Nebraska 2023 Rankings Update: New Additions (Part 2)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We had so many new additions in this rankings update that we needed a second feature.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Check out <a href="https://prepdig.com/2022/11/nebraska-2023-rankings-update-new-additions-part-1/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://prepdig.com/2022/11/nebraska-2023-rankings-update-new-additions-part-1/">Part 1 of our New Additions</a> feature, where we discuss a variety of outgoing seniors who made enough of a splash to land on our latest rankings update. The list keeps growing, so let's get right into Part 2!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["251016"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Willis helped engineer Shelton's first state tournament appearance since 2007. 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