Recruiting Blitz: Inside Nebraska commit Trae Taylor’s rise to QB1

Nebraska quarterback commit Trae Taylor is now a five-star in the Rivals300 and the top-ranked quarterback in country per the consensus rankings following rankings update. Rivals Director of Scouting Charles Power joins Inside Nebraska’s Tim Verghese to discuss Taylor’s offseason rise. Power also gives his thoughts on some of Nebraska’s other top commits, including four-star WR Khalil Taylor, four-star OL Jordan Agbanoma and four-star S Corey Hadley Jr. along with what he’s looking for from top Husker commits in the fall. Trae Taylor Nebraska quarterback commit Trae Taylor is officially a five-star prospect in the Rivals300, shooting up over 50 spots in the latest 2027 rankings update. Taylor now checks in as the No. 17 prospect overall and No. 2 quarterback in the country, behind Oregon five-star quarterback commit Will Mencl. He’s earned five-star status in the Rivals industry rankings as well, now the No. 14 prospect and No. 1 quarterback in the country per the consensus. The Nebraska commit has put together a dominant offseason, building off a junior season in which he threw for 3,571 yards and 38 touchdowns to just three interceptions, completing a stunning 81.7% of his pass attempts. He added another 633 yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground, leading Mundelein (Ill.) Carmel Catholic to an 8-3 record. He’s transferred down to Omaha (Neb.) Millard South for his senior season and is already impressing with the Patriots. In June, Taylor led Millard South to the NebPreps 7v7 State Championship over Omaha (Neb.) Westside. On the camp circuit, Taylor won Elite 11 MVP after a statement performance at the Elite 11 Finals, capped off by a strong showing at The Opening Finals late last month. He joins a prestigious group of Elite 11 MVPs, that includes the likes of Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Fields, CJ Stroud, Caleb Williams, Cade Klubnik, Julian Sayin, Keelon Russell and Dia Bell. Here’s what Charles Power, On3 Director of Scouting and Rankings, wrote about Taylor coming out of the Elite 11 Finals “Trae Taylor had an excellent performance at the Elite 11 Finals from start to finish, stringing together three very strong showings throughout the weekend. The Nebraska commit was the Rivals MVP of day one, flashing a big-time arm, showing the ability to drive the football to all levels of the field during drill work. He continued to show that plus arm talent during his pro day and was aggressive downfield, targeting high-level throws. He capped off the weekend with a seven-touchdown performance in the 7-on-7 period, making a litany of high-difficulty throws. He attacked the seam, was super aggressive hunting huge downfield completions. The ability to attack all levels with his arm strength, combined with a big-play mentality. Taylor was quick through his progressions and looked very comfortable in the 7-n-7 setting, which isn’t a huge surprise given his experience. The confidence and command was impressive. We also thought Taylor looked comfortable working under center. This is an exclamation on a strong offseason for Taylor, which has seen him make encouraging improvements to his overall game. We’re eager to see what he does as a senior this season at Millard South in Nebraska.”