Few prep athletes have had a longer recruitment than Carmel’s Trae Taylor, who picked up his first Division I offer from Maryland as a seventh-grader. On Thursday, the sophomore quarterback ended the speculation by committing to Nebraska in a live announcement on YouTube.

Four-star quarterback Trae Taylor committed to Nebraska over LSU, Illinois, and Texas A&M, becoming the first recruit in NU’s 2027 class and a cornerstone of its future offense.

Quarterback prospect Trae Taylor, one of the top passers in the 2027 recruiting class, announced his commitment to Nebraska on Thursday. A coveted recruit from Mundelein, Illinois, Taylor becomes the first player committed to the Huskers in the 2027 cycle,