HUSKER FOOTBALL: Nebraska Get Verbal Commit In California Lineman Weaver

Courtesy of Jailen Weaver via Twitter.

LINCOLN–(KFOR/Hail Varsity Oct. 31)–Hail Varsity magazine reported Saturday that 3-star defensive lineman Jailen Weaver committed to Nebraska. He gives the Huskers their first defensive line commitment of the cycle.

Weaver (6-8, 280 out of Antioch, California) made his announcement on Twitter with a Halloween-themed edit. Weaver picked the Huskers over Indiana and Tennessee. California isn’t playing high school football this fall in due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They’ll instead play football in the spring.

Weaver finished with 67 tackles, including 12 for loss and nine sacks in 10 games for Antioch High School as a Junior. He earned honorable mention All-Metro designation by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Weaver is he 20th known commitment for the Huskers in the 2021 recruiting class.