Tag: Hunter Higgins

Huskers get prediction for talented 2026 defensive lineman

Nebraska appears to be in a good position to land a talented class of 2026 defensive lineman.

A class of 2026 three-star defensive lineman received a crystal ball commitment prediction late Wednesday night from On3’s Sean Callahan. Hunter Higgins is the 37th overall defensive lineman in the 2026 class and the fourth overall player in his class from the state of Kansas per the On3 recruiting rankings.

Nebraska, the Kansas State Wildcats, and the Oklahoma Sooners appear to be the three teams involved with his recruitment. Higgins most recently visited Nebraska on September 7 and Kansas State on October 26. He visited Oklahoma on July 25.

Higgins is off to a strong start for Maize South High School this year. According to MaxPreps statistics, he has recorded 43 total tackles and 11 sacks in eight games.

The Huskers have placed an emphasis on the defensive line position for 2025 and appear to be zeroing in on the defensive end position as well. Higgins would be a solid pick for a unit that will have to replace some key pieces soon.

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Wisconsin football extends offer to highly-touted class of 2026 defensive lineman

Wisconsin football extends offer to highly-touted class of 2026 defensive lineman

The Wisconsin Badgers extended an offer to promising class of 2026 defensive end Hunter Higgins on Monday.

Higgins is the latest defensive lineman representative of the class of 2026 to receive an offer from Wisconsin. He, alongside three-stars Trashawn Ruffin, Tyson Bacon and Damari Simeon, will now evaluate their collegiate futures with the Badgers on their offer sheets.

Higgins, currently a junior at Maize South High School in Wichita, Kansas, boasts offers from nearly 20 schools thus far. The most notable include Ole Miss, USC, Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State.

On3, 247Sports and Rivals have the 6’5,” 240-pound edge defender as a three-star recruit as of Sept. 10. On3 ranks him as the No. 344 overall recruit, No. 35 defensive lineman and No. 4 recruit from Kansas for the class of 2026.

247Sports has yet to release a crystal ball prediction for where Higgins will end up. On3’s recruiting prediction machine, meanwhile, gives the Kansas State Wildcats the highest probability to secure a commitment from the Kansas product at 28.6%. Oklahoma (25.1%), Nebraska (21.5%) and Kansas (6.4%) follow.

Three-star quarterback Jarrin Mock is the only player from the class of 2026 committed to Luke Fickell’s program ahead of the team’s Week 3 contest against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Kansas defensive end to visit Nebraska on July 27

The three-star prospect plays for Maize South High School in Wichita, Kansas. 

A defensive end from Kansas has scheduled a visit with the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Hunter Higgins will visit the Lincoln campus on July 27.

His visit will come just days after his July 25 visit to the Oklahoma Sooners. The three-star prospect plays for Maize South High School in Wichita, Kansas.

National recruiting analyst Tom Lemming had high praise for Higgins last December. He wrote,

(Higgins) should be become a national recruit. Excellent length, quick hands and feet and shows explosive moves to the ball. Tenacious and tough. Terrific attitude. 3.9 GPA.

The recruit has been a popular player recently. In 2024, he received ten scholarship offers, including from Michigan, USC, and Ole Miss.

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