2008 Nebraska roster

31 players. From 9 states; the most from California (6) and Nebraska (6). The 2008 season.

Our source’s roster for 2008 is partial: 31 names, most without a position or size. Rosters are complete from about 2010.

Quarterbacks 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
	Joe Ganz QB2-star recruit				Palos Hills, IL	3,568 passing yards, 25 TD
5	Zac Lee QB		6′2″		San Francisco, CA	5 passing yards

Running backs 4

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
10	Roy Helu RB3-star recruit	6′0″	Danville, CA	803 rushing yards, 7 TD
	Marlon Lucky RB5-star recruit		North Hollywood, CA	517 rushing yards, 7 TD
	Quentin Castille RB			467 rushing yards, 6 TD
11	Curenski Gilleylen RB	6′0″	Leander, TX	2 catches, 11 yards

Receivers 6

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
	Nate Swift WR			33 returns, 296 yards
	Todd Peterson WR			62 catches, 786 yards, 4 TD
18	Menelik Holt WR3-star recruit	6′4″	San Diego, CA	30 catches, 355 yards, 1 TD
24	Niles Paul WR4-star recruit	6′1″	Omaha, NE	23 catches, 214 yards
1	Chris Brooks WR	6′2″	St. Louis, MO	2 catches, 27 yards, 1 TD
82	Wes Cammack WR	5′11″	DeWitt, NE	1 catch, 5 yards

Tight ends 3

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
44	Mike McNeill TE	6′4″	Kirkwood, MO	32 catches, 442 yards, 6 TD
49	Dreu Young TE	6′4″	Cozad, NE	9 catches, 140 yards, 1 TD
33	Ryan Hill TE	6′3″	Arvada, CO	3 catches, 9 yards, 1 TD

Defensive line 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
93	Ndamukong Suh DT4-star recruit		6′4″		Portland, OR	2 INT

Linebackers 1

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
40	Blake Lawrence LB		6′3″	225	Shawnee Mission, KS	1 INT

Defensive backs 5

No.	Player	Ht	Hometown	2008
5	Anthony West DB3-star recruit	6′0″	San Diego, CA	2 INT
3	Rickey Thenarse S4-star recruit	6′0″	Los Angeles, CA	1 INT
4	Larry Asante S	6′1″	Alexandria, VA	1 INT
33	Matt O’Hanlon S	5′11″	Bellevue, NE	1 INT
32	Marcus Mendoza CB	5′10″	Houston, TX	103 rushing yards, 1 TD

Specialists 2

No.	Player		Ht	Wt	Hometown	2008
90	Alex Henery PK		6′2″		Omaha, NE	18 of 21 field goals
	Dan Titchener P					42 punts, 39.3 average

Athletes and others 7

Player	Hometown	2008
Zach Potter 4-star recruit	Omaha, NE	2 INT
Armando Murillo		1 INT
Jake Wesch		5 punts, 40.2 average
Tyler Wortman		1 INT
Hunter Teafatiller		3 catches, 27 yards
Patrick Witt		48 passing yards
Thomas Lawson		1 catch, 4 yards

Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2008 production (yards, tackles, kicks), then by number. Hometowns are each player’s latest on file. Transfers are this season’s arrivals through the portal; stars are the player’s 247Sports composite rating as a recruit.