Teams Nebraska 2012 Roster ← 2011 2013 → 2012 Nebraska roster 141 players. From 23 states; the most from Nebraska (65) and Texas (20). The 2012 season .
Quarterbacks 8 Running backs 14 Receivers 17 Tight ends 10 Offensive line 23 Defensive line 23 Linebackers 15 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 7
Quarterbacks 8 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 3 Taylor Martinez QB 6′1″ Corona, CA 2,871 passing yards, 23 TD 12 Ron Kellogg III QB 6′1″ Omaha, NE 22 passing yards, 1 TD 14 Bronson Marsh QB 6′0″ Omaha, NE 1 rushing yard 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Cibolo, TX 9 Tyson Broekemeier QB 6′1″ Aurora, NE 15 Brion Carnes QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′1″ Bradenton, FL 16 Evan Williams QB 5′11″ 175 Foster City, CA 17 Ryker Fyfe QB 6′3″ Grand Island, NE
Running backs 14 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 8 RB 5′9″ Homewood, AL 1,137 rushing yards, 8 TD 22 RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Plano, TX 675 rushing yards, 5 TD 32 Imani Cross RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Gainesville, GA 324 rushing yards, 7 TD 5 Braylon Heard RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Youngstown, OH 348 rushing yards, 3 TD 19 Mike Marrow FB 6′2″ Holland, OH 30 rushing yards 31 C.J. Zimmerer FB 6′0″ Omaha, NE 18 rushing yards 35 FB 6′1″ Gretna, NE 6 rushing yards 22 King Frazier RB 6′0″ Lee’s Summit, MO 24 Murat Kuzu RB 5′11″ 200 Plano, TX 29 Graham Nabity RB 6′1″ Omaha, NE 34 Carson Collins FB 5′10″ 220 Omaha, NE 38 Graham Stoddard FB 6′2″ Lincoln, NE 39 Jordan Nelson RB 5′8″ Omaha, NE 44 Mitch McCann FB 6′0″ 240 Omaha, NE
Receivers 17 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 80 Kenny Bell WR 6′1″ Boulder, CO 50 catches, 863 yards, 8 TD 18 Quincy Enunwa WR 6′2″ Moreno Valley, CA 42 catches, 470 yards, 1 TD 10 Jamal Turner WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Arlington, TX 32 catches, 417 yards, 3 TD 6 Tim Marlowe WR 5′10″ Youngstown, OH 5 returns, 51 yards 21 Steven Osborne WR 6′4″ Garland, TX 10 catches, 91 yards, 2 TD 7 Taariq Allen WR 6′3″ Weston, MA 2 catches, 11 yards, 1 TD 82 Tyler Wullenwaber WR 6′1″ Utica, NE 2 catches, 13 yards 88 Tyler Evans WR 6′1″ Waverly, NE 2 catches, 27 yards 1 Jordan Westerkamp WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Lombard, IL 13 Lane Hovey WR 6′4″ Adel, IA 30 Richard Wynne Jr. WR 5′9″ 180 Omaha, NE 43 Cole Chvatal WR 5′11″ 175 Wahoo, NE 46 Sam Burtch WR 6′3″ Murdock, NE 82 Alonzo Moore WR 6′2″ Winnfield, LA 85 K.C. Hyland WR 6′6″ 215 Lincoln, NE 87 Brandon Reilly WR 6′2″ Lincoln, NE 87 Taylor Dixon WR 5′11″ 195 Wauneta, NE
Tight ends 10 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 25 Kyler Reed TE 6′3″ Shawnee, KS 24 catches, 357 yards, 2 TD 81 Ben Cotton TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′6″ Ames, IA 18 catches, 239 yards, 2 TD 41 Jake Long TE 6′4″ Elkhorn, NE 6 catches, 55 yards, 1 TD 89 Conor McDermott TE 6′2″ Omaha, NE 2 returns, 9 yards 36 Eddie Ridder TE 6′6″ 230 Elkhorn, NE 40 Max Pirman TE 6′5″ 230 Orrville, OH 42 Trey Foster TE 6′2″ Lincoln, NE 83 Jared Blum TE 6′4″ 240 Gretna, NE 84 Sam Cotton TE 6′5″ Lincoln, NE 86 David Sutton TE 6′3″ 255 Lincoln, NE
