.
Ryan Miret - Interior Offensive Lineman
Stars: ****
School: Miami Southridge
City: Miami, Florida
Class: 2026
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Hayden Ainsworth - Interior Offensive Line
Stars: ****
School: Biloxi High School
City: Biloxi, Mississippi
Class: 2026
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Rex Waterman - Offensive Tackle
Stars: ***
School: Hamilton High School
City: Chandler, Arizona
Class: 2026
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Mark Matthews - Offensive Tackle
Stars: *****
School: St. Thomas Aquinas
City: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Class: 2027
Find more coverage on this player from Cornhuskers Wire here.
Duvay Williams - Cornerback
Stars: *****
School: Junipero Serra High
City: Gardena, California
Class: 2027
Ahmad Hudson - Tight end
Stars: ****
School: Ruston High School
City: Ruston, Louisiana
Class: 2027
Find more coverage on this player from Cornhuskers Wire here.
Albert Simien - Interior Offensive Lineman
Stars: ****
School: Sam Houston High
City: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Class: 2027
Juju Johnson - Cornerback
Stars: ****
School: Long Beach Poly
City: Long Beach, California
Class: 2027
Aaryn Washington - Cornerback
Stars: ****
School: Mater Dei
City: Los Angeles, California
Class: 2027
Trae Taylor - Quarterback (Nebraska commit)
Stars: ****
School: Carmel Catholic
City: Lake in the Hills, Illinois
Class: 2027
Find more coverage on this player from Cornhuskers Wire here.
Corey Hadley - Safety
Stars: ****
School: Sandy Creek High
City: Tyrone, Georgia
Class: 2027
Rashad Street - Edge
Stars: ****
School: Millbrook High
City: Raleigh, North Carolina
Class: 2027
Kelsey Adams - Offensive tackle
Stars: ****
School: Langston Hughes High
City: Atlanta, Georgia
Class: 2027
Find more coverage on this player from Cornhuskers Wire here.
Demare Dezeurn - Athlete
Stars: ****
School: Bishop Alemany
City: Mission Hills, California
Class: 2027
Jailen Hill - Cornerback
Stars: ****
School: St. John Bosco
City: Bellflower, California
Class: 2027
Joshua Sam-Epelle - Offensive tackle
Stars: ****
School: Douglas County High
City: Douglasville, Georgia
Class: 2027
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