Nebraska

After two disappointing seasons to start out the Scott Frost era in Lincoln, Husker fans are hoping that the success on the recruiting trail can translate to the gridiron.

Nebraska's 2020 class is loaded as it is ranked No. 20 nationally and No. 4 in the Big Ten, according to 247Sports.

The 2021 class is off to a great start as well.

The Huskers' 2021 cycle comes in at No. 13 nationally and No. 4 in the Big Ten by 247Sports.

"So far Nebraska appears to be off to a quick start and have tapped in well to what appears to be a great year for recruits around the Midwest," said Huskers247's Mike Schaefer. "Nebraska was slow out of the gate in 2020, and are hoping to get ahead of the chains for the first time in the Scott Frost era. They’ve hosted a ton of 2021 targets already and have more visit weekends set up going forward.

There are only four commits in the class, but there is a lot of excitement about these ones in the fold.

The headliner is Sioux Falls (SD) Washington Top-100 linebacker and four-star Randolph Kpai. That was a big win for the Huskers who beat out Iowa, Iowa State, Minnesota, and Oregon among others for Kpai's services. Mike Schaefer of Huskers247 noted that Kpaid was a huge win for Nebraska because more big schools like LSU were starting to get involved with Kpai.

“Randolph is still growing,” Washington head coach Chad Stadem said last spring of Kpai. “He played at 170 this year for us as a weak side linebacker. He was about 6-foot last summer and he’s almost 6-foot-3 right now and weighs 187 pounds. He’s maturing here. He was a running back as a freshman and he came up to the varsity. We saw how hard he worked. We moved him to linebacker.”

“He’s kind of a hybrid for us. He had never played the position but he works so hard and uses that length really well. He holds off offensive tackle. He was moving people around at 170 pounds.”

Keeping Elkhorn South (Neb.) four-star offensive lineman Teddy Prochazka was another big win for the Huskers.

Prochazka held offers from Arizona State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Michigan, Minnesota, and Northwestern while plenty of other schools were interested. Prochazka is a giant at 6-foot-8, 250-pounds, and has the upside to be a dominant Big Ten offensive lineman.

"These kinds of frames are tough to find in kids who can also bend and move well enough, so Prochazka was an easy offer," wrote 247Sports' Allen Trieu when Prochazka committed. "Now, getting those kids to play hard, to finish blocks, etc., is not always as easy and Prochazka is showing the mean streak this season. His trajectory is heading up and this is a good early pick-up for the Huskers even though it is one that was a recruitment they were widely expected to win."