N2FL Ranks the 2013 Commits

[HuttoHusker]

Great post guys... I love hearing what most of you bring to recruiting news. Keep up the great work. GBR

[HuttoHusker]

I wonder if coach Joseph is close on any SEC area kids? That connection would be very nice.

[BuffSurveyor]

Agreed. I personally have a 4* equivalent grade on 6 of Nebraska's 9 commits. Albeit of various degrees. I have Banderas, McWilson and Dixon graded out solid, higher-end 4* players. Love and Lacouture IMPO are solid 4* players and IMPO Natter as a lower-tier 4*.

Will any of the players mentioned be rated to a higher (to a 4****) rating by the time signing day rolls around?

[Real Red in IN]

And one silent recruit...wonder where he will rank?.....

Is he bigger than a breadbox?? And faster than a speeding locomotive?

[N2FL]

Will any of the players mentioned be rated to a higher (to a 4****) rating by the time signing day rolls around?

Are you referring to the offensive recruits? IMO, the 6 defensive commits who are 4* players will remain there through signing day. I dont anticipate any of them reaching a 5* level. Of the three 3* offensive recruits, I think Kevin Gladney could move up with a big senior year.

[Red Reign]

I'm not telling....

Is he bigger than a breadbox?? And faster than a speeding locomotive?

[N2FL]

1. Josh Banderas, LB (Nebraska) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Ross Els
2. Marcus McWilson, S (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
3. Tre'vell Dixon, Ath.(S) (Louisiana) - recruited by Terry Joseph
4. Courtney Love, LB (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
5. Christian Lacouture, DL (Texas) - recruited by Rick Kaczenski and John Papuchis
6. A.J. Natter, DE (Wisconsin) - recruited by John Papuchis
7. Nathan Gerry, Ath (S/LB) (So. Dakota) - recruited by Terry Joseph and Barney Cotton
8. Greg Hart, TE (Ohio) - recruited by Vince Marrow
9. Kevin Gladney, WR (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
10. Dan Samuelson, OL (Indiana) - recruited by John Garrison

[N2FL]

1. Josh Banderas, LB (Nebraska) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Ross Els
2. Marcus McWilson, S (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
3. Tre'vell Dixon, Ath.(S) (Louisiana) - recruited by Terry Joseph
4. Courtney Love, LB (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
5. Christian Lacouture, DL (Texas) - recruited by Rick Kaczenski and John Papuchis
6. A.J. Natter, DE (Wisconsin) - recruited by John Papuchis
7. Nathan Gerry, Ath (S/LB) (So. Dakota) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Terry Joseph
8. Greg Hart, TE (Ohio) - recruited by Vince Marrow
9. Kevin Gladney, WR (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
10. Dan Samuelson, OL (Indiana) - recruited by John Garrison
11. Gabriel Miller, LS (Indiana) - recruited by John Papuchis

[USMC_BugEater]

Thanks, N2FL. I always enjoy seeing your outsiders opinion.

[N2FL]

1. Marcus Newby, LB (Maryland) - recruited by Ross Els and John Papuchis
2. Josh Banderas, LB (Nebraska) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Ross Els
3. Marcus McWilson, S (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
4. Tre'vell Dixon, Ath.(S) (Louisiana) - recruited by Terry Joseph
5. Courtney Love, LB (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
6. Christian Lacouture, DL (Texas) - recruited by Rick Kaczenski and John Papuchis
7. A.J. Natter, DE (Wisconsin) - recruited by John Papuchis
8. Nathan Gerry, Ath (S/LB) (So. Dakota) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Terry Joseph
9. Greg Hart, TE (Ohio) - recruited by Vince Marrow
10. Kevin Gladney, WR (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
11. Dan Samuelson, OL (Indiana) - recruited by John Garrison
12. Gabriel Miller, LS (Indiana) - recruited by John Papuchis

[HuskerGene]

1. Marcus Newby, LB (Maryland) - recruited by John Papuchis
2. Josh Banderas, LB (Nebraska) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Ross Els
3. Marcus McWilson, S (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
4. Tre'vell Dixon, Ath.(S) (Louisiana) - recruited by Terry Joseph
5. Courtney Love, LB (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
6. Christian Lacouture, DL (Texas) - recruited by Rick Kaczenski and John Papuchis
7. A.J. Natter, DE (Wisconsin) - recruited by John Papuchis
8. Nathan Gerry, Ath (S/LB) (So. Dakota) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Terry Joseph
9. Greg Hart, TE (Ohio) - recruited by Vince Marrow
10. Kevin Gladney, WR (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
11. Dan Samuelson, OL (Indiana) - recruited by John Garrison
12. Gabriel Miller, LS (Indiana) - recruited by John Papuchis

Great looking list. Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought I read somewhere that Newby was recruited by Ross Els.

