Nebraska football: Ryan Held named one of country’s best recruiters

Recruiting is a big part of what the Nebraska football team is trying to do for success. Ryan Held being named as one of the best recruiters around helps.

The Nebraska football team had a resurgent end to the 2018 recruiting class. One of the big reasons the school had such a good finish is because Ryan Held is on staff.

Rivals has put together its list of the best recruiters in the country and the Huskers’ running back coach is on that list. That a big boon when it comes to a school that has had an up and down history with recruiting in the last few years especially.

Rivals ranked Held on the list because, as they put it:

"“Nebraska was able to sign 13 prospects in that early signing period and ended up with 24 overall to improbably post the Big Ten’s third best class. Held officially was the lead on six of those signees, including four-star running back Greg Bell, but he gets a big assist on much of the rest of the class.”"

When looking at the position groups the Huskers hauled in this year, it seems as if running back is easily at the top of the list. There were a few players the Cornhuskers missed out on at running back but for the most part, the most talented players they targeted signed with the Huskers.

It seems as though Scott Frost’s group has a number of good recruiters. That Ryan Held is among the best in the business in that area is only going to help.

The assistants are also the same guys that got the best offense in the country last year. If the Nebraska football team finally has coaches who can both recruit and improve the players they have, it’s going to be fun to watch.