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Jeremiah Jones commits to Nebraska football


The Nebraska football team’s latest 2025 commit is a well-rounded athlete whose ideal position remains to be seen.

Nebraska sees a future difference-maker in Murray (Kentucky) athlete Jeremiah Jones, and the three-star recruit sees a future home in Lincoln. Jones announced his commitment to Nebraska on Monday one week after his official visit, choosing the Huskers over home-state school Louisville.

Nebraska now has 14 commits in its 2025 recruiting class.

Under head coach Matt Rhule, Nebraska has targeted many recruits based on traits such as speed, agility and length, with positional versatility being another key skill to look for. Jones checks all the boxes as a 6-foot-5, 205-pound prospect who has played all over the field in high school.

“The thing that makes Jeremiah a special football player is his versatility,” Murray head coach Melvin Cunningham said. “The ability that he has to play both sides of the ball and be effective wherever he lines up, that’s his best asset.”

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Jones’ sophomore season was spent at free safety before playing primarily wide receiver and outside linebacker last fall. However, a need to get the ball in Jones’ hands led to Cunningham moving the all-around athlete to quarterback for four games.

Jones threw for six touchdowns, ran in three scores and caught two touchdown passes while totaling over 1,200 yards of offense as a junior. Also a highly productive defender, Jones has totaled 140 tackles and seven interceptions over the last two seasons.

The downside of Jones’ constant positional shuffling is that he’s not been able to fully focus on learning just one position. However, that experience also means that he sees the sport of football differently than others.

Cunningham calls Jones a “student of the game” because of how he excels at studying film and then applying the lessons on the field.

“I remember last season we were in the middle of one game when he walked up to defensive end and then right away drops out in coverage, picks off a pass and takes it back 99 yards. He came on over and I was like, ‘What were you doing?’” Cunningham said.

“He said, ‘Coach, they line up in the same formation and run that same play every time; I knew it was coming.’ That’s just what he can do.”

The lack of a well-defined position may have impacted Jones on the recruiting trail, where Florida State targeted him as a tight end or big-bodied wide receiver recruit. Kentucky had spoken to Jones about a future move to inside linebacker, while fellow in-state school Louisville felt that outside linebacker was Jones’ best fit.

A future at wide receiver isn’t out of the question, but a role in the Husker secondary or at outside linebacker appears likeliest for Jones at Nebraska.

The Husker coaching staff has a proven track record of bringing in promising football players who may need time and development to find their best on-field fit  and Jones is set to be the next athlete to go through that process.

“I don’t think we’ve seen the best of what he has to offer,” Cunningham said. “People don’t realize that Jeremiah’s young, he’s a 17-year-old, so as he matures, I think the best is yet to come. He’s going to be a steal for Nebraska and a really good football player.”





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