Nebraska FNL Camp: QBs Dayton Raiola and Kelden Ryan throw for Husker staff, a new in-state offer made and commit Caden VerMaas works outs
Over 350 participants took part in Nebraska’s FNL Camp. It was NU’s final scheduled high school camp of the month.
The camp battled early thunderstorms that moved the event indoors before things eventually concluded inside Memorial Stadium.
Here is a complete rundown of who camped and the different storylines that emerged on Friday.
QBs Dayton Raiola and Kelden Ryan shine
The theme of high-profile 2025 and 2026 quarterback throwing for the Nebraska staff continued at NU’s FNL Camp.
The event was highlighted by an appearance from 2026 Phoenix (Ariz.) Pinnacle quarterback Dayton Raiola. Since visiting campus earlier this year, Raiola has made noticeable physical gains.
Raiola was throwing in Lincoln while his older brother Dylan Raiola competed at the Elite 11 in Los Angeles on Friday. Just like his older brother Dylan, Dayton Raiola showed natural arm talent.
It was this same camp in June of 2021 where Dylan Raiola had one of his first big public workouts as a recruit following his freshman season at Burleson High School in Texas.
Another big-name quarterback that threw for the Huskers staff on Friday was Keller (Texas) All Saints Episcopal 2025 standout Kelden Ryan.
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Ryan already holds 16 Power Five offers and is ranked as the fourth-best quarterback in Texas for the Class of 2025 by On3.
Ryan talked more about his experience following the camp.
“It was great. I had a really good camp,” Ryan told HuskerOnline. “Coach (Marcus Satterfield) said that I had unbelievable arm talent and he was looking forward to building a relationship.”
Ryan has offers from Penn State, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma State, Miami, Baylor, Cal, Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech, Washington State, Colorado, Duke, Houston, Miami and Vanderbilt.
Huskers make a new in-state offer to 2025 TE Chase Loftin
One of the real highlights on Friday was Nebraska made another in-state offer, this time to Elkhorn North 2025 tight end Chase Loftin.
The 6-foot-5 1/2, 200-pound Loftin already picked up Iowa State and Oklahoma offers this week, and he added the Huskers on Friday. He’ll camp at both K-State and Missouri next week.
He’s now the fifth in-state offer for the class of 2025 made by Rhule’s staff, as NU has also offered Omaha Westside LB Christian Jones, Omaha North DL Tyson Terry, Millard North DB Caden VerMaas and Wahoo Bishop Neumann running back Conor Booth.
Loftin said he did not receive his testing numbers back from NU on Friday. He talked more about his offer following the camp to HuskerOnline.
2025 NU commit Caden VerMaas works out for the Husker staff
The camp on Friday offered VerMaas a great opportunity to work out for Rhule and his future Husker coaches for the first time.
He committed to Nebraska this past April and originally received his offer last fall from former interim head coach Mickey Joseph.
VerMaas said he measured just under 6-0 and 189 pounds. He also ran 4.44 seconds in the 40-yard dash, ran 4.45 in the pro-agility, and jumped a 32-inch vertical.
“The camp was an awesome experience,” VerMaas said.
2024 Omaha North DB Donovan Jones has a big camp
The In-state prospect that probably helped his stock the most on Friday was Omaha North 2024 defensive back Donovan Jones.
It was the first live look Nebraska and Wyoming had at the 6-foot, 180-pound Jones, and he did not disappoint.
The Cowboys immediately offered Jones at the camp, and he also appears to be on the Huskers’ radar.
Before Friday, South Dakota State, Lindenwood, Northwest Missouri State, Minnesota State, Central Missouri and Sioux Falls were the only offers Jones had.
Other FNL Camp notes
***2025 Elkhorn South quarterback Madden Riggs threw at Friday’s camp. He also worked out for NU at the team camp Sunday through Tuesday.
Another in-state quarterback/athlete to watch is Wahoo Nuemann’s Connor Schutt—the 6-foot-5, 180-pound Schutt is cousins with former Nebraska quarterback Noah Vedral. Schutt and Vedral’s mothers are sisters and the daughters of former Bishop Neumann head coach Tim Turman.
He physically looks the part and can play multiple different positions. NU has been watching him closely all spring/summer.
***2025 Lincoln Southwest athlete Jackson Carpenter was present at Friday’s camp but did not workout out after tweaking his hamstring on Sunday while running his 40-yard dash. The injury knocked him out of the state track meet earlier this spring after topping out at 10.75 seconds in the 100-meter dash.
***North Kansas City (Mo.) 2024 athlete Eltoum Murgus was one of the most intriguing athletes who camped at Nebraska this week. He worked out at NU’s first camp on June 4 and returned for FNL.
The 6-foot-4, 200-pound Murgus ran 4.52 seconds in the 40-yard dash and went 10-3 in the broad jump. On the track, he also ran 48.95 seconds in the 400-meter dash this spring. He currently holds multiple Group of Five and FCS offers. Murgus told HOL on Friday he could only watch camp because of a toe injury he suffered this past week.
***Another big in-state performance came from Elwood (Neb.) Hi-Line athlete Ryker Evans. He’s had multiple big camps this June before the Husker staff.
Evans ran 4.44 second in the 40-yard dash, jumped a 35-inch vertical and ran 4.25 seconds in the pro-agility. Evans took second in the 100-meter dash in track and won the 200-meter dash in Class C. His PR in the 100 was 10.64 seconds and 21.80 seconds in the 200.
***Former Husker defensive end Benard Thomas was at Friday’s camp with his son and a group of players from Texas. Thomas lives in the San Antonio area and works as a football trainer.
One of Thomas’s cooler moments on Friday was reconnecting with his former defensive coordinator Craig Bohl, who coached him for his first three seasons at NU. Bohl and his staff worked both Nebraska camps on Friday.
***One of the neater moments during the camp was Rhule lined up at quarterback and threw one-on-one routes to some of the receivers. He threw a few very nice balls in coverage and had fun interacting with the different campers.
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