Nebraska on Friday morning picked up a verbal commitment from 2021 Georgia linebacker Christopher Paul Jr.
Paul is listed at 6-foot-1, 225 pounds and has been a longtime target in the class. He projects likely as an inside linebacker and is the type of athletic player that NU has been successfully stockpiling for assistant coach Barrett Ruud's group over the past three recruiting cycles.
The Crisp County High School standout has twice been named an all-state defender at the AAA level in Georgia. He is rated a three-star prospect by both 247Sports and Rivals.
According to MaxPreps, Paul racked up 157 tackles in 14 games for Crisp County, including 10 for loss and 4.5 sacks, as the school advanced all the way to the AAA state title game before losing and finishing as the runner-up.
Paul is the fourth known member of the Huskers' 2021 class, joining fellow linebacker Randolph Kpai (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) and offensive linemen Teddy Prochazka (Elkhorn South) and Henry Lutovsky (Mt. Pleasant, Iowa).