The Nebraska football team has added to what was already shaping up to be an impressive recruiting class by landing a verbal commitment from Detroit-area running back Jonas Gray, according to Rivals.com.
Gray made his annoucement Friday in front of an crowd of about 50 people at Country Day High School. The 5-foot-10, 215-pounder is ranked as the No. 4 running back in the country by Rivals.com and the No. 10 running back by Scout.com.
Gray selected Nebraska over offers from several different schools, including Michigan, Florida, Louisville, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Ranked as Rivals' top player in Michigan, Gray rushed for 1,252 yards and 19 touchdowns last season for Country Day High School.
The commitment expands Nebraska's 2008 recruiting class to 20 players. Omaha Westside running back Collins Okafor is the only other running back recruit in the class.

Nebraska 2008 Commitments
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. School/Hometown
Will Compton LB 6-2 214 Bonne Terre, Mo.
Sean Fisher LB 6-5 210 Millard North
Blaine Gabbert QB 6-4 226 Ballwin, Mo.
Bryce Givens OL 6-6 257 Denver
Jonas Gray RB 5-10 215 Detroit
Eric Harper DE 6-4 220 Marrero, La.
Ricky Henry OL 6-4 300 N.D. St. COS/Omaha Burke
Tyson Hetzer TE 6-7 265 Redding, Calif.
Adrian Hilburn WR 6-2 190 San Francisco City College
Dan Hoch OL 6-6 302 Harlan, Iowa
Keelan Johnson DB 6-0 195 Yuma, Ariz.
John Levorson ATH 6-4 185 Crete
Shaun Mohler LB 6-3 225 Costa Mesa, Calif.
Collins Okafor RB 6-1 210 Omaha Westside
Darius Parish DT 6-3 Wichita, Kan.
Doug Rippy LB 6-2 218 Columbus, Ohio
Baker Steinkuhler OL 6-6 290 Lincoln Southwest
David Whitmore DB 6-2 190 Port Arthur, Texas
Josh Williams DE 6-4 220 Denton, Texas
D.J. Woods WR 6-0 169 Strongsville, Ohio

--Source: Rivals.com

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