Offensive line 23 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 51 Brandon Chapek OL 6′5″ 305 Wahoo, NE 53 Adam Kucera OL 6′6″ 315 Litchfield, NE 55 Paul Thurston OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 295 Arvada, CO 55 Robby Painter OL 6′5″ Centennial, CO 56 Mark Pelini OL 6′0″ 290 Youngstown, OH 57 Zach Sterup OL 6′8″ 320 Hastings, NE 58 Corey Whitaker OL 6′5″ 295 Murrieta, CA 59 Will Sailors OL 6′3″ 270 Lincoln, NE 61 OL 6′4″ 315 Elkhorn, NE 62 Cole Pensick OL 6′2″ 275 Lincoln, NE 63 Andrew Rodriguez OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 330 Aurora, NE 65 Ryne Reeves OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Crete, NE 66 Dylan Utter OL 6′1″ 295 Papillion, NE 67 Scott Criss OL 6′3″ 275 Omaha, NE 68 Jake Cotton OL 6′6″ 305 Lincoln, NE 70 Nick Ash OL 3★ 3-star recruit 6′5″ 285 Keller, TX 71 OL 6′6″ 310 Lakewood, CO 72 Justin Jackson OL 6′3″ 280 Roca, NE 74 Mike Moudy OL 6′5″ 305 Castle Rock, CO 75 Chris Long OL 6′4″ 300 Blair, NE 76 OL 6′7″ 315 Williston, ND 77 Seung Hoon Choi OL 6′2″ 295 Lincoln, NE 79 Brandon Thompson OL 6′6″ 300 The Woodlands, TX
Defensive line 23 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 7 Joseph Carter DE 6′5″ 265 Jackson, SC 9 Jason Ankrah DE 6′4″ Gaithersburg, MD 46 Eric Martin DE 6′2″ Moreno Valley, CA 47 Walker Ashburn DE 6′2″ 260 Kenner, LA 48 Tobi Okuyemi DT 6′2″ 280 Maple Grove, MN 50 Garret Johns DL 6′0″ 285 Aurora, NE 53 Thad Randle DT 6′1″ 290 Galena Park, TX 55 Baker Steinkuhler DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 290 Lincoln, NE 57 Todd Peat Jr. DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 305 Tempe, AZ 61 Jeff Uher DT 6′1″ 280 Omaha, NE 69 Brodrick Nickens DT 6′5″ Alliance, NE 70 Kenny Anderson DT 6′2″ 260 Omaha, NE 78 DT 6′4″ 310 Houston, TX 88 Ross Dzuris DE 6′3″ Plattsmouth, NE 90 Greg McMullen DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 280 Akron, OH 91 Donovan Vestal DE 6′5″ 275 Arlington, TX 92 Kevin Williams DT 6′2″ 275 Holland, OH 94 DE 6′3″ Tempe, AZ 95 Jack Gangwish DE 6′2″ 265 Wood River, NE 96 Aaron Curry DT 6′1″ 280 Keller, TX 97 Chase Rome DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 285 Columbia, MO 98 DT 6′3″ 320 Edwardsville, IL 99 Jay Guy DT 6′1″ 290 Houston, TX
Linebackers 15 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 45 Alonzo Whaley LB 6′1″ Madisonville, TX 1 INT 51 Will Compton LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ Bonne Terre, MO 1 INT 13 LB 5′11″ 220 Philadelphia, PA 15 Michael Rose LB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ 230 Kansas City, MO 24 Austin Williams LB 6′0″ 200 Omaha, NE 28 Thomas Brown LB 6′2″ 210 Gardena, CA 33 Jared Afalava LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 230 South Jordan, UT 38 Aaron Gabriel LB 6′0″ 210 Marion, OH 41 David Santos LB 6′0″ Spring, TX 42 Sean Fisher LB 6′6″ Omaha, NE 43 Trevor Roach LB 6′2″ 235 Elkhorn, NE 44 Micah Kreikemeier LB 6′3″ 220 West Point, NE 49 Matt Manninger LB 6′1″ 220 Omaha, NE 56 Brad Simpson LB 6′0″ Omaha, NE 59 Colby Starkebaum LB 6′1″ 210 Sterling, CO
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Ht Wt Hometown 2012 3 S 6′1″ Norco, CA 4 INT 13 P.J. Smith S 6′2″ River Ridge, LA 3 INT 16 Stanley Jean-Baptiste CB 6′3″ Miami, FL 2 INT 5 Josh Mitchell CB 5′11″ 160 Corona, CA 1 INT 17 Ciante Evans CB 5′11″ Arlington, TX 1 INT 21 Charles Jackson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Spring, TX 1 return, 29 yards 39 Justin Blatchford S 6′1″ Ponca, NE 1 return, 7 yards 1 Harvey Jackson S 6′2″ 210 Fresno, TX 2 Antonio Bell CB 6′2″ Daytona Beach, FL 2 LeRoy Alexander S 6′0″ Toledo, OH 4 CB 6′2″ 200 Springfield, VA 6 Corey Cooper S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Maywood, IL 11 Andrew Green DB 6′0″ 195 San Antonio, TX 12 Courtney Osborne S 6′3″ Garland, TX 14 Jonathan Rose CB 6′1″ Leeds, AL 19 Wil Richards S 5′11″ 190 Lee’s Summit, MO 22 Anthony Ridder DB 6′2″ 205 West Point, NE 23 Daniel Davie CB 6′1″ Beatrice, NE 26 Yusef Wade CB 5′10″ 185 Lincoln, NE 29 Seth Jameson S 6′1″ 205 Southlake, TX 30 Derek Foster CB 5′11″ 185 Elm Creek, NE 31 Jase Dean CB 6′0″ 200 Bridgeport, NE 31 Joey Felici CB 5′9″ 175 Omaha, NE 32 Greg Milliken CB 6′1″ 200 Wahoo, NE
