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2011 National Signing Day: Nebraska Football Fresh Meat Open Thread!

Wooohooo!!! Here we are, the biggest day of the year for fawning over high school boys and worrying about whether they'll chose the same hat I wear! Woohooo!!!!! 

Dripping cynicism? Me? Naaaaa..... I am excited (just not in that way), I'm just not going to get bent out of shape about it. From the looks of it, Nebraska has a pretty darned good class. 

This is your 2011 National Signing Day Open Thread. 

After the jump is the list of recruits that are expected to commit to Nebraska. I'm not going to make promises about updating the list when LOI's are faxed in, and I'm not going to promise to update you when Todd Peat makes his decision at 9:30 AM CT.

If you want the quickest news about LOI's, get on twitter and follow the official Nebraska twitter account, @huskers. They will begin coverage at 7:00 AM CT. If you're an early bird, please post updates here as they roll in. 

I would like discussions about what all y'all think about this year's class. 

Jamal Turner

Position: Quarterback

Measurables: 6'1", 175 lbs, 4.51 secs

Videos: NA

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 7
- Scout: 7
- ESPN: 6 (ATH)

Hometown: Arlington, TX

High School: Sam Houston H.S.

Notes: Has already signed and is enrolled for spring semester. 

Bubba Starling

 

Position: Quarterback

Measurables: 6'5Ó, 195 lbs, 4.50 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 6
- Scout: 10
- ESPN: 7

Hometown: Gardner, KS

High School: Gardner Edgerton

Notes: Probably going to get taken in the MLB draft and make at least a million for a signing bonus. Given that, he'd be somewhat crazy to play for Nebraska.

Aaron Green

 

Position: Running Back

Measurables: 5'11", 180 lbs, 4.48 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 8
- Scout: 6
- ESPN: 3

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

High School:  James Madison H.S.

Notes: Running backs ranked this highly don't come to a school like Nebraska to sit on the bench. If he's mature enough - he'll play in 2011. 

Ameer Abdullah

 

Position: Running Back

Measurables: 5'9", 175 lbs, 4.51 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 17
- Scout:  56
- ESPN: 128

Hometown: Homewood, AL

High School: Homewood H.S.

Notes:

Taariq Allen

 

Position: Wide Reciever

Measurables: 6'3", 191 lbs, 4.50 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: NA
- Scout:  221
- ESPN: 126

Hometown: Weston, MA

High School: The Rivers School

Notes:

Daniel Davie

 

Position: Athlete (Wide Receiver)

Measurables: 6'0", 185 lbs, 4.4 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: NA
- Scout:  95 (S)
- ESPN: 141 (ATH)

Hometown: Beatrice, NE

High School: Beatrice

Notes: Recruited by Barney Cotton. It's all about speed - Davie may play safety or wide receiver. Given Nebraska's need at WR, I'd say there first.

Ryne Reeves

 

Position: Offensive Line - Center

Measurables: 6'3", 300 lbs, 5 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 4
- Scout:  4 (C)
- ESPN: 2 (C)

Hometown: Beatrice, NE

High School: The Rivers School

Notes: A high-ranking center - good news for Husker fans.

Tyler Moore

 

Position: Offensive Line - Tackle

Measurables: 6'6", 305 lbs, 5 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 5
- Scout:  15 (T)
- ESPN: 2 (C)

Hometown: Clearwater, FL

High School: Countryside

Notes: High-ranking tackle. Nice trend here, eh? Recruited by Barney Cotton and Tim Beck

Zach Sterup

 

Position: Offensive Line - Tackle

Measurables: 6'8", 270 lbs, 5 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 26 (T)
- Scout:  55 (T)
- ESPN: 32 (T)

Hometown: Hastings, NE

High School: St. Cecilia HS

Notes: Do the recruiting services ever rank offensive linemen from Nebraska high? No. Another Barney Cotton recruit.

Givens Price

 

Position: Offensive Line - Tackle

Measurables: 6'4", 278 lbs, 5 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: NA
- Scout:  62 (G)
- ESPN: 64 (G)

Hometown: Houston, TX

High School: Alief Taylor

Notes: Mike Ekeler recruit. At this point, you should realize that Nebraska has recruited an entire offensive line this season, and one that's pretty highly ranked at that.

Charles Jackson

 

Position: Cornerback

Measurables: 5'11", 180 lbs, 4.4 secs

Videos: 1

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 6
- Scout:  2 (CB)
- ESPN: 5 (CB)

Hometown: Klein, TX

High School: Klein Collins

Notes:

Daimion Stafford

 

Position: Safety (JUCO)

Measurables: 6'1", 210 lbs

Videos:

Position Rankings: No one ranks JUCO guys

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA

High School: Chaffey Community College

Notes:

David Santos

 

Position: Outside Linebacker

Measurables: 6'0", 212 lbs, 4.6 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 15
- Scout:  36
- ESPN: 33(OLB)

Hometown: Klein, TX

High School: Klein Collins

Notes: Recruited by Mike Ekeler.

Max Pirman

 

Position: Outside Linebacker

Measurables: 6'5", 218 lbs, 4.7 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 54
- Scout: 68
- ESPN: 50

Hometown: Orrville, Ohio

High School: Orrville

Notes: Recruited by John Papuchis

Kevin Williams

 

Position: Defensive Tackle

Measurables: 6'2", 270 lbs, 4.9 secs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 36
- Scout: 39
- ESPN: 20

Hometown: Holland, Ohio

High School: Springfield

Notes: Recruited by John Papuchis

Joseph Carter

 

Position: Defensive End (JUCO)

Measurables: 6'5", 250 lbs

Videos:

Position Rankings: No Ranking for JUCO

Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA

High School: Chaffey Community College

Notes: Recruited by Carl Pelini, John Papuchis

Mauro Bondi

 

Position: Kicker

Measurables: 6'1", 190 lbs

Videos:

Position Rankings:
- Rivals: 16
- Scout: 10
- ESPN: 8

Hometown: Boca Raton, FL

High School: West Boca Raton

Notes: Recruited by John Papuchis