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2023 (Redshirt)
Syncere Safeeullah redshirted in his first season at Nebraska.
Before Nebraska (Hillsboro HS)
Syncere Safeeullah starred at Hillsboro High School in Nashville before transferring to the IMG Academy in Florida for the 2022 season. He helped IMG Academy win the 2022 National Post Grad Athletic Association national championship.
Safeeullah was ranked as the No. 1 defensive back in Tennessee by Prep Redzone before deciding to play his final season for the IMG Academy Post Grad Team in 2022. In his lone season at IMG, Safeeullah recorded 43 tackles, and he was a ballhawk with seven interceptions, 11 pass breakups, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and one blocked punt. In the division championship game, Safeeullah was targeted seven times and did not allow a completion while breaking up four passes with two interceptions.
Safeeullah was a consensus three-star recruit who was ranked among the top 120 cornerbacks in the On3 Consensus ranking. He had multiple scholarship offers and chose Nebraska over Boston College, Kentucky, Memphis and Ole Miss.