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Nebraska Football: 5 incoming freshmen who’ll have instant impact in 2019

By Connor Muldowney

LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers during pregame activities before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Scott Frost of the Nebraska Cornhuskers during pregame activities before the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Memorial Stadium on November 17, 2018 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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If Scott Frost is going to truly turn Nebraska football around, it’ll need to start with the 2019 recruiting class. Which freshmen will have an instant impact?

Scott Frost’s first season with Nebraska wasn’t exactly what he was expecting, but the Cornhuskers went from ‘are they going to get a win in 2018?’ to ending the year strong.

Though they didn’t make a bowl game, the Cornhuskers gained momentum and that carried over into National Signing Day when they finished with the No. 19 class in the country which was fourth-best in the Big Ten.

The crop of incoming freshmen is impressive and Frost is starting to get his guys in place, but not everyone will see the field right away.

Which incoming freshmen will have an immediate impact for Nebraska in 2019?

Although he’s not one of the handful of early enrollees for the Cornhuskers, Rahmir Johnson has the potential to see the field right away because of the rubbing back situation in Lincoln.

Devine Ozigbo put together a 1,000-yard season in 2018 and was backed up by a talented freshman in Maurice Washington, but the former is graduating and the latter has found himself in hot water off the field which could lead to some disciplinary measures from the school.

If that’s the case, we could see plenty of Johnson, a three-star from Oradell, N.J., who is ranked the No. 434 overall player in the class and the 32nd-best running back, per 247Sports.

Frost found himself a speedster in the backfield and Johnson is the kind of back who can break off a 75-yard run at any moment. He’s not the biggest guy, but can hold his own at 5-10 and 173 pounds.

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