1/18/2024 football Edit

Huskers land commitment of 2024 defensive end, Nebraska native Jordan Ochoa

Colorado 2024 DE Jordan Ochoa has committed to Nebraska football one day after being visited by Matt Rhule (Courtesy of Jordan Ochoa/Twitter)

Zack Carpenter • InsideNebraska

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Zack Carpenter is the publisher of Inside Nebraska. He previously covered recruiting and the team beat for Ohio State, Clemson, South Carolina and recruiting at the national level for three years.

Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule is continuing to abide by one of the more memorable quotes he gave during his press conference in November 2022 when he was officially introduced as the Huskers' head coach:

“The first thing I’ll do is continue to evaluate the roster," Rhule said on Nov. 28. "We will leave no stone unturned to find good players. We will take the walk-on program seriously, we will take transfers seriously, we will take NIL seriously. ... We will look at everything."

Once again, Rhule and the Huskers have unturned a stone to try and add quality talent and depth to develop in Lincoln. On Thursday morning, the Huskers landed a commitment from Class of 2024 two-star strongside defensive end Jordan Ochoa.

Ochoa is a senior out of Castle View (Colo.) High School. The 6-foot-4, 220-pounder is rated as a two-star prospect in the 2024 class.

Ochoa's commitment to the Huskers comes one day after he was visited by both Rhule and Nebraska OC/TEs coach Marcus Satterfield on Wednesday. Ochoa's father, Rico Ochoa, was an offensive lineman at the University of Nebraska-Kearney and played in the Arena Football League for the Dallas Vigilantes.

Jordan Ochoa grew up in Gering, Nebraska before moving to Colorado – where his father is now the defensive line coach at Castle View – to get more football exposure.

Ochoa was previously committed to Wyoming for seven months in 2023 (from April 29-September 27) before decommitting and reopening his recruitment.

In addition to Wyoming, Ochoa had four other offers from Pac 12 program Washington State, MAC school Toledo and HBCU programs Florida A&M and Jackson State. Several other programs showed interest in Ochoa, including Alabama, Colorado State, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Oregon.

It's likely, or at least possible, that Ochoa's commitment to the Huskers comes as a preferred walk-on addition given several factors, most notably the Huskers' current scholarship situation.

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