The Nebraska Cornhuskers picked up their first 2026 commit on Sunday. That commit is three-star (Rivals) Buford (Ga.) High School quarterback Dayton Raiola. Dayton is the younger brother of current Husker quarterback Dylan Raiola.

HuskerMax spoke with Raiola about his decision. Click HERE if you want to see that first before reading the movie review.

After the announcement, I wrote a movie review of the latest Nebraska commit. Here’s the good and some things Raiola needs to work on.

Good:

• Throw on the run: The newest Nebraska commit is very talented when he runs. He usually rolls to his left, as a left-handed QB, and does well throwing to the left side of the field and even running up the middle. He is especially great when he runs on a designed boot after the play-action fake.

• Arm angles: He is very similar to his brother in decision making. These quick decisions to change his arm angles are impressive as he throws a solid ball from the sidearm angle. Not everyone can throw from this arm angle, especially as a secondary angle to throw. He is exceptionally good at this.

• Decision making: To add to what was said earlier, he doesn’t seem to make bad reads very often. He can read all over the field instead of depending on one read. He and his brother both did a good job of this, even in high school. This plays into the arm angle category. Depending on the throw, he has a different angle, which means he has to make quick decisions.

• Arm strength: Raiola’s deep ball isn’t perfect, but he has great arm strength. The problem isn’t whether he can throw the ball far enough, because he can. Raiola can easily hit a pass 50+ yards now, with another year of high school to go.

Things to work on:

• Speed/Dual Threat Ability: Raiola can move with his legs, but it’s very limited. Even comparing him to his brother, I’d still prefer his brother. He’s not an exceptional athlete when it comes to running, but he’s also not the most statuesque QB in the pocket. He’s better at throwing while running than pulling the ball and running with it. This is something that could improve over time, but not something scouts will drool over.

• Too much air under the ball: The deep ball is hit and miss with Raiola, as it almost seems like the ball is being placed way too high in the air at times, which isn’t always a bad thing, but it’s not always a good thing either. This gives defensive backs in the area more of a chance to catch up, unless it’s a true deep ball of about 60 yards. This will improve under quarterbacks coach Glenn Thomas at Nebraska.

• Spiral: The ball is not always a spiral with Raiola. He still gets the ball, but sometimes it seems a bit out of rhythm. That is not always a big problem, but it can be a determining factor in some one-on-one scenarios.

To watch his film yourself, click HERE.

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