The Nebraska football team has clearly identified the offensive line as a position it needs to improve significantly through the Transfer Portal this winter. It appears Geep Wade's rebuild of the unit is going well. It could go even better very soon, as the Huskers are considered to be on the cusp of adding Paul Mubenga.
NU has already added a couple of offensive linemen in Tree Babalade and Brendan Black. Mubenga, a former LSU guard, would add a serious big body to the bunch.
A former 3-star recruit in the 2023 class, Mubenga signed with the Bayou Bengals as one of the potential highest-ceiling players on the entire team. Originally from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mubenga is still relatively new to the sport as he didn't start playing football until his freshman year of high school.
GBR!!!!!......!!!!!!
— Geep Wade (@GeepWade) January 13, 2026
Nebraska offensive line rebuild targets former LSU guard Paul Mubenga via Transfer Portal
Nebraska offensive line rebuild targets former LSU guard via Transfer Portal
Ironically, a teammate of former Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola at Buford High, most scouts agreed that the more football he plays, the better he'll get. He's also still already gotten some starting time in the SEC, one of the two best conferences in the sport.
Mubenga has taken several visits since the transfer portal opened, including to at least one SEC school in Arkansas. However, after he visited Lincoln on January 8, it appears he, Geep Wade, and Matt Rhule hit it off.
On Tuesday morning, things started moving as predictions came in from On3's Pete Nakos and Bryan Munson. Right about the same time, Wade, as well as several other members of the Huskers, began posting on social media in ways that signaled perhaps Mubenga was on board.
At this point, it appears the question is when, not if, Paul Mubenga becomes the newest member of Nebraska's 2025 Transfer Portal class.