Teams Nebraska 2017 Roster ← 2016 2018 → 2017 Nebraska roster 122 players: 16 freshmen, 23 sophomores, 16 juniors, 1 senior, 66 with no class listed. From 29 states and 1 other country; the most from Nebraska (42) and California (9). The 2017 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 15 Receivers 18 Tight ends 7 Offensive line 17 Defensive line 15 Linebackers 21 Defensive backs 17 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 13 Tanner Lee QB 3★ 3-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Destrehan, LA 3,143 passing yards, 23 TD 10 Patrick O’Brien QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 245 San Juan Capistrano, CA 192 passing yards 13 Tristan Gebbia QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Calabasas, CA 17 Andrew Bunch QB Fr. 6′1″ 215 Thompsons Station, TN
Running backs 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 22 Devine Ozigbo RB Jr. 6′0″ 235 Sachse, TX 493 rushing yards, 3 TD 21 Mikale Wilbon RB 3★ 3-star recruit Jr. 5′9″ 220 Chicago, IL 379 rushing yards, 6 TD 18 Tre Bryant RB So. 5′11″ 200 St. Louis, MO 299 rushing yards, 2 TD 33 Jaylin Bradley RB 6′0″ 200 Bellevue, NE 93 rushing yards 41 Luke McNitt FB 6′2″ 250 Kearney, NE 6 tackles 23 Austin Rose RB Jr. 6′1″ 240 Lincoln, NE 1 return, 13 yards 22 Greg Bell RB RS 6′0″ 200 Chula Vista, CA 24 Sean Lambert RB 6′0″ 205 Fremont, NE 28 Adam Taylor RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 210 Katy, TX 29 Ben Miles FB RS 6′1″ 237 Baton Rouge, LA 30 Bo Kitrell RB 6′1″ 225 Ashland, NE 32 Tanner Hass RB 6′0″ 200 West Point, NE 37 Wyatt Mazour RB So. 5′9″ 200 Albion, NE 38 Harrison Jordan FB 5′10″ 240 Omaha, NE 49 Austin Hemphill RB So. 5′11″ 225 Gretna, NE
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 8 WR Jr. 6′1″ 200 New Orleans, LA 61 catches, 986 yards, 10 TD 10 J.D. Spielman WR 5′9″ 173 Eden Prairie, MN 55 catches, 830 yards, 2 TD 15 De’Mornay Pierson-El WR 5′9″ 190 Alexandria, VA 45 catches, 623 yards, 5 TD 1 Tyjon Lindsey WR 4★ 4-star recruit 5′9″ 182 Corona, CA 12 catches, 76 yards 81 Gabe Rahn WR 6′1″ 195 Le Mars, IA 2 catches, 27 yards 83 Bryan Reimers WR Jr. 6′5″ 220 Lincoln, NE 2 catches, 25 yards, 1 TD 87 Conor Young WR So. 6′2″ 175 Cozad, NE 2 catches, 31 yards 21 Keyan Williams WR Jr. 5′10″ 195 New Orleans, LA 1 catch, 19 yards 2 Zack Darlington WR 6′2″ 195 Apopka, FL −5 passing yards 3 Jaron Woodyard WR Fr. 5′11″ 180 Gaithersburg, MD 19 Mike Williams WR So. 5′10″ 180 Lake City, FL 33 Dylan Reynolds WR 6′0″ 170 Broken Bow, NE 40 Brandon Robbins WR 6′3″ 195 Bellevue, NE 42 Chad Alioth Jr. WR 6′2″ 195 Omaha, NE 45 Ty Chaffin WR Fr. 6′5″ 215 Burwell, NE 48 Johnny Richard WR 6′5″ 203 Atlanta, GA 80 Brett Classen WR 6′2″ 200 Medina, MN 89 Todd Honas WR Fr. 5′11″ 210 Aurora, NE
Tight ends 7 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 88 Tyler Hoppes TE 6′4″ 245 Lincoln, NE 34 catches, 377 yards, 3 TD 86 Jack Stoll TE Fr. 6′4″ 260 Lone Tree, CO 8 catches, 89 yards, 2 TD 40 Brian Perez TE Fr. 6′3″ 230 Hartley, IA 84 David Engelhaupt TE 6′3″ 240 Norfolk, NE 85 Matt Snyder TE 6′5″ 240 San Ramon, CA 89 Connor Ketter TE 6′5″ 245 Norfolk, NE Branden Hohenstein TE RS 6′4″ 230 Jackson, NE
