Jets Flag Elite standout Dani Daproza signs with Nebraska, becoming a first in New Jersey girls flag football recruiting

Dani Daproza made a college commitment this week, pledging to the University of Nebraska as part of the Huskers’ plans to launch women’s flag football as a varsity program. The New York Jets say the announcement comes with multiple firsts for both the sport and Daproza’s pathway.

According to the Jets, Daproza began playing flag football as a freshman in high school when it was still a club sport, before joining the Jets Flag Elite program that started in March 2025. The Jets credit her as the first girls flag football player from New Jersey to sign with a Power Four school and as the first Jets Flag Elite athlete to receive a full-ride scholarship offer.

The Jets also described Daproza as part of the inaugural Jets Flag Elite team, and noted that the program’s roster now includes three athletes who participated since the program launched. The Jets pointed to Jets Flag Elite’s 2026 global No. 2 ranking and its We Run the World National Championship win in August as part of the program context for her development.

On the college side, Nebraska’s women’s flag football addition is described by the Jets as the first Power Four announcement for the sport as a varsity intercollegiate option. The Huskers’ inaugural competitive season is set for spring 2027, and the Jets say the program’s head coach is Liz Sowers, who was announced in February and recruited Daproza.

The Jets framed the broader opportunity landscape through NCAA Emerging Sports for Women, noting that flag football has been added to that category and is on track to receive championship status, pending an NCAA vote in January by all three divisions. Within that setting, the Jets portrayed Jets Flag Elite as a pipeline meant to show girls where the sport can lead, culminating in Daproza’s commitment to Nebraska.