Teams Nebraska 2016 Roster ← 2015 2017 → 2016 Nebraska roster 129 players: 23 freshmen, 16 sophomores, 1 junior, 89 with no class listed. From 26 states and 1 other country; the most from Nebraska (54) and California (10). The 2016 season .
Quarterbacks 3 Running backs 17 Receivers 19 Tight ends 8 Offensive line 19 Defensive line 17 Linebackers 22 Defensive backs 15 Specialists 8 Athletes and others 1
Quarterbacks 3 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 4 Tommy Armstrong Jr. QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ Cibolo, TX 2,180 passing yards, 14 TD 17 Ryker Fyfe QB 6′3″ Grand Island, NE 558 passing yards, 4 TD 13 Tanner Lee QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Destrehan, LA
Running backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 34 Terrell Newby RB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′10″ Los Angeles, CA 879 rushing yards, 7 TD 22 Devine Ozigbo RB So. 6′0″ 235 Sachse, TX 412 rushing yards, 5 TD 18 Tre Bryant RB Fr. 5′11″ 200 St. Louis, MO 172 rushing yards, 1 TD 41 Luke McNitt FB 6′2″ 250 Kearney, NE 10 tackles 39 Jordan Nelson RB 5′8″ Omaha, NE 8 returns, 157 yards 21 Mikale Wilbon RB 3★ 3-star recruit So. 5′9″ 220 Chicago, IL 89 rushing yards 29 Graham Nabity RB 6′1″ Omaha, NE 2 tackles 28 Adam Taylor RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Katy, TX 1 tackle 22 Greg Bell RB 6′0″ 200 Chula Vista, CA 23 Austin Rose RB So. 6′1″ 240 Lincoln, NE 24 Sean Lambert RB 6′0″ 205 Fremont, NE 30 Bo Kitrell RB 6′1″ 225 Ashland, NE 32 Tanner Hass RB 6′0″ 200 West Point, NE 37 Wyatt Mazour RB Fr. 5′9″ 200 Albion, NE 38 Harrison Jordan FB 5′10″ 240 Omaha, NE 44 Mitch McCann FB 6′0″ 240 Omaha, NE 49 Austin Hemphill RB Fr. 5′11″ 225 Gretna, NE
Receivers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 1 Jordan Westerkamp WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ Lombard, IL 38 catches, 526 yards, 5 TD 8 WR So. 6′1″ 200 New Orleans, LA 33 catches, 453 yards, 2 TD 87 Brandon Reilly WR 6′2″ Lincoln, NE 21 catches, 412 yards, 2 TD 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El WR 5′9″ 190 Alexandria, VA 20 catches, 254 yards, 1 TD 82 Alonzo Moore WR 6′2″ Winnfield, LA 20 catches, 375 yards, 2 TD 21 Keyan Williams WR So. 5′10″ 195 New Orleans, LA 7 tackles 83 Bryan Reimers WR So. 6′5″ 220 Lincoln, NE 5 catches, 75 yards, 1 TD 33 Christian Bailey WR 6′0″ San Clemente, CA 1 tackle 2 Zack Darlington WR 6′2″ 195 Apopka, FL 14 passing yards 81 Gabe Rahn WR 6′1″ 195 Le Mars, IA 1 catch, 35 yards, 1 TD 3 Jaron Woodyard WR RS 5′11″ 180 Gaithersburg, MD 3 Lavan Alston Jr. WR 6′0″ 175 Oxnard, CA 19 Mike Williams WR Fr. 5′10″ 180 Lake City, FL 26 Brady Pelzer WR 5′11″ 185 Bellevue, NE 39 Donovan McDonald WR 5′11″ 175 Montclair, NJ 40 Ty Betka WR 5′7″ 165 Superior, NE 80 Brett Classen WR 6′2″ 200 Medina, MN 87 Conor Young WR Fr. 6′2″ 175 Cozad, NE Ne’Land Smith WR 6′3″ 190 Blue Springs, MO
Tight ends 8 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 11 TE 6′4″ New Orleans, LA 19 catches, 190 yards, 1 TD 84 Sam Cotton TE 6′5″ Lincoln, NE 8 catches, 87 yards 89 Connor Ketter TE 6′5″ 245 Norfolk, NE 1 tackle 42 Trey Foster TE 6′2″ Lincoln, NE 1 catch, 6 yards, 1 TD 84 David Engelhaupt TE 6′3″ 240 Norfolk, NE 85 Matt Snyder TE 6′5″ 240 San Ramon, CA 88 Tyler Hoppes TE 6′4″ 245 Lincoln, NE Branden Hohenstein TE 6′4″ 230 Jackson, NE
Offensive line 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 73 Sam Hahn OL 6′7″ DeWitt, NE 3 tackles 55 Robby Painter OL 6′5″ Centennial, CO 1 tackle 51 Matt Watts OL 6′4″ 285 Stockton, CA 58 Corey Whitaker OL 6′5″ 295 Murrieta, CA 59 Jake Kitten OL 6′2″ 300 Santee, CA 61 Bryan Brokop OL 6′5″ 295 New Lenox, IL 62 Cole Conrad OL 6′5″ 300 Fremont, NE 62 Nick Virka OL Fr. 6′6″ 255 Morse Bluff, NE 63 Tanner Farmer OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 325 Highland, IL 65 Christian Gaylord OL RS 6′6″ 310 Baldwin City, KS 66 Dylan Utter OL 6′1″ 295 Papillion, NE 67 Jerald Foster OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 335 Lincoln, NE 68 Nick Gates OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 295 Las Vegas, NV 69 Noah Johnson OL 6′1″ 293 Sutton, NE 72 Zach Hannon OL 6′5″ 315 Kansas City, MO 74 Jalin Barnett OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 330 Lawton, OK 76 Dwayne Johnson Jr. OL 6′6″ 300 Houston, TX 77 David Knevel OL 6′9″ 315 Brantford, ON 79 Michael Decker OL 6′4″ 305 Omaha, NE
Defensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 88 Ross Dzuris DE 6′3″ Plattsmouth, NE 49 tackles, 5.5 sacks 55 Kevin Maurice DT 6′3″ Orlando, FL 37 tackles, 4 sacks 91 Freedom Akinmoladun DL So. 6′4″ 295 Grandview, MO 32 tackles, 3 sacks 96 Carlos Davis DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 320 Blue Springs, MO 24 tackles, 2 sacks 44 Mick Stoltenberg DL So. 6′5″ 315 Gretna, NE 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks 94 Khalil Davis DL Fr. 6′2″ 315 Blue Springs, MO 5 tackles 9 DaiShon Neal DL Fr. 6′7″ 310 Houston, TX 2 tackles 45 A.J. Natter DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 260 Milton, WI 2 tackles 97 Logan Rath DL 6′4″ Giltner, NE 1 tackle 11 Vaha Vainuku DL Fr. 6′3″ 310 Salt Lake City , UT 47 Matt Jarzynka DL So. 6′4″ 260 Loup City, NE 48 Erik Evans DL 6′3″ 265 Waverly, NE 50 Garret Johns DL 6′0″ 285 Aurora, NE 58 Joel Lopez DL 6′2″ 280 Burlington, IL 75 Fyn Anderson DL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 305 Lincoln, NE 76 Dylan Owen DL 6′5″ 260 Westchester, NY 99 Peyton Newell DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 300 Hiawatha, KS
Linebackers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 52 Josh Banderas LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ Lincoln, NE 93 tackles, 0.5 sacks 15 Michael Rose-Ivey LB 6′0″ Kansas City, MO 70 tackles, 1 sack 5 Dedrick Young II ILB So. 6′1″ 245 Peoria, AZ 60 tackles, 1 sack 3 Marcus Newby LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Gaithersburg, MD 18 tackles, 2 sacks 49 Chris Weber LB 6′3″ 240 Omaha, NE 17 tackles 56 Brad Simpson LB 6′0″ Omaha, NE 10 tackles 13 JoJo Domann LB 6′1″ 230 Colorado Springs, CO 8 tackles 7 Mohamed Barry LB Fr. 6′1″ 245 Grayson, GA 6 tackles 17 Sedrick King LB Jr. 6′4″ 235 Plant City, FL 4 tackles 22 Alex Davis LB Fr. 6′5″ 250 Riviera Beach, FL 2 tackles 12 OLB So. 6′4″ 245 Lincoln, NE 1 tackle 26 Thomas Connely LB 5′11″ 225 Kearney, NE 30 Quayshon Alexander OLB 6′3″ 250 Prospect Park, NJ 31 Greg Simmons LB 6′2″ 240 Fort Pierce, FL 36 Spencer Jordan ILB 6′2″ 210 Omaha, NE 40 Grant Jordan ILB 6′2″ 205 Omaha, NE 43 Tyrin Ferguson LB Fr. 6′2″ 230 New Orleans, LA 51 Jared Brugmann LB 6′2″ 235 Gretna, NE 53 Alex Boryca LB 6′2″ 220 Cozad, NE 54 Creighton Hamik LB 6′3″ 210 Kearney, NE 57 Jacob Weinmaster ILB Fr. 6′0″ 225 Loveland, CO 59 Brody Cleveland LB 6′2″ 225 Ogallala, NE
Defensive backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2016 25 S 6′2″ Sioux Falls, SD 74 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 4 INT 26 Kieron Williams DB 6′1″ 195 Shreveport, LA 59 tackles, 5 INT 24 Aaron Williams DB So. 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 62 tackles, 2 sacks, 3 INT 10 Joshua Kalu DB 6′1″ 195 Houston, TX 66 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 8 Chris Jones DB 6′0″ 195 Jacksonville, FL 36 tackles, 1 sack, 3 INT 25 Antonio Reed DB So. 6′2″ 215 Memphis, TN 22 tackles 21 Lamar Jackson CB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 215 Elk Grove, CA 17 tackles, 1 sack 11 Boaz Joseph DB 6′1″ 200 Weston, FL 8 tackles 6 Eric Lee Jr. S 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′0″ 215 Milton, MA 2 tackles 4 Avery Anderson S Fr. 6′0″ 195 Surprise, AZ 1 tackle 33 Tanner Zlab DB 5′10″ Wilber, NE 1 tackle 21 Charles Jackson DB 4★ 4-star recruit 5′11″ Spring, TX 24 Jeremiah Stovall CB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Omaha, NE 29 Nolan Graham DB 5′11″ 200 Firth, NE 36 Reid Karel S Fr. 6′3″ 215 Seward, NE
Luke Gifford, Austin Rose, Trey Foster, Josh Banderas, Jerald Foster, Fyn Anderson, Bryan Reimers, Sam Cotton, Brandon Reilly, Tyler Hoppes, Isaac Armstrong Jeremiah Stovall, Brady Pelzer, Graham Nabity, Spencer Jordan, Harrison Jordan, Jordan Nelson, Grant Jordan, Mitch McCann, Chris Weber, Brad Simpson, Michael Decker Stanley Morgan Jr., Cethan Carter, Keyan Williams, Tyrin Ferguson Thomas Connely, Luke McNitt, Creighton Hamik, Spencer Lindsay DaiShon Neal, Joshua Kalu, Dwayne Johnson Jr. Mick Stoltenberg, Austin Hemphill, Jared Brugmann Khalil Davis, Carlos Davis, Ne’Land Smith Jaron Woodyard, Marcus Newby Michael Rose-Ivey, Zach Hannon Sean Lambert, Cole Conrad Alex Boryca, Conor Young Nick Gates, Jordan Ober David Engelhaupt, Connor Ketter Jordan Westerkamp Zack Darlington Lavan Alston Jr. Avery Anderson Tommy Armstrong Jr. Dedrick Young II Eric Lee Jr. Mohamed Barry Chris Jones Boaz Joseph Vaha Vainuku JoJo Domann Tanner Lee De’Mornay Pierson-El Ryker Fyfe Sedrick King Tre Bryant Mike Williams Charles Jackson Lamar Jackson Mikale Wilbon Alex Davis Devine Ozigbo Greg Bell Aaron Williams Antonio Reed Nathan Gerry Jamie Sutcliffe Kieron Williams Adam Taylor Nolan Graham Bo Kitrell Caleb Lightbourn Quayshon Alexander Greg Simmons Tanner Hass Christian Bailey Tanner Zlab Drew Brown Terrell Newby Reid Karel Wyatt Mazour Donovan McDonald Ty Betka A.J. Natter Matt Jarzynka Erik Evans Garret Johns Matt Watts Kevin Maurice Robby Painter Jacob Weinmaster Corey Whitaker Joel Lopez Brody Cleveland Jake Kitten Bryan Brokop Nick Virka Tanner Farmer Christian Gaylord Dylan Utter Noah Johnson Sam Hahn Jalin Barnett Dylan Owen Brett Classen Gabe Rahn Alonzo Moore Matt Snyder Ross Dzuris Jackson Walker Freedom Akinmoladun Chase Urbach Logan Rath Peyton Newell Branden Hohenstein NE 54 CA 10 FL 8 TX 8 LA 7 Hometowns of the 2016 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 54 California 10 Florida 8 Texas 8 Louisiana 7 Missouri 7 Illinois 5 Colorado 3 Top counties Lancaster County, Nebraska pop. 327,000 13 Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 10 Jackson County, Missouri pop. 720,000 6 Harris County, Texas pop. 4.8 million 5 Sarpy County, Nebraska pop. 197,000 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’ 2016 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.
Stanley Morgan Jr. WR
Cethan Carter TE
Luke Gifford OLB
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