Trae Taylor is convincing Elite 11 attendees that Nebraska may have a future superstar

Trae Taylor has been all over the Nebraska football team's headlines over the last month. It wasn't that long ago that most of the conversation around the talented quarterback commit was about whether he would keep his word and stick with the Huskers. However, this weekend, the talk has turned to just how impressive a prospect he is.

Taylor, as well as some of the best quarterback prospects in the 2027 class, are busy competing in the Elite 11 camp. While he has plenty of competition, those who watched the 4-star quarterback compete believe he was the "Alpha" on the first day of the camp. Among other things, that could mean Taylor is pushing hard for his fifth star.

"He was at extreme ease in this setting and looked natural throughout every drill," Rivals lead analyst Charles Power wrote. "Taylor was in rhythm, throwing with velocity and quality accuracy throughout the night. We were impressed with his quick, whippy release."

247Sports analyst Andrew Ivins was among those who believed that Taylor has really shown something so far in the Elite 11 competition. Ivins said the 6-foot-3, 200-pound Taylor was the "alpha" of night one at Mira Costa High School near Los Angeles. 

Trae Taylor gives Nebraska football another reason to believe its QB future is elite

"It's going to be hard for him not to have five stars next to his name," Ivins said. "Just a complete performance. And he was moving at game speed. His reps, his (dropbacks), everything you wanted to see. His ball finishes with speed. It gets faster and faster. Not many guys are throwing like that." 

Taylor is currently the No. 37 player in the 2027 class according to 247Sports, No. 71 according to Rivals, and No. 107 according to ESPN. Despite those earlier claims that he might be looking to go elsewhere, the gunslinger is also following through with earlier plans to transfer to Millard South for his senior year. In the process, he'll follow record-setting QB Jett Thomalla now that he's off to Alabama.

During an interview at the Elite 11 competition, Taylor told 247Sports that other college programs had continued to recruit him since the day after he committed to Nebraska. He plans on keeping that commitment. "I've got to be given a reason not to go to the University of Nebraska," Taylor said. "And that reason's got to be enormous. Like, 'coach has got to be gone' type of reason. So it's "Go Big Red, and it has been 'Go Big Red,' and I haven't shown it hasn't been 'Go Big Red' for the past year and couple months."

Among the ways that Taylor shone on Friday was finishing third in the "rail shot" competition, where a quarterback throws a deep ball down the sidelines between a hypothetical shallow corner and over-the-top safety in a Cover 2 defense. After the first day of the camp, he explained why he's doing so well. Mainly, he simply isn't feeling any pressure despite plenty to prove to the other attendees and the scores of analysts watching everything.

"No nerves. No nerves. We're coming out here to throw, and it's throwing on air. So you miss, you can fix it easily. You make a throw, you just continue getting in that rhythm."

Trae Taylor's comments and performance at the Elite 11 camp once again show why the Nebraska football staff scored a massive win in getting his commitment and why they're working their collective butts off to keep him.

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