2014 Recruiting Updates: Badgers Pick Cotton, Stick Makes Six, and Bo Pelini on Way Out?
Creighton Prep’s Easton Stick makes six: That is the number of Nebraska high school football prospects currently holding D-1A offers. The strong-armed pro-style QB picked up his first D- 1A offer from Mid-American Conference (MAC) member The University of Akron. The other Nebraskans holding D-1 offers are: D.J. Foster, OG, Lincoln Southeast, Luke Gifford, ATH, Lincoln Southeast; Harrison Phillips, DE, Millard West; Mick Stoltenberg, DE, Gretna and last—but not least—Kenzo Cotton, CB, Papillion-La Vista.
Cotton recently picked up his third known D-1A offer from the Big Ten’s Wisconsin. Of course, Bo Pelini still has not made an offer to Cotton. At this stage in the game, if Pelini does make and offer—I sure hope Kenzo goes somewhere else! Anywhere, please. Because while Bo Pelini is still trying to figure out how he got outcoached by the Badgers in the 2012 Big Ten Championship Game blowout (31-70), the Wisconsin coaches are busily out recruiting him in his own damn state!
In my opinion, if Kenzo Cotton decides to play college football, he will become at the very minimum an all-conference-type player at the college level, but most likely much more than that.
How in the hell does an in-state Big Ten coach not make the first conference offer to a kid who is physically a 6-foot-2-inch, bona fide purebred stud who smashed the Nebraska high school state records in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. There is no excuse for Pelini and his staff to let this happen.
Bo Pelini on Way Out, in Lincoln, Nebraska
Maybe the reason Bo has not offered Kenzo is because there are already too many Cottons on the team. You know, with all Barney’s boys and all. Just darn too many of them there Cottons!. Hmm.
Did you see the 2013 NFL draft results for the Huskers? Ha, that is Pelini’s five year plan at work. Those were all his recruits.
How long? Not long: That is the answer to how much longer Bo Pelini will be around Lincoln. I’ll have much more to say on the subject in Part II of. Bo Pelini Unleashed: Totting up the Head Football Coach’s Five Years at Nebraska.
Class of 2014 Nebraska High School Football Prospect Board
Last updated June 12, 2013:
Class of 2014 Nebraska High School Football Prospect Board Offense & Defense | ||||
Name School | POS | HT, WT Bench, Squat 40 Shuttle Vertical Broad Jump | ESPN Grade | Rivals Stars |
D.J. Foster Lincoln Southeast 2012 1st Team All-Nebraska & Super-State 2011 First Team Super-State Offers: Florida, Georgia, UCLA, Iowa, Iowa State, Missouri, Nebraska, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Ohio | OG/DL | 6-3, 327 (295, 425) 5.4 NR 25″ | 4 Star 81 | 3 Star 5.7 National POS Rank OG 14 |
Luke Gifford Lincoln Southeast Offers Nebraska (committed) Iowa State, Ohio, Toledo, North Dakota | ATH | 6-3, 195 NR NR NR 35″ | NA | 3 Star 5.6 National POS Rank ATH 37 |
Harrison Phillips Millard West Offers: Kansas State, Ohio, Florida Atlantic, Northern Illinois, Army, Illinois State, Yale, Lehigh, South Dakota, South Dakota State, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Western Illinois | DE | 6-4, 246 (365, NR) 4.9 4.26 32″ | NA | 3 Star 5.8 National POS Rank DE 30 |
Kenzo Cotton Papillion-La Vista 100m and 200m state record holder (10.41 and 21.31 respectively); owns state’s fastest F.A.T. 100m (10.41) and first freshman boy to win 200m all-class state meet gold. Offers: Wisconsin, Kansas State, Ohio | ATH | 6-2, 190 (265, 375) 4.4 NR 34″ | NA | NA |
Mick Stoltenberg Gretna Offers: Army, Ohio, Tulsa, Pennsylvania, North Dakota, South Dakota State, South Dakota, Northern Colorado, | DE | 6-5, 250 (315, 395) 4.9 NR 38″ . | NA | 3 Star 5.7 National POS Rank DE 27 |
Ross Drwal Millard West Offers: North Dakota, South Dakota State, South Dakota, Lehigh | DB | 6-1, 195 (315, 465) 4.52 4.1 32″ | NA | NA |
Easton Stick Omaha Creighton Prep 2012 2nd Team All-Nebraska Offers: Akron, South Dakota  | QB | 6-2, 198 NR NR 4.2 34″ | Invited to U.S. Army Combine | 2 Star 5.2 |
Austin Rose Lincoln North Star 2012 2nd Team Super-State 1st Team All-City Offers: Campbell | RB | 6-0, 220 (290, 480) 4.6 4.1 33″ | NA | 2 Star 5.4 |
Blake Emsick Omaha Burke Offers: North Dakota | LB | 6-1, 205 (265, 405) 4.68 NR 31″ | NA | NA |
Makiah Slade Lincoln Northeast | DB | 6-1, 198 (260, 485) 4.5 NR 39″ | NA | NA |
Alec Ditoro Papillion-La Vista 2012 1st Team All-Nebraska & Super-State 2012 1st Team All-Metro | QB/ATH | 6-0, 170 NR | NA | NA |
| Conner Wieck Millard West | DB/ATH | NR | NA | NA |
| Skyler Monaghan Millard West 2012 1st Team All-Nebraska & Super-State; 2012 1st Team All-Metro 2011 Second Team All-Metro | WR | 5-10, 160 (220, 350) 4.40 4.1 31″ | NA | NA |
| Tyree Peter Omaha Benson | TE | 6-5, 205 MR | NA | NA |
| Trey Carr Omaha Burke 2012 1st Team All-Nebraska & Super-State2012 1st Team All-Metro Offer: North Dakota, South Dakota, South Dakota State | DB | 5-11, 175 NR | NA | 3 Star 5.5 |
| Zach Reeg Elkhorn South | QB | 6-21/2, 190 (195, NR) 4.6 NR | NA | NA |
| Clay Fisher Millard North 2012 1st Team All-Nebraska & Super State 2012 1st Team All-Metro | DB/SF | 6-2, 202 (315, 405) 4.58 NR 33″ | NA | NA |
| Jake Paulsen Cozad 2012 Class B 100 meter and high Jump champion. Rushed for over 1,300 yards in 2011. | RB | 6-0, 170 (225, 275) 4.46 | NA | NA |
| DeQuan Bell Omaha Roncalli 2011 1st Team All-Omaha Area | RB | 5-9, 150 NR | NA | NA |
| Lane Yates Omaha Westside 2012 2nd Team All-Nebraska 2012 1st Team All-Metro | RB | 5-9, 180 | NA | NA |
| Joshua Coyle West Holt 2012 Class C2 1st Team All-State Rushed for 1,884 yards in 2012.1st Team All-Conference, Honorable Mention All-State. Rushed for 1,729 in 2011.  | RB/LB | 5-11, 195 (230, 385) 4.58 4.23 30.5″ | NA | NA |
| Tom Young Omaha Westside 2012 2nd Team All-Metro | OL | 6-3, 275 NR | NA | NA |
| Nick McEwin Elkhorn South | LB | 6-0, 205 (365, 500) 4.95 4.15 27.3″ 99″ | NA | NA |
| Joshua Thielen Blair | OL/DL | 6-3, 235 (235, 400) NR NR 30″ 108″ | NA | NA |
| R.J. Urzendowski Creighton Prep 2012 1st Team All-Nebraska & Super-State 2012 1st Team All-Metro
| WR | 6-0, 178 (205, 325) 4.52 4.03 36″ | Invited to U.S. Army Combine | 2 Star 5.3 |
| Yohanna Shokai Lincoln High | RB | 5-11, 175 NR | NA | NA |
| Matt Dietz Lincoln North Star 2012 1st Team All-City | DL/OL | 6-4, 300 | NA | NA |
| Harrison Phillips Millard West 2012 1st Team All-Nebraska & Super State2012 1st Team All-Metro | DL | 6-3, 235 NR | NA | NA |
| Drew Fitzmorris Omaha Westside 2012 2nd Team All-Metro | DB | 5-10, 175 NR | NA | NA |
| Branden Vandervorst Millard North 2012 2nd Team All-Metro | OL | 6-2, 265 NR | NA | NA |
| Hayden Guy Omaha Burke 2012 2nd Team All-Nebraska 2012 2nd Team All-Metro | K | 6-1, 165 NR | NA | NA |
| Michael Emodi Creighton Prep 2012 2nd Team All-Metro | LB | 6-4, 210 NR | NA | NA |
| JaVaughn Perkins Omaha North 2012 2nd Team All-Metro | LB | 5-10, 165 NR | NA | NA |
| Colton Hough Omaha Burke 2012 2nd Team All-Metro | ATH | 6-1, 225 | NA | NA |
| Anthony Vigneri Omaha Gross 2012 First Team All-Area | RB | 6-0, 185 NR | NR | NR |
| Zach Flott Ralston 2012 First Team All-Area | DL/OL | 6-5, 270 NR | NA | NA |
| Brady Radik Gretna 2012 First Team All-Area | LB | 6-0, 200 NR | NA | NA |
| Nolan Siemonsma Plattsmouth 2012 First Team All-Area | ATH | 6-3, 230 NR | NA | NA |
| Tyson Cisneros Lincoln Pius X 2012 1st Team All-City | DL/OL | 6-2, 280 NR | NA | NA |
| Mark Hruska Lincoln Southwest 2012 1st Team All-City | DL/OL | 6-3, 300 (325, 515) 5.4 4.8 25″ | NR | 2 Star 5.3 |
| Zach Jackson Lincoln North Star 2012 1st Team All-City | LB | 6-0, 220 NR | NA | NA |
| Luke Gifford Lincoln Southeast 2012 1st Team All-City | DB | 6-3, 190 NR | NA | NA |
| Makiah Slade Lincoln Northeast 2012 1st Team All-City | DB | 6-0, 175 NR | NA | NA |
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June 25, 2013 @ 9:49 am
Jalen Allison 6’0″ 170 WR/DB Papillion-LaVista. 4.47(40) 37″ Vertical, 10’1″ broad jump. Was offered by North Dakota State this weekend as a cornerback.