Which Nebraska 2027s Need to Be Added to Our Watch List?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We always have room for more.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>As the 2024 club season started, a familiar refrain was repeated several times: our <a href="https://prepdig.com/nebraska/rankings/2027-rankings/">Nebraska 2027 watch list</a> is still a work in progress. New names were bound to enter the spotlight, and we added several of those athletes to the database in our midseason update. But we're just getting started.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Our late-season coverage has brought a few more potential additions into focus. The 2027 watch list will be updated soon, but a little sneak peek into the future wouldn't hurt.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Look for these emerging standouts to appear on the site before long.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Ansley Real","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2027","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'7u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"32926","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"[program_tooltip program_id='428717' first='Nebraska' last='ONE'] 16 Black","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"We're starting this feature with a few 2027s who played up with the 16s this year. 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