Willis McGahee IV, Son of Former Miami and NFL RB, Commits to Nebraska

Willis McGahee IV, the son of former NFL and University of Miami running back Willis McGahee, committed to play his college football at the University of Nebraska on Saturday.

McGahee IV, who is a linebacker, announced his decision on Twitter:

According to Mitch Sherman of The Athletic, McGahee made his choice while visiting Lincoln, Nebraska, for the annual Red-White spring game.

The 247Sports scouting service rates McGahee IV as a 3-star prospect in its composite rankings and the No. 42 linebacker in the 2024 recruiting class.

In addition to Nebraska, several high-profile FBS programs offered McGahee a scholarship, including Auburn, Louisville, Michigan, Maryland, Syracuse, Tennessee and West Virginia.

McGahee's father starred collegiately at Miami, putting up massive numbers for the Hurricanes during his sophomore season in 2002.

In 13 games that season, McGahee rushed for 1,753 yards and 28 touchdowns while also catching 27 passes for 355 yards.

He seemed well on his way to being a top-five or top-10 pick in the NFL draft, but a brutal ACL tear put his NFL future in doubt.

Even so, the Buffalo Bills selected McGahee with the No. 23 overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft, and he went on to have a productive 10-year NFL career.

As a member of the Bills, Baltimore Ravens, Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns, McGahee was a two-time Pro Bowler who rushed for 8,474 yards and 65 touchdowns and caught 210 passes for 1,339 yards and five additional scores.

McGahee IV will look to follow in his father's footsteps as a collegiate star and potentially an eventual NFL player as well.

In 2024, McGahee IV will attempt to help turn around a Nebraska team that has not finished with a winning record or played in a bowl game since 2016.