MYLES FARMER...
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3 star DB (safety) 6'3" 180
Offers from VaTech Oregon UCF WVU & NC State
Offers from VaTech Oregon UCF WVU & NC State
Nebraska football is doing more work in Atlanta for the future of its defensive backfield.
The Huskers landed a commitment Sunday night from Atlanta (Georgia) Westlake athlete Myles Farmer, who announced his decision on Twitter.
Farmer becomes the 21st overall commit in the class. He's NU second defensive back commit from the Atlanta area, following North Gwinnett County safety Quinton Newsome. Farmer visited for Saturday's win over Michigan State. He had offers from Central Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina State and West Virginia, among others.
The Huskers landed a commitment Sunday night from Atlanta (Georgia) Westlake athlete Myles Farmer, who announced his decision on Twitter.
Farmer becomes the 21st overall commit in the class. He's NU second defensive back commit from the Atlanta area, following North Gwinnett County safety Quinton Newsome. Farmer visited for Saturday's win over Michigan State. He had offers from Central Florida, Minnesota, North Carolina State and West Virginia, among others.
Get him up to about 220 pounds and get him in that kam chancellor role. Lots of big hits in his video and seems to play downhill.
Better Ga than Cali for players
Grayson High's recruiting coordinator on Farmer: "Once he’s in college, I really think he’s going to be an outside linebacker. He’s 6-3 about 205 right now. He’s a big-*** kid. He’s a hard worker, he’s got unbelievable ball skills. He can play.”
Nebraska is making a serious recruiting push in Georgia, led by area recruiter and tight ends coach Sean Beckton.
Farmer is the third Georgia native in the 2019 class for the Huskers, joining Newsome (Suwanee) and running back Ronald Thompkins (Grayson), who visited alongside Farmer this weekend.
Nebraska also had two Georgia natives in Scott Frost's first class last winter and landed transfer Breon Dixon, another Grayson High product.
Farmer is the first domino to fall from the key recruiting weekend that saw four uncommitted players visit campus. Along with Farmer, four-star defensive end Ty Robinson (Gilbert, Arizona), California junior college outside linebacker Dru Mathis (Moorpark College) and four-star outside linebacker Lloyd Summerall (Lakeland, Florida) were also on campus, as were a pair of other 2019 verbal commitments in junior college running back Dedrick Mills (Garden City, Kansas) and three-star defensive end Mosai Newsom (Waverly, Iowa) and a large group of unofficial visitors.
Nebraska expects to take up to 30 scholarship players in 2019 and now has 21 verbally committed.
Farmer is the third Georgia native in the 2019 class for the Huskers, joining Newsome (Suwanee) and running back Ronald Thompkins (Grayson), who visited alongside Farmer this weekend.
Nebraska also had two Georgia natives in Scott Frost's first class last winter and landed transfer Breon Dixon, another Grayson High product.
Farmer is the first domino to fall from the key recruiting weekend that saw four uncommitted players visit campus. Along with Farmer, four-star defensive end Ty Robinson (Gilbert, Arizona), California junior college outside linebacker Dru Mathis (Moorpark College) and four-star outside linebacker Lloyd Summerall (Lakeland, Florida) were also on campus, as were a pair of other 2019 verbal commitments in junior college running back Dedrick Mills (Garden City, Kansas) and three-star defensive end Mosai Newsom (Waverly, Iowa) and a large group of unofficial visitors.
Nebraska expects to take up to 30 scholarship players in 2019 and now has 21 verbally committed.
Nebraska added another talented athlete to its 2019 recruiting class Sunday night as
Myles Farmer
announced his commitment to the Huskers.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound defensive back out of Atlanta (Ga.) Westlake had 23 offers to his name and picked NU over the likes of Louisville, Ole Miss, UCF, NC State, West Virginia, Oregon, Missouri and Virginia Tech among several others. Farmer becomes the 21st known commit for Nebraska's 2019 recruiting class.
Here are some quick takes on what Farmer's commitment means for Nebraska.
1. Nebraska offered Atlanta defensive back Myles Farmer way back on February 1 and have been on him ever since that time. The coaching staff was able to secure his first official visit this past weekend and showed Farmer and his family enough to make them want to shut down the recruiting process before taking any other visits.
2. The thing you notice first about Farmer on film is his size. He looks to be every bit of 6-foot-3, 190-pounds and has tremendous length. Ever since defensive coordinator Erik Chinander arrived at Nebraska he's been talking about the need for athletes that can run and length on that side of the football. Farmer fits the bill in that regard and now gives the Huskers two very intriguing defensive backs with similar builds and skill sets along with recent commitment
3. Defensive backs coach Travis Fisher values a lot of skills from prospects, but perhaps the thing he values most of all is toughness and physicality. Farmer is a very physical player on defense as he's not afraid to down and lend help in the run game and will also lay the wood in coverage. He also has a knack for making plays on the football which is another thing Coach Fisher is looking for. Farmer seems to be a college safety that has some cover skills of a corner and hits more like a linebacker.
