Nebraska gained commitment No. 16 on Thursday when linebacker Mohamed Barry became the latest to commit to head coach Mike Riley and staff.Â

Barry announced his commitment Thursday evening via social media, choosing Nebraska over Kansas State and Miami.

The Huskers spent a good amount of time on Barry over the past week including both an official visit and an in-home visit that featured not only Riley, but assistants Mark Banker, Trent Bray and Charlton Warren.

Barry wasn’t sold on Nebraska prior to the visit to Lincoln but combining what he experienced on the official with the in-home visit he described as a “family reunion” it became apparent the staff had fully sold him on Nebraska.

This makes three linebackers in the class for Nebraska as Barry joins Tyrin Ferguson and Dedrick Young. The Huskers are still looking to add possibly up to three more with graduate transfer Kaiwan Lewis and high school recruits Angelo Garbutt, Adrienne Talan and Terez Hall all still in the mix for the Huskers.

Barry is a versatile defender who can help Nebraska against a number of offensive sets.

“(I’m) someone who against spread teams turns into a defensive back or whatever and against Wisconsin you’ve got to turn into that dude,” he said. "You’ve got to do multiple things. They’re the only school that offers that. I like that.”

Barry is a three-star defender with an overall rating of 83 according to 247Sports.

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[blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"][p]I em signing and giving my all to the UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA !! #GBR BABY !!