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2027 Quarterback Trae Taylor Considering Nebraska Commitment After Spring Visit

The highly rated prospect from Illinois plans to commit to a school in early June.

Caleb Sisk

2027 Trae Taylor with current QB Dylan Raiola.
2027 Trae Taylor with current QB Dylan Raiola. / @Qb6Trae/X
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The Nebraska Cornhuskers have been hosting a number of prospects during spring ball. This includes their No. 1 QB target in the 2027 class, Trae Taylor from Carmel Catholic High School in Lake in the Hills, Illinois.

Taylor is the 11th-ranked prospect in the nation, according to Rivals, and measures in at 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds. He has been the primary target for the Huskers in the 2027 class as they are no longer in need of a 2026 QB commit following Dayton Raiola's commitment to kickstart that class.

Taylor recapped his visit with HuskerMax as he inches closer to a verbal commitment.

"I really loved my time there," Taylor said. "I have every time I have gone to Lincoln. This time I saw way more thanks to Mrs Avery. It was just really a great, relaxing time."

Taylor had the opportunity to not only see the coaches in action, but also outside of football. This gave him a real chance to see what type of person each of the coaches was, since he had only really had the opportunity to see the coaches on the field.

"This time, I got to see the coaches outside of football. I feel I have a really strong relationship with the whole staff. And even people in that building who are not coaches. Taylor, Troy, Avery, and others. To see the coaches have fun and crack jokes was awesome," said Taylor.

Taylor was ready to commit to a school prior to this visit, but now he has to rethink things as the visit went extremely well.

"I’ll put it to you this way: I thought I was ready to commit to a school, going into this. After this trip, it made me revisit a few things. This trip really, really helped Nebraska," he said.

Taylor didn't receive a new message this go-round. In-fact it was the same message since day one of his Nebraska recruiting process.

"Their message has been the same from day 1," Taylor said. "It’s been I’m the top priority at this point, and they have shown it. The fan base has shown it. I mean, the state has shown it."

The Cornhuskers have the pull when it comes to a big factor in Taylor's recruitment.

"I most definitely do. But honestly I have felt this from a couple of schools. But as a staff as a whole, no school has done better. From Coach Rhule down. I even spent time with the AD," Taylor said.

The Cornhusker target is not revisiting before his commitment as he is set to commit to a school on June 6. While Nebraska isn't receiving another visit, neither is any other school besides Auburn, which will get one more visit ahead of decision day.

"Plan on committing on June 6 still," Taylor said. "But after the Auburn trip, I’m not taking any more trips anywhere."

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Caleb Sisk
CALEB SISK

Caleb Sisk I has been a sports writer since 2023. He joined HuskerMax and Nebraska On SI in 2024, where he focused on recruiting coverage for one of the nation’s most intriguing programs. His career began in 2020 as a video editor while still in high school. He quickly tried something new when he went to graphic design in 2022 and created his own brand. This led to early success and an easy choice for Sisk when it came to being more involved in sports coverage. He has covered a number of programs, including Tennessee, Cincinnati, Kansas, and more. Sisk also contributes to High School on SI.

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