[FCHusker]

Great looking list. Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought I read somewhere that Newby was recruited by Ross Els.

That would be Terrell Newby. JP recruited Marcus. They attended the same High School.

[Red Reign]

Good chance we land both....

That would be Terrell Newby. JP recruited Marcus. They attended the same High School.

[Red Reign]

I would switch Bandaras and Newby....then again half a dozen to one and half a dozen to the other....shows you how GREAT a pickup Newby was today to those who have any doubt how good this class is and where its going...

1. Marcus Newby, LB (Maryland) - recruited by John Papuchis
2. Josh Banderas, LB (Nebraska) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Ross Els
3. Marcus McWilson, S (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
4. Tre'vell Dixon, Ath.(S) (Louisiana) - recruited by Terry Joseph
5. Courtney Love, LB (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
6. Christian Lacouture, DL (Texas) - recruited by Rick Kaczenski and John Papuchis
7. A.J. Natter, DE (Wisconsin) - recruited by John Papuchis
8. Nathan Gerry, Ath (S/LB) (So. Dakota) - recruited by Barney Cotton and Terry Joseph
9. Greg Hart, TE (Ohio) - recruited by Vince Marrow
10. Kevin Gladney, WR (Ohio) - recruited by John Papuchis and Vince Marrow
11. Dan Samuelson, OL (Indiana) - recruited by John Garrison
12. Gabriel Miller, LS (Indiana) - recruited by John Papuchis

[ThotDoc]

So N2FL would have our top 8 recruits being on the defensive side of the ball. Is that a reflection of Pelini and Co. or have we just not made as much progress with offensive players this early into the recruiting class?

[ShortSideOption]

So N2FL would have our top 8 recruits being on the defensive side of the ball. Is that a reflection of Pelini and Co. or have we just not made as much progress with offensive players this early into the recruiting class?

Good question, last year I believe 4 of our first 5 were offensive players which included Armstrong, Westerkamp, and Thurston. No slouches there. But this year we are filling up with defensive recruits fast. There are a couple things that I think lead to this, one is the fact that if a school in your top 3 or 5 starts filling up at your position, you better get on board if you want to be there or that train is leaving. We are almost done at LB, DE is close, and Safety is almost locked up. You make room if the right guy comes along, but there is no coincidence that sometimes you will see a bunch of people out of the blue pull triggers.

The other thing though is that if you would ask anyone, Pelini is a top 5 defensive mind in the country. Zero wiggle room on that. Couple that with the fact that we are Senior and Junior heavy on the DL, LB, and at Safety, and people want to get on board because they see an immediate need for them in a system that can showcase their talents.

If you get the chance to sit down and listen to Bo speak on his defensive philosophy and what he is trying to do and go over the film on what happened and what should have happened, a high school kid gets VERY excited. Right now, when Beck is doing that on the offensive side of the ball, we are recruiting by the dry-erase board in what we want to do, and there is only one year of film for him to show what he wants so the proof isn't quite in the pudding yet. Sometimes high school kids believe it or not, lack the imagination to see where they would fit in if they have to think of it or make it up on their own.

Sorry, i'm not N2FL, but that's how I see things....

[jikastew]

Hey guys, where does this LB class rank nationwide? Got to be top 5, I would think.

[HuttoHusker]

So N2FL would have our top 8 recruits being on the defensive side of the ball. Is that a reflection of Pelini and Co. or have we just not made as much progress with offensive players this early into the recruiting class?

Who is our ace offensive recruiter? We have some darn good D recruiters but Beck and the boys needs to pick up the pace...

[ShortSideOption]

Hey guys, where does this LB class rank nationwide? Got to be top 5, I would think.

I'd put us at second or third...

[Red Reign]

Yes Top 5 in my opinion...all three are 4-stars...

Banderas on all four services....

Newby on three of four (Only Scout has him a 3 star)

Love on three of four....(Only Rivals has him a 3 star)

Hey guys, where does this LB class rank nationwide? Got to be top 5, I would think.