Mickey Joseph, current Husker player team up to reel in four-star WR Omarion Miller | Football

But the 6-foot-2, 190-pound four-star prospect never really had eyes for any other school in June or early in July. The highest-rated prospect in the Huskers’ 2023 class said Tuesday he was sold on his visit by two men from his home state of Louisiana.

The first: NU receivers coach Mickey Joseph, who initially lured Miller to LSU.

The second: Nebraska receiver Trey Palmer, who followed Joseph from LSU to Nebraska.

Both are from Louisiana. Miller listened to their counsel and picked the Huskers.

“Coach going to keep it real with you, he’s going to tell you how it is and not sugarcoat anything,” Miller said. “And Trey Palmer, we really connected. He told me all the good things about Nebraska, how I can come up here and tear it up.”

In North Caddo High School — located near Vivian in the northwest corner of Louisiana — Miller has torn up his high school competition plenty. He caught 76 passes for 1,502 yards and 20 touchdowns last season, which fueled the three major recruiting services — On3 (78th), Rivals (79th) and 247 Sports Composite (100th) — to deem him among the nation’s best receivers and overall players. Miller had committed to LSU in August 2021 over several SEC offers, and when he decommitted from the Tigers just before his June 3 visit to NU, several more programs — Oregon among them — reached back out.

“LSU was still in there, but I really had my eyes on Nebraska,” Miller said,

Thus, relationships and a knockout official visit have helped Nebraska land one of the highest-rated recruits of the Scott Frost era. Only three other recruits in six Husker classes under Frost have higher composite rankings via 247Sports — offensive lineman Turner Corcoran (2020 class), receiver Wan’Dale Robinson (2019) and tight end Thomas Fidone (2021).

Among transfer NU receivers, though, Palmer is a former five-star prospect. And Texas transfer Marcus Washington was the nation’s No. 105 player in the 2019 class, according to Rivals. With those two, plus Miller, the Huskers will have three top-100 caliber players on the roster. Palmer and Washington have the speed and size to play both at the outside X spot and in the slot. Miller said on Tuesday he expects to move around the field, much like Palmer and Washington will.

Miller brings another trait to the table, too: physicality. While his lengthy Hudl highlight tapes shows off the usual speed and agility of many high-level receivers, Miller invites contact — even as defenders shy away from it — because of experience in youth football.

“Growing up I played defense — I wasn’t too much of an offensive player,” Miller said. “In Pee-Wee ball, I loved hitting people, and so I think that plays a big role in my play now.”

Nebraska now has three receivers in its class — Miller, Raymore-Peculiar (Missouri) standout Jaidyn Doss and Ellenwood (Georgia) Cedar Grove slot Barry Jackson — and 12 commits overall. Though schools can’t comment on prospects, NU would clearly accept a commit from Lincoln East receiver Malachi Coleman, who visited the same weekend as Miller. Beyond that, it’s not clear whether NU would need to add to its class after an impressive transfer haul and the addition of three receivers in the 2022 class.

If Miller continues on his current trajectory, he could be the best of the bunch.

“I think I can go there and just tear it up and play my game,” Miller said.