4. Farmer has the ability to project to several different positions at the next level, but will be starting out as a safety which is a big position of need for the Huskers. NU loses three safeties to graduation this year in Tre Neal, Antonio Reed and Aaron Williams. While Nebraska already has a couple DB commits that could also play safety, Farmer is the first commit that has been tabbed as a safety from the get go.
5. I really like it when I see wide receivers that also play defensive back and defensive backs that also play wide receivers. Farmer is a two-way player for Westlake and you can tell that he has great ball skills which should really help him at Nebraska. He does a great job of tracking the ball in the air and catching it at its highest point. His height and length to go along with his ball skills gives him a huge advantage as a safety.
6. Farmer comes from a very good program in Westlake. It's a school that not only produces top-level talent on a yearly basis, but it also plays a very competitive schedule. We've seen kids come from Atlanta that have been able to adjust quickly to the college game at Nebraska and I believe Farmer will be able to do that as well given his background at Westlake.
7. Nebraska continues to do work in the state of Georgia and specifically in the Atlanta area. Farmer now gives the Huskers for commits from Georgia in this class and there's a very real possibility that we could see them end up with two or three more in the coming weeks or months.
Myles Farmer
announced his commitment to the Huskers.
The 6-foot-3, 190-pound defensive back out of Atlanta (Ga.) Westlake had 23 offers to his name and picked NU over the likes of Louisville, Ole Miss, UCF, NC State, West Virginia, Oregon, Missouri and Virginia Tech among several others. Farmer becomes the 21st known commit for Nebraska's 2019 recruiting class.
Here are some quick takes on what Farmer's commitment means for Nebraska.
1. Nebraska offered Atlanta defensive back Myles Farmer way back on February 1 and have been on him ever since that time. The coaching staff was able to secure his first official visit this past weekend and showed Farmer and his family enough to make them want to shut down the recruiting process before taking any other visits.
2. The thing you notice first about Farmer on film is his size. He looks to be every bit of 6-foot-3, 190-pounds and has tremendous length. Ever since defensive coordinator Erik Chinander arrived at Nebraska he's been talking about the need for athletes that can run and length on that side of the football. Farmer fits the bill in that regard and now gives the Huskers two very intriguing defensive backs with similar builds and skill sets along with recent commitment
3. Defensive backs coach Travis Fisher values a lot of skills from prospects, but perhaps the thing he values most of all is toughness and physicality. Farmer is a very physical player on defense as he's not afraid to down and lend help in the run game and will also lay the wood in coverage. He also has a knack for making plays on the football which is another thing Coach Fisher is looking for. Farmer seems to be a college safety that has some cover skills of a corner and hits more like a linebacker.
4. Farmer has the ability to project to several different positions at the next level, but will be starting out as a safety which is a big position of need for the Huskers. NU loses three safeties to graduation this year in Tre Neal, Antonio Reed and Aaron Williams. While Nebraska already has a couple DB commits that could also play safety, Farmer is the first commit that has been tabbed as a safety from the get go.
5. I really like it when I see wide receivers that also play defensive back and defensive backs that also play wide receivers. Farmer is a two-way player for Westlake and you can tell that he has great ball skills which should really help him at Nebraska. He does a great job of tracking the ball in the air and catching it at its highest point. His height and length to go along with his ball skills gives him a huge advantage as a safety.
6. Farmer comes from a very good program in Westlake. It's a school that not only produces top-level talent on a yearly basis, but it also plays a very competitive schedule. We've seen kids come from Atlanta that have been able to adjust quickly to the college game at Nebraska and I believe Farmer will be able to do that as well given his background at Westlake.
7. Nebraska continues to do work in the state of Georgia and specifically in the Atlanta area. Farmer now gives the Huskers for commits from Georgia in this class and there's a very real possibility that we could see them end up with two or three more in the coming weeks or months.
Six tall DBs committed in 2 years... plus smaller Cam Taylor has a bright future.
That’s a solid foundation to build into a secondary.
Still have big bodies Jackson and Dismuke; smaller Bootle is turning into a shut down type. Deontai Williams and Domann round it out (depending how they use Domann).
That’s 11-12 kids plus good crew of walk-ons and non-contributing schollys for next year.
That’s a solid foundation to build into a secondary.
Still have big bodies Jackson and Dismuke; smaller Bootle is turning into a shut down type. Deontai Williams and Domann round it out (depending how they use Domann).
That’s 11-12 kids plus good crew of walk-ons and non-contributing schollys for next year.
A rangy LB who can bring the hammer, but who can cover backs and slots in space is a big, big deal
Love how Frost is recruiting the SEC area.. and everywhere for that matter
I’m just glad Frost is putting focus on legacy recruiting. First we get Taylor Martinez’s son last year and then Javin Wright and now Tanner Farmers brother this year.
We should always have a Farmer on the roster.
Yeah but he hasn't landed a kid named Rancher yet so there is that.