Avery Moss & Jared Afalava Are "N": Nebraska Nets Commitments #9 & #10

by Andy Ketterson on Jan 4, 2012 2:00 PM CST in Nebraska Husker Recruiting

Upon meeting Jared Afalava, the Riverton, UT, quarterback could only think to himself, "No one got their spleen crushed when we were performing 'Pippen' last spring..."

Nebraska received two commitments at the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl high school all-star game Tuesday night. Tempe, AZ defensive end Avery Moss and South Jordan, UT linebacker Jared Afalava became the 9th and 10th members of the Huskers 2012 recruiting class. Both are rated as 3-star prospects by Rivals.com and give the Huskers four linebacker commitments and seven total on the defensive side of the ball.

Afalava is rated as the #4 player in the state of Utah and 46th at his position nationally. He is 6'3" 215 and has been told by Husker coaches that he will be groomed as a middle linebacker. Nebraska beat out BYU, Oregon, UCLA, Utah and Washington for his commitment.

Avery Moss and company leave the opposition wishing they'd opted for play action on 4th & 1...

Moss is rated as the #12 player in Arizona and 31st nationally at his position. He is 6'4" 245 and was also offered scholarships by Arizona, ASU, Purdue, Stanford, Washington and Wazzu. He is the current teammate and cousin of 5-star offensive line prospect Andrus Peat who is also considering a commitment to the Huskers. Of course, it is hoped that this commitment, plus the presence on the roster of Andrus' brother, redshirt freshman Todd Peat, will help to convince the younger Peat that a commitment to the Big Red is not just the wisest life decision he could make to this point - it's simply kismet.

Ross Els was the lead recruiter for Afalava and John Papuchis closed the deal with Moss.

(Note: I've removed Westerkamp as committed. He may yet end up in Lincoln, but anyone who is saying that they are still trying to make up their mind while awaiting visits from two sets of coaches can hardly be considered committed at this point. Not trying to bag on the kid - guys who can catch and hold a football are at an obvious premium to the Huskers - just stating a fact that some recruiting sites are being a little head in the sand about.)

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Hopefully we can get Quanzell Lambert

Mostly because Quanzell is an awesome name.

Either way, I think we’ll be alright on linebacker depth next year. Obviously Lavonte is a huge loss, and I don’t know if we’ll have a “play making” linebacker next year, but I think Will Compton did a good job for the most part this year and seemed to be coming on strong at the end of the year.

What’s up with Sean Fisher? Is he really as bad as everyone seems to imply? He contributed quite a bit as a redshirt freshman in 09, then he got hurt and wasn’t as good this year. I mean, he’ll be a 5th year senior next year, so he should at the very least have a good understanding of Pelini’s defense, right?

I think there will be plenty of talent behind those guys but not a lot of experience. But you’ve got to think that out of Zaire Anderson, Michael Rose, David Santos, and maybe Quanzell Lambert…someone will step up.

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by Billgrip on Jan 4, 2012 4:17 PM CST reply actions

The name Quanzell Lambert reminds me of this guy

+1,000,000 points if you know where this comes from.

by Cheeseandcorn on Jan 4, 2012 5:18 PM CST up reply actions

Big Fan

Now gimme my points!

by chadb on Jan 4, 2012 5:33 PM CST up reply actions

No Quanzell

He chose Rutgers.

by Cheeseandcorn on Jan 5, 2012 2:51 PM CST up reply actions

I like the direction

The WR’s and RB’s are all freshman and many of the O-line guys are very young. However on defense there is no one that I look at and say “he is going to be a star”. We need some heavy recruiting on defense. There was zero pressure from the D-line and without Lavonte David the LB’s would have been well below average. Compton and Fisher made their reputation playing behind Suh and Crick. Without that level of play in front of them they are very average.

Put Jean-Baptiste at strong safety and let him crush people.

Insert witty retort here.

by Robsa on Jan 4, 2012 4:57 PM CST reply actions

Don't forget about Courtney Osborne

He made some pretty big hits last year, but this year he wasn’t really on the field. It must have been a mix between him not finding much favor with Raymond and the emergence of Damian Stafford. Who knows, but at least we know that we’ve got a guy on the depth chart at strong safety with talent and experience.

As for Jean-Baptiste…I wonder what exactly is going to happen with him. I think he should stay at corner and learn the position a little better in the off season, but I wonder if he’ll see the field much next year. The light went on for Andrew Green and I think he’s probably going to be our best corner next year, and if Muhammed Seisay is as talented as advertised he should fill the other CB spot. And then there’s Ciante Evans…what the heck happened with that kid? Remember when he came in against Missouri as a true freshman and played an A+ game? I don’t think he’s played about a C+ game since…

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by Billgrip on Jan 4, 2012 6:37 PM CST up reply actions

Hey guys

I know this is completely off topic, but Nebraska wrestling is looking to go 10-0 for the first time in school history. They are currently ranked number 12 and they start their B1G duels against Ohio State. Some interesting facts on the link to huskers.com which I will post below, including that Nebraska leads the series 6-1-0 and beat OSU 24-11 last year. We currently have six top 25 wrestlers and five in the top ten of their respective weight divisions. Its in Lincoln at the Coliseum and its Military appreciation night with a high school duel preceding the event. Otherwise, it is broadcast on BTN.com. Everyone should definitely support them as they start into the B1G portion of the season. Check it out. :)
http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=205356240

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by AdamTheTitan on Jan 4, 2012 8:10 PM CST reply actions

you

should start writing fanposts so that we can promote them. I would have no problem doing that.

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by Jon Johnston on Jan 4, 2012 8:25 PM CST up reply actions

Awesome news

As a long time UNO wrestling supporter…I hope unl can benefit from closing down the UNO program

by Conspiracy* on Jan 4, 2012 8:28 PM CST up reply actions

Like to

see some good news about our football team because that last couple of days have been pretty bad. What about the walk-ons are their any in state targets we should know about???

by Huzkerfan on Jan 4, 2012 9:09 PM CST reply actions

Quanzell Lambert reminds me of Adam Lambert

And Adam Lambert just kicked his boyfriend ass outside of a nightclub in Finland.

I just realized that I have no point.

by CornFists on Jan 5, 2012 11:47 AM CST reply actions

Now that the season is over...

Can we focus a bit on recruiting? I no longer pay for the access to recruiting sites that detail commitments and targets. Two reasons: 1. I no longer really have the time to follow and 2. I could not longer justify those high prices. Did I hear we got a stud QB? See, I mostly get rumors and never know to believe and what not to believe.

by CCE718 on Jan 5, 2012 2:31 PM CST reply actions

beat on ANDY!

he’s the recruiting guy!

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by Jon Johnston on Jan 5, 2012 3:19 PM CST up reply actions

A simple request would do the trick...

I should be cranking it up a little the last few weeks. Should get busy as this is a year when commits should be rolling in at the end. We’ll do a complete review of the class once the names are on paper as well.

by Andy Ketterson on Jan 6, 2012 2:58 PM CST reply actions