Nebraska Wins again with Commitment of 2017 Texas DT Deiontae Watts
Written by Ryan Wright
Twitter: @HogManInLA
The last couple of days have turned into a win-win kind of weekend for the Nebraska staff. On Saturday the Cornhuskers took down the Oregon Ducks 35-32 at Memorial Stadium and then on Sunday received a verbal from visiting Texas defensive tackle Deiontae Watts.
Watts helped his recruiting efforts during his junior season taking on 6A classification talent for Plano East. The Panthers went 7-4 with Watts contributing 20 tackles, 16 solo, with a tackle for a loss through five games.
Colleges see the size, potential, and productivity Watts could bring to their defensive front once on campus. The 6-3, 302 pound, talent was in the neighborhood of 20 offers when he committed to Nebraska picking the Cornhuskers over Oklahoma, Baylor, Colorado, Arkansas, Texas A&M, USC, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, UCLA, and Ole Miss among others.
Watts made his decision public on Twitter posting, “GOBIGRED #GBR #HUSKER” followed by a statement:
The Cornhuskers now have 15 verbal commitments to their 2017 class. 247Sports ranks the current haul as the No. 23 recruiting class in the nation.
Nebraska Cornhuskers 2017 Verbal Commitment List (15)
LB Willie Hampton, 6-2, 220, Oxbridge Academy, West Palm Beach, FL
LB Avery Roberts, 6-1, 215, Concord HS, Wilmington, DE
DE Robert Porcher IV, 6-3, 245, Dr. Phillips HS, Orlando, FL
DE Guy Thomas, 6-3, 202, Booker T. Washington HS, Miami, FL
DT Deontre Thomas, 6-3, 280, Mustang HS, Mustang, OK
DT Deiontae Watts, 6-3, 302, Plano East HS, Plano, TX
OG Broc Brando, 6-5, 280, IMG Academy, Bradenton, FL
OG Brenden Jaimes, 6-5, 250, Lake Travis HS, Austin, TX
OT Matt Sichterman, 6-5, 266, Kings HS, Kings Mills, OH
TE Austin Allen, 6-8, 210, Aurora HS, Aurora, NE
TE Reese Leitao, 6-4, 234, Jenks HS, Jenks, OK
FB Ben Miles, 6-1, 210, Catholic HS, Baton Rouge, LA
QB Tristan Gebbia, 6-3, 180, Calabasas HS, Calabasas, CA
WR Keyshawn Johnson, 6-1, 195, Calabasas HS, Calabasas, CA
WR Jaevon McQuitty, 6-2, 193, Battle HS, Columbia, MO
Photo credit: 247sports.com; No. 99 Deiontae Watts.