The Nebraska football team is in the middle of a hot streak that may not end until the Huskers enter fall camp. That's a very good thing because quite frankly, Matt Rhule and his staff needed it badly.
The Cornhuskers are never one of those teams that will be in the Top 5 or Top 10 of recruiting classes in June or July. However, this year, it feels like things started even more slowly. They entered the week quite low on most recruiting lists, almost outside the Top 70 in one. However, several commits over the last few days have given Rhule's 2026 class a big boost.
Nebraska football recruiting rankings surge after run of June and July commitments
Just how much the Nebraska football team has jumped in the rankings was most definitively shown in On3's recruiting rankings. A team that was outside the Top 50 in the final weeks of June jumped up to 33rd by Tuesday morning. While things move quickly in the recruiting world and the Huskers dropped back down a bit, they still sit at No. 37 this Independence Day morning. Suddenly, a Top 25 finish doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility.
Even 247Sports, which is far more critical of the job Rhule is doing on the recruiting front, has the Huskers moving up quite a few spots in the last week.
The last time the site updated its rankings, it pegged Nebraska at No. 69, and now the program has jumped eight spots to No. 61 in the country. There's still plenty of room to move up, to be sure.
However, considering the Nebraska football team is poised to land several more commits before fall camp opens, the team will continue to climb in the coming weeks.