It’s been a very big day for Nebraska football recruiting. In fact, if you consider the Tristan Alvano commit on Friday, it’s already been one heck of a weekend and there’s still another day to go.
On Saturday, Matt Rhule and company landed not one, not two, but three commits by players that will go towards the Nebraska football recruiting allotment for the 2023 class. Saturday afternoon started with the announcement that Omaha Westside receiver Jaylen Lloyd was pulling the trigger for the Huskers. He was followed shortly after that by Florida transfer safety Corey Collier. And then on Saturday night, Rhule and company landed Pennsylvania safety prospect Rahmir Stewart.
What makes all three commits noteworthy is that the new Husker head coach very specifically targeted them. This wasn’t a situation where Rhule was trying to come in and shore up a player that was a target of the previous staff (though he’s also trying that). All three are guys that Rhule and his new staff pinpointed as players they wanted and then went out and got them.
It was a big day for the new staff who have been working their butts off since they came to Lincoln in the recruiting department. And when Stewart pulled the trigger, the coaches’ celebrations, as well as fans joining in, set social media on fire.
BOOM…who’s next??? #GBR
— Dylan Rogers (@drogers041) December 18, 2022
Ride the wave or drown 🤷🏽♂️
— Evan Cooper (@evancooper2) December 18, 2022
2️⃣1️⃣5️⃣➡️4️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ pic.twitter.com/Ntmnx0MiSI
— Mike Wallace (@mikewaaalllace) December 18, 2022
Let’s gooooooooooo #GBR #Huskernation https://t.co/6ss1KZ5BZP
— Cyril woodland (@cy_woodland) December 18, 2022
Big recruiting weekend for #Nebraska is yielding some big results! Nebraska lands DB Rahmir Stewart (@Rahstew1). pic.twitter.com/wFbH66Ok2R
— Bryan Munson (@BryanMunson_) December 18, 2022
Nebraska’s third commitment of Saturday came from safety Rahmir Stewart of Philadelphia. Impressive list of offers. Another athlete who came on the recruiting radar for the Huskers after Matt Rhule’s hire. Set to be first HS signee out of Pennsylvania for Nebraska since 1999.
— Mitch Sherman (@mitchsherman) December 18, 2022
I'm aware that Rhule is making a vague statement via emojis about Rahmir Stewart being from Philly and now coming home to Nebraska.
— Erin Sorensen (@erinsorensen) December 18, 2022
But I would love it if this was just one of his daughters tweeting from his phone. https://t.co/KV7vmdSfGI
https://twitter.com/CornhuskerJuan/status/1604301951843303426?s=20&t=PFeSTlbLp-eVeAdGB-mzhg
Rahmir Stewart described as an "in the box safety".
— parker (@park_neb) December 12, 2022
This is the type of guy that plays as you're 5th "DB" for Tony White. He's over 6'0 now and can lay the wood as evidenced by his film. 6'0-6'1 & 215 lbs by August. Perfect size & mobility. https://t.co/S0RdIT2Hpz
Nebraska football recruiting is indeed on quite the roll and that’s especially impressive when you take into account that the staff is still technically operating a few guys short of a full boat. With National Signing Day just a few days away now, expect Husker social media to get a bit crazy in the very near future.
Rahmir Stewart is the kind of prospect that can help start a chain reaction as well, considering he’s already talked about how he wants to help bring some future teammates into the fold including none other than Malachi Coleman.