Nebraska offers 2026 defensive end out of Chicago

The Nebraska Cornhuskers are the first Big Ten program to offer a 2026 defenisve end out of Chicago

The Univesity of Nebraska football program has extended an offer to 2026 defensive end Braeden Jones. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound Jones reported the offer from the Huskers on Thursday via his X account.

For Jones, it is the third offer of his recruitment and his first offer from a Big Ten program, joining Akron and Ole Miss. The standout at Mount Carmel in Chicago, Illinois, is not rated by any of the major recruiting services.

The Cornhuskers currently do not hold any commitments in their 2026 recruiting class but have gotten a strong start on their 2025 recruiting class, which already features four commitments, including a trio of in-state prospects.

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