The Nebraska football team is off to a hot start to its 2027 recruiting class, and getting named among the Final Five for offensive tackle Mason Halliman is just the latest evidence of its hot streak.
Halliman is the 16th-ranked player from Illinois and 44th-ranked player at his position, per 247Sports. In addition to the Huskers, he recently named Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Auburn as the final contenders.
Mason Halliman puts Nebraska football in his Top 5 schools
Despite Illinois being his home-state school, Halliman is far from a lock to end up in Champaign.