3 thoughts on Landen Davidson’s commitment to Nebraska football

Nebraska football got another commitment on Tuesday, its fifth since the weekend, and here are three thoughts on Landen Davidson.

The run of commitments continued for Nebraska football on Tuesday as offensive lineman Landen Davidson pledged to the Huskers after taking an official visit last weekend.

Davidson was another player identified at a camp by the Nebraska football program. He’s not ranked (yet) according to the 247 Sports composite rankings, but he’s a three-star recruit via the On3 Industry rankings and regardless, there’s a lot to like about his game.

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— Landen Davidson (@DavidsonLanden) June 20, 2023

Davidson is 6-foot-4, 312 pounds. He has played offensive tackle and guard in high school. He’s out of Colorado and the Buffaloes were among the teams on his offer list.

It’s the fourth offensive line commitment total in the 2024 class and it doesn’t seem like the Huskers are close to being finished at that position. Here are three thoughts.

A guard that can play tackle

Davidson is going to play guard for the Huskers. He’s played quite a bit at tackle in high school but you often see offensive tackles moved to guard.

Sometimes, it can lead to some good players on the interior. Davidson is an aggressive run blocker and that will probably suit him better inside. Yet, his pass-blocking skills will also serve him well.

Beyond that, he’s tough. He’s already over 300 pounds, so it’s not like the staff is going to have to add weight. He also had an offer sheet that included Power-5 offers from the Pac-12, Big Ten, and Big-12. Colorado and Iowa State are two that caught my eye.

Iowa State has a pretty good eye for talent. It was also notable to beat out Colorado for Davidson. It’s hard to believe he’s not ranked, which leads to my next point.

Davidson should be ranked and he will be soon enough

It’s clear that Nebraska football is a little ahead of the recruiting services in terms of some of these evaluations. It’s not unusual for 247 Sports to update a recruits ranking after an offer or commitment.

Sometimes, these evaluators don’t get a chance to see these recruits and to its credit, Nebraska football has been very proactive with evaluations and offers. It’s not something a lot of other big-name programs do and it’s paid off.

So don’t worry about the ranking. Davidson should easily be ranked in the top 1,000 overall. I’m confident he will be soon and once he puts more tape out this fall, that ranking will go up.

It doesn’t really matter that much. It just makes us feel better and let’s be honest, there are some bragging rights in recruiting — we all want the highest-ranked class possible.

A lot of potential inside

One reason he could be underrated is his height. College football teams aren’t going to go crazy for a 6-foot-4 offensive tackle. That’s just the reality. Moving him to guard is really smart though. You don’t need the height or long arms as much, plus he’s a really good athlete, running the 40-meter dash in sub-five seconds.

That’s pretty darn good for an offensive lineman as big and strong as Davidson. As I said, he doesn’t need to develop much, his body is just about ready for Big Ten football. Plus, when you add athleticism into it, you can see why Nebraska football made him a priority quickly.

It’s a really smart move and the fourth offensive line commitment of this 2024 class. Gibson Pyle is another guy that could be on the interior or at tackle. He’s out of Texas and is another prospect I’m really high on.

Ashton Murphy is an in-state offensive tackle and Jake Peters is another interior player that committed on Sunday. The Huskers likely still have room for three-star offensive tackle Caleb Pyfrom or Grant Brix, but outside of that, the Huskers could be wrapping up with offensive line recruiting.

Unless by some miracle top offensive tackle Brandon Baker decides to take an official visit. Things have been trending in the wrong direction there.

The Huskers don’t have a bunch of highly-ranked recruits committed on the offensive line. However, there is reason to like all of them and as a whole, it should be a nice haul.

The Huskers will need to do some developing, which is true of most of the class, but if Nebraska football is firing on all cylinders, it should be tough for freshmen to play early anyway.

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