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Huskers land verbal pledge from three-star DE Jailen Weaver | Recruiting



Nebraska has its first addition to the defensive line in its 2021 recruiting class, and it’s a big one.

The Huskers on Saturday picked up a verbal commitment from Jailen Weaver (Antioch, California), who is listed at 6-foot-8 and 280 pounds.

Weaver in September said he was down to the Huskers, Indiana and Tennessee and eventually picked Nebraska and defensive line coach Tony Tuioti. He also had offers from much of the Pac-12, including Cal, Arizona, Arizona State, Washington State and others.

Weaver becomes the first of what is expected to be two to three defensive linemen in the 2021 class for Nebraska. Nebraska has made a priority of getting bigger and longer along the defensive line, and Weaver is the prototype for a 3-4 defensive end.

Antioch High, in the Bay Area, has not played football this fall and won’t until the spring, but Weaver put together an impressive junior season to earn high-level Division I interest. According to MaxPreps, Weaver finished with 67 tackles (12 for loss) and nine sacks in 10 games for Antioch, which was enough to earn himself honorable mention All-Metro designation by the San Francisco Chronicle.

Asked what he was working on over the offseason, Weaver told Recruiting News Guru in February, “Being even more physical than I was last season. Using my arms a lot more, because I need to use my length to my advantage.”





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