Ron Kellogg III, Bronson Marsh, Austin Williams, Graham Nabity, Richard Wynne Jr., C.J. Zimmerer, Joey Felici, Carson Collins, Jordan Nelson, Sean Fisher, Mitch McCann, Matt Manninger, Brad Simpson, Jeff Uher, Scott Criss, Kenny Anderson, Conor McDermott Yusef Wade, Graham Stoddard, Trey Foster, Baker Steinkuhler, Will Sailors, Cole Pensick, Jake Cotton, Seung Hoon Choi, Sam Cotton, K.C. Hyland, David Sutton, Brandon Reilly, Colin Clare Courtney Osborne, Steven Osborne, Rex Burkhead, Murat Kuzu Eddie Ridder, Jake Long, Trevor Roach, Spencer Long Daimion Stafford, Taylor Martinez, Josh Mitchell Braylon Heard, Tim Marlowe, Mark Pelini Tyson Broekemeier, Garret Johns, Andrew Rodriguez Jamal Turner, Ciante Evans, Donovan Vestal Charles Jackson, David Santos, Brandon Thompson Seth Jameson, Nick Ash, Aaron Curry Greg Milliken, Cole Chvatal, Brandon Chapek Thad Randle, Givens Price, Jay Guy Quincy Enunwa, Eric Martin Mike Marrow, Kevin Williams Wil Richards, King Frazier Anthony Ridder, Micah Kreikemeier Andy Janovich, Jared Blum Todd Peat Jr., Avery Moss Spencer Lindsay, Brett Maher Harvey Jackson Jordan Westerkamp Antonio Bell LeRoy Alexander Mohammed Seisay Tommy Armstrong Jr. Corey Cooper Joseph Carter Taariq Allen Ameer Abdullah Jason Ankrah Andrew Green Lane Hovey P.J. Smith Zaire Anderson Jonathan Rose Brion Carnes Michael Rose Evan Williams Stanley Jean-Baptiste Ryker Fyfe Daniel Davie Kyler Reed Sam Foltz Thomas Brown Derek Foster Jase Dean Imani Cross Jared Afalava Mauro Bondi Aaron Gabriel Justin Blatchford Max Pirman Alonzo Whaley Sam Burtch Walker Ashburn Tobi Okuyemi Will Compton Adam Kucera Paul Thurston Robby Painter Zach Sterup Corey Whitaker Colby Starkebaum Ryne Reeves Dylan Utter Brodrick Nickens Jeremiah Sirles Justin Jackson Mike Moudy Chris Long Brent Qvale Kenny Bell Ben Cotton Alonzo Moore Tyler Wullenwaber Taylor Dixon Ross Dzuris Tyler Evans Greg McMullen P.J. Mangieri Jack Gangwish Chase Rome Joseph Rotherham Vincent Valentine NE 65 TX 20 OH 9 CA 8 CO 6 Hometowns of the 2012 Nebraska roster; the five states sending the most labeled with their players. Hover a dot for names. Map: us-atlas (public domain).
Where the roster comes from By state Nebraska 65 Texas 20 Ohio 9 California 8 Colorado 6 Missouri 5 Illinois 4 Florida 4 Top counties Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 17 Lancaster County, Nebraska pop. 327,000 15 Riverside County, California pop. 2.5 million 6 Tarrant County, Texas pop. 2.2 million 6 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 Hometowns placed in their counties with the US Census Bureau’s Gazetteer files. Populations from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Which states send the most FBS players for their size .
Rosters from CollegeFootballData.com, as the school listed them, each group in order of its players’ 2012 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.
Ameer Abdullah RB
Rex Burkhead RB4-star recruit
Andy Janovich FB
Spencer Long OL
Jeremiah Sirles OL
Brent Qvale OL
Givens Price DT
Avery Moss DE
Vincent Valentine DT
Zaire Anderson LB
Daimion Stafford S
Mohammed Seisay CB