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Below is your complete list of Nebraska’s 2017 football recruiting class. Overall, Nebraska did well, finishing with the highest ranked class in the Big Ten West, fifth in the Big Ten overall, and 23rd nationally (according to 247 sports). Nebraska hauled in a Top 20 class nationally according to Scout (#18) and Rivals (#19).
There were no great GASP! surprises - Nebraska lost Jamire Calvin to Washington State, but gained Elijah Blades from Florida. It would have been nice to pick up a Greg Johnson, Joseph Lewis, Foster Sarrell, or Darnay Holmes, but Nebraska was in the mix for a lot of these top players.
This is a good class on which to build a future!!!!
*-enrolled at Nebraska in January
2017 Nebraska Football Recruiting Class
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | High School |
| Austin Allen | TE | 6-8 | 210 | Aurora Neb. | Aurora HS |
| Broc Bando* | OL | 6-5 | 280 | Lincoln Neb. | IMG Academy (Brandenton Fla.) |
| Elijah Blades | DB | 6-2 | 170 | Pasadena Calif. | John Muir HS |
| Jaylin Bradley | RB | 6-0 | 180 | Bellevue Neb. | Bellevue West HS |
| Damion Daniels | DT | 6-2 | 310 | Dallas Texas | Bishop Dunne HS |
| Tristan Gebbia* | QB | 6-3 | 180 | Calabasas Calif. | Calabasas HS |
| Willie Hampton | LB | 6-1 | 225 | West Palm Beach Fla. | American Heritage HS |
| Brenden Jaimes | OL | 6-5 | 250 | Austin Texas | Lake Travis HS |
| Keyshawn Johnson Jr.* | WR | 6-1 | 195 | Mission Viejo Calif. | Calabasas HS |
| Tyjon Lindsey | WR | 5-9 | 160 | Corona Calif. | Bishop Gorman HS (Las Vegas Nev.) |
| Jaevon McQuitty* | WR | 5-11 | 190 | Columbia Mo. | Battle HS |
| Ben Miles | FB | 6-1 | 210 | Baton Rouge La. | Catholic HS |
| Kurt Rafdal | TE | 6-7 | 230 | Carmel Ind. | Carmel HS |
| Avery Roberts* | LB | 6-1 | 220 | Wilmington Del. | Concord HS |
| Matt Sichterman | OT | 6-5 | 270 | Kings Mills Ohio | Kings HS |
| Deontre Thomas | DT | 6-3 | 280 | Mustang Okla. | Mustang HS |
| Guy Thomas | DE | 6-3 | 200 | Miami Fla. | Booker T. Washington HS |
| Chris Walker | OL | 6-8 | 275 | Lincoln Neb. | Lincoln East HS |
| Andrew Ward | LB | 6-1 | 200 | Muskegon Mich. | Muskegon HS |
| Deiontae Watts | DT | 6-3 | 300 | Plano Texas | Plano East HS |
The Class Breakdown:
By State: Nebraska (4): Allen (Aurora); Bando, Walker (Lincoln), Bradley (Bellevue); California (4): Blades (Pasadena), Gebbia (Calabasas), Johnson Jr. (Mission Viejo), Lindsey (Corona); Texas (3): Jaimes (Austin), Daniels (Dallas), Watts (Plano); Florida (2): Hampton (West Palm Beach), G. Thomas (Miami); Missouri (1): McQuitty (Columbia); Louisiana (1): Miles (Baton Rouge); Indiana (1): Rafdal (Carmel); Delaware (1): Roberts (Wilmington); Ohio (1): Sichterman (Kings Mills); Oklahoma (1): D. Thomas (Mustang); Michigan (1): Ward (Muskegon).
By Position (First Position Listed):
Offense (12): QB-Gebbia; RB-Bradley; FB-Miles; WR-Johnson Jr., Lindsey, McQuitty; TE-Allen, Rafdal, OL-Bando, Jaimes, Sichterman, Walker.
Defense (8): DL-Daniels, D. Thomas, G. Thomas, Watts; LB-Hampton, Roberts, Ward; DB-Blades.