Nebraska makes Top Eight for top offensive tackle
Class of 2026 four-star offensive tackle Deacon Schmitt announced his top eight schools on Friday evening. Nebraska was on the list, in addition to the likes of Alabama, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio State, Colorado, and USC.
Schmitt is the 24th overall offensive tackle in the 2026 class and the second overall player from the state of Colorado, according to the On3 recruiting rankings.
Schmitt is set to take several visits over the summer. He is scheduled to visit Oklahoma on June 6, and Nebraska on June 13. He will continue his busy month of June with a visit to Tennessee on the 20th. All three trips are official. Auburn most recently offered him on February 26.
Schmitt measures in at six-foot-five, 320 pounds.
The Huskers have been busy extending offers in the 2026 class over the past couple of weeks. The offensive line seems to be a priority position for the program. Currently, the class ranks 44th overall in the country per the 247Sports Composite Rankings.
It will certainly be interesting to see if the Huskers can make the cut here. Throughout the last couple of weeks, they have made it a point to offer several offensive linemen.
NEWS: Four-Star OT Deacon Schmitt is down to 8️⃣ Schools, he tells me for @on3recruitsThe 6'5 320 OT from Windsor, CO is ranked as the No. 1 Recruit in Colorado (per On3)Where Should He Go?👇🏽https://t.co/kOUUE6v7Lq pic.twitter.com/bR2MWtUq4h
— Hayes Fawcett (@Hayesfawcett3) February 28, 2025
This article originally appeared on Cornhuskers Wire: Nebraska football makes Top Eight for offensive tackle Dacon Schmitt
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