He's also exciting in open spaces. Note his 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in last season's opener against Arkansas State.
"JD's the type of player we like to recruit to this offense," the first-year Nebraska head coach said. "In fact, I went and saw JD, I think it was his junior year (at Eden Prairie High School in Minnesota), my last year at Oregon, because he was somebody we were interested in. I think him and Tyjon (Lindsey) are both the type of kid that flourish in our offense. Guys that can win in space.
If he trends toward being even more of a take-charge type, well, that would be good for everyone in the program.