Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Nebraska
Highest-rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Nebraska
The recruiting race for the Class of 2026 is already heating up — not just on the field, but in the increasingly complex ecosystem of modern college football, where NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) deals are reshaping how programs and players navigate early recruitment. For elite underclassmen, talent alone is no longer the only factor drawing attention; marketability, social media presence, and brand potential are now playing pivotal roles in how offers are extended and decisions are made. The top recruits in the 2026 cycle are not only physically advanced and highly skilled — they're entering high school with endorsement potential and media savviness.
Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated Class of 2026 football recruits from Nebraska using data from 247Sports. Players are ranked by the 247Sports Composite ranking. Here's the players from Nebraska set to dominate Saturdays (and potentially Sundays) for years to come.
#18. Bo Gable (S)
- Position rank: #203
- College: Wyoming
- Offers: Wyoming, Chadron State, Northern State, Wayne State College, Western Colorado
- High school: Gering (Gering, NE)
#17. Dallas Gaius-Anyaegbu (TE)
- Position rank: #116
- College: Fresno State
- Offers: Fresno State, Eastern Michigan, Illinois State, Lindenwood, North Dakota
- High school: Millard South (Omaha, NE)
#15 (tie). Jaydon Sutko (LB)
- Position rank: #119
- College: Fresno State
- Offers: Fresno State, Air Force, Northern Illinois, South Dakota, South Dakota State
- High school: Elkhorn South (Omaha, NE)
#15 (tie). Solomon Baker (Edge)
- Position rank: #113
- College: Fresno State
- Offers: Fresno State, Eastern Michigan, Illinois State, North Dakota State, Northern Illinois
- High school: Millard South (Omaha, NE)
#13 (tie). Jase Reynolds (LB)
- Position rank: #109
- College: Nebraska
- Offers: Nebraska, Air Force, Kansas State, Lindenwood, Navy
- High school: Elkhorn North (Omaha, NE)
#13 (tie). Keian Kaiser (LB)
- Position rank: #109
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Lindenwood, Wyoming
- High school: Sidney (Sidney, NE)
#12. Nelsyn Wheeler (RB)
- Position rank: #88
- College: Illinois
- Offers: Illinois, Kansas, Air Force, Cincinnati, Eastern Michigan
- High school: Millard South (Omaha, NE)
#11. Maurice Purify II (WR)
- Position rank: #166
- College: not committed
- Offers: Washington State, Fresno State, Lindenwood, Northern Illinois
- High school: Omaha Westside (Omaha, NE)
#10. Isaac Jensen (TE)
- Position rank: #63
- College: Missouri
- Offers: Missouri, Iowa State, Auburn, Colorado, Duke
- High school: Millard South (Omaha, NE)
#9. Landen Von Seggern (IOL)
- Position rank: #82
- College: Illinois
- Offers: Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Memphis
- High school: Millard South (Omaha, NE)
#6 (tie). Bryson Williams (S)
- Position rank: #73
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Vanderbilt, Washington State, Colorado State, Fresno State
- High school: Omaha Westside (Omaha, NE)
#6 (tie). Barry Fries (LB)
- Position rank: #65
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Air Force, Lindenwood, Sacramento State, South Dakota State
- High school: Elkhorn North (Omaha, NE)
#6 (tie). Kaprice Keith (ATH)
- Position rank: #64
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Kansas State, Sacramento State, Colorado, Colorado State
- High school: Omaha Central (Omaha, NE)
#5. Amarion Jackson (WR)
- Position rank: #113
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State
- High school: Millard South (Omaha, NE)
#4. Leighton Burbach (OT)
- Position rank: #59
- College: Northwestern
- Offers: Northwestern, Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota, Montana
- High school: Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk, NE)
#3. Tyrell Chatman (S)
- Position rank: #44
- College: Iowa State
- Offers: Iowa State, Kansas State, Northern Illinois, Wyoming
- High school: North Star (Lincoln, NE)
#2. Darion Jones (CB)
- Position rank: #36
- College: Iowa
- Offers: Iowa, Nebraska, Iowa State, Kansas State, Minnesota
- High school: Omaha North (Omaha, NE)
#1. Jett Thomalla (QB)
- Position rank: #9
- College: Alabama
- Offers: Alabama, Iowa State, Arizona, Arkansas State, Colorado State
- High school: Millard South (Omaha, NE)