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Husker Dan: Nebraska Football Welcomes Newcomers
If you've had trouble keeping track of all the new faces coming into the Husker football program, you're not alone. Here's the latest list of newcomers. Note: The list will no doubt change over the next couple of months. There are a total of 28 new players added to the program so far this year.
Each player is listed by position. The number of years of eligibility the player has is also noted. In the case of the transfers, the player's former school is listed. In the case of the high school recruits, the hometown of each player is noted.
Key: (E=The player has enrolled) (S=The player has signed)
HUSKER 2022 TRANSFER PORTAL (11)
- Punter: Brian Buschini (6-0, 215 Montana-3 years of eligibility) E
- PK: Timmy Bleekrode (5-8, 189 Furman-3 yrs,) Will arrive in June.
- OL: Hunter Anthony (6-7, 330 Oklahoma State-2 yrs.) E
- Kevin Williams (6-5, 332 No. Colorado and Omaha North H.S. 2 yrs) E
- QB: Casey Thompson (6-1, 194 Texas-2 yrs) E
- Chubba Purdy (6-2, 215 Florida State-4 yrs) E
- RB: Deondre Jackson (6-0, 220 Texas A&M-4 yrs) Will enroll in May.
- WR: Trey Palmer (6-0, 179 LSU-2 yrs plus redshirt) E
- Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda (6-0, 180 New Mexico State-2 yrs plus redshirt) E
- DB: Tommi Hill (6-1, 185 Arizona State-3 yrs plus redshirt) E
- CB: Omar Brown (6-1, 180 No. Iowa-2 yrs) E
JUCO TRANSFERS (3)
- RB: Anthony Grant (5-11, 210 FSU via New Mexico Military Institute-2 yrs) E
- DB: Javier Morton (6-2, 197 Garden City CC-3 yrs) E
- S: Deshon Singleton (6-3, 200 Hutchison, KS CC RSo) E
HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS (14)
- WR: Janiran Bonner (6-1, 193 Ellenwood, GA) S
- Decoldest Crawford (6-1, 178 Shreveport, LA) S
- RB: Emmett Johnson (6-0, 183 Minneapolis, MN) S
- Ajay Allen (5-11, 182 Monroe, LA) S
- OLB: Jake Appleget (6-4, 210 Lincoln S.E. HS Lincoln, NE) S
- TE: Chase Androff, (6-6, 230 Lakeside, MN) S
- Brodie Takaloa (6-4, 260 Concord, CA) S
- CB: Malcom Hartzog (5-10, 175 Silver Creek, MS) S
- Jaeden Gould (6-2, 190 Oradell, New Jersey) E
- LB: Gage Stenger (6-2, 200 Millard South HS, Omaha, NE)S
- Ernest Hausman (6-3, 205 Columbus, NE) E
- IOL: Justin Evans-Jenkins (6-2, 220 Irvington, NJ) S
- WR: Victor Jones, Jr (6-2, 194 Orlando, FL) E
- QB: Richard Torres (6-5, 210 San Antonio, TX) E
- S: Jalil Martin (6-3, 190 Chicago, IL) E
As I said, there may be more additions. Right now, No. 1 on the Huskers' wish list is Ochaun Mathis, a 6-foot-5, 258-pound pass rusher from TCU. The Huskers might have an inside track in getting him to play for Nebraska.
How Bout ’Them Huskers
In our latest podcast, grandson Will and I talk about the state of the Husker baseball and softball teams. We also offer our opinions on the above list of new Husker players. Here's the link.
