Nebraska football has been adding a bunch of walk-on commits and Tuesday, it got another commitment from quarterback Brayden Miller.
The Nebraska football program only has a few scholarship quarterbacks, so it shouldn’t have come as a surprise when the Huskers added another walk-on quarterback to their 2019 class Tuesday.
The commitment came from Kearney, Nebraska quarterback Brayden Miller, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound athlete that will come to the Nebraska football program to play quarterback.
Miller is the third quarterback in the 2019 class if you count walk-ons. Nebraska signed four-star quarterback Luke McCaffrey, who could the next star waiting to take over for Adrian Martinez. However, the Huskers need depth behind its three scholarship quarterbacks (Noah Vedral) and Miller could help provide that along with fellow 2019 walk-on QB Austin Jablonski.
Blessed to receive a Walk on offer today from The University of Nebraska! Thank you @Coach_Verdu and @coachwilhite for the opportunity! Can’t wait for what future holds! #HOMEGROWN #GBR pic.twitter.com/nrgOVsU00n
— Brayden Miller (@BraydenMiller9) December 25, 2018
Miller definitely has some work to do if he wants to develop into a legitimate FBS quarterback. This past season at Kearney, he completed 53 percent of his throws and tossed 17 touchdowns compared to 12 interceptions. He also ran for 596 yards and seven touchdowns, averaging 6.3 yards per rush.
While Miller was a two-way player in high school, the Huskers want him to play quarterback, which is different from some of the other schools that offered him. The QB had two Division II offers, one to play safety and another from an NAIA program.
It’s always nice to get a chance to get your hands on a college-caliber player without having to give up a scholarship and with the Huskers pull within the state of Nebraska, they have nabbed a lot of those guys and Miller is another. Here is what the recruit had to say about the decision according to the Omaha-World Herald.
"“It was the place for me and it fits me perfect and it’s where I want to be,” Miller said. “I love the coaching staff, the weight program and everything about it (Nebraska). “I took visits to all four schools and decided that I’m gonna have to work hard wherever I go so it might as well be at the top.”"
Who knows if Miller will ever see the field for Nebraska football, however, he obviously has some athletic traits worth developing and with a need for depth at quarterback, it makes sense for both sides.
And down the road, you never know what Miller could turn into, which is why it’s worth getting players like him as walk-ons. They want a chance to prove they belong with the best and Nebraska is one place that provides it.