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Huskers land commitment from No. 3 JUCO prospect in 2020 recruiting class

Dustin Schutte

By Dustin Schutte

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Nebraska has landed another big-time player from the junior college ranks.

Friday, the Huskers received a verbal pledge from 4-star cornerback Nadab Joseph, who will travel to Lincoln after playing at Independence Community College. He’s ranked as the No. 3 overall junior college player in the 2020 recruiting class, giving Scott Frost’s staff two of the top three commits from the JUCO ranks.

The Huskers also landed a pledge from 4-star wide receiver Omar Manning, who was ranked as the No. 2 overall junior college prospect in the 2020 cycle.

Joseph made his announcement with a post on Twitter, saying “Let’s get to work Big Red.”

Joseph held nine offers on the recruiting front, and picked Nebraska over other major programs. Teams like Alabama, Georgia, Texas A&M, Colorado, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Baylor and Kentucky also showed interest in the 6-foot-2, 195-pound defensive back.

Last season at Independence, Joseph appeared in five games for the Pirates and totaled 8 tackles and a pass break-up.

As a high school prospect, Joseph initially signed with Georgia as a member of the 2018 recruiting class. He was originally the No. 175 overall prospect in that recruiting cycle, with a 4-star ranking and was the No. 18 corner.

Nebraska’s 2020 recruiting class ranks 20th nationally and fourth in the B1G.

Dustin Schutte

Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB