Some, like Cam’ron Jones, were highly touted and highly recruited high school players. Some, like Maurice Washington and Dominick Watt, still have not academically qualified. Still, others took winding roads to Lincoln — Vaha Vainuku through Utah and multiple injuries, Will Jackson through three different schools.
In some spots, the Huskers are adding because they essentially have to. Immediately. In the defensive backfield, which Frost on Monday said needed more leadership and more experience, Jackson and Neal have each entered the picture since spring ball ended and are expected to factor heavily in the equation this fall.
“For the most part, the guys we bring in, they get it,” Stoltenberg said.