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Gophers receive verbal commitment from three-star cornerback from Illinois

Tyler Nubin, a 6-2, 183-pounder from St. Charles, Ill., received offers from six other Big Ten schools. He is the fifth player to commit to Minnesota's Class of 2019.

April 12, 2018 at 6:10PM

Tyler Nubin, a three-star cornerback from St. Charles (Ill.) North High School, announced via Twitter on Thursday that he has committed to the Gophers football program.

The 6-2, 183-pounder becomes the fifth player from the Class of 2019 to commit to the Gophers. Nubin, who had 26 tackles, 10 passes defended and two interceptions as a junior last season, has scholarship offers from six other Big Ten schools – Illinois, Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue, Iowa and Northwestern – along with Kentucky and Tennessee of the Southeastern Conference. He received an offer from the Gophers on Jan. 27 during Junior Day and took an unofficial visit this past weekend.

Nubin is rated the No. 38 cornerback nationally in the Class of 2019 in the 247Sports.com composite rankings. The addition of Nubin has the Gophers at No. 28 nationally and seventh among Big Ten teams in the 247Sports composite rankings.

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Randy Johnson

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Randy Johnson covers University of Minnesota football and college football for the Minnesota Star Tribune, along with Gophers hockey and the Wild.

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