Offensive line 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 67 Jerald Foster OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 335 Lincoln, NE 1 tackle 68 Nick Gates OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 295 Las Vegas, NV 1 tackle 50 John Raridon OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 315 West Des Moines, IA 51 Matt Watts OL 6′4″ 285 Stockton, CA 55 Chris Walker OT 6′6″ 290 Lincoln, NE 56 Boe Wilson OL Fr. 6′3″ 305 Lee’s Summit, MO 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 So. 6′6″ 255 Morse Bluff, NE 63 Tanner Farmer OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 325 Highland, IL 65 Christian Gaylord OL Fr. 6′6″ 310 Baldwin City, KS 71 Matt Farniok OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 330 Sioux Falls, SD 74 Jalin Barnett OL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 330 Lawton, OK 76 Brenden Jaimes OL Fr. 6′6″ 300 Austin, TX 77 David Knevel OL 6′9″ 315 Brantford, ON 79 Michael Decker OL 6′4″ 305 Omaha, NE
Defensive line 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 96 Carlos Davis DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 320 Blue Springs, MO 42 tackles, 2.5 sacks 95 Ben Stille DL 6′5″ 295 Ashland, NE 24 tackles, 3.5 sacks 44 Mick Stoltenberg DL Jr. 6′5″ 315 Gretna, NE 33 tackles 91 Freedom Akinmoladun DL Jr. 6′4″ 295 Grandview, MO 24 tackles, 1 sack 94 Khalil Davis DL So. 6′2″ 315 Blue Springs, MO 15 tackles, 2 sacks 97 Deontre Thomas DL 6′3″ 295 Mustang, OK 14 tackles 99 Peyton Newell DL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 300 Hiawatha, KS 2 tackles 9 DaiShon Neal DL So. 6′7″ 310 Houston, TX 1 tackle 11 Vaha Vainuku DL So. 6′3″ 310 Salt Lake City , UT 45 A.J. Natter DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 260 Milton, WI 47 Matt Jarzynka DL Jr. 6′4″ 260 Loup City, NE 48 Erik Evans DL 6′3″ 265 Waverly, NE 58 Joel Lopez DL 6′2″ 280 Burlington, IL 75 Fyn Anderson DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 305 Lincoln, NE 76 Dylan Owen DL 6′5″ 260 Westchester, NY
Linebackers 21 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 49 Chris Weber LB 6′3″ 240 Omaha, NE 87 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 5 Dedrick Young II ILB Jr. 6′1″ 245 Peoria, AZ 80 tackles, 1 sack 3 Marcus Newby LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 235 Gaithersburg, MD 55 tackles, 1 INT 12 OLB Jr. 6′4″ 245 Lincoln, NE 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 1 INT 7 Mohamed Barry LB So. 6′1″ 245 Grayson, GA 38 tackles 22 Alex Davis LB So. 6′5″ 250 Riviera Beach, FL 17 tackles, 1.5 sacks 17 Sedrick King LB Sr. 6′4″ 235 Plant City, FL 14 tackles 31 Collin Miller LB Fr. 6′3″ 240 Fishers, IN 11 tackles 43 Tyrin Ferguson LB So. 6′2″ 230 New Orleans, LA 3 tackles, 1 INT 34 Avery Roberts LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 234 Wilmington, DE 4 tackles 57 Jacob Weinmaster ILB So. 6′0″ 225 Loveland, CO 2 tackles 13 JoJo Domann LB 6′1″ 230 Colorado Springs, CO 16 Will Honas LB 6′2″ 233 Wichita, KS 26 Thomas Connely LB 5′11″ 225 Kearney, NE 30 Quayshon Alexander OLB 6′3″ 250 Prospect Park, NJ 32 Pernell Jefferson LB Fr. 6′2″ 250 New Orleans, LA 33 Willie Hampton LB 6′1″ 225 Plantation, FL 36 Spencer Jordan ILB 6′2″ 210 Omaha, NE 40 Grant Jordan ILB 6′2″ 205 Omaha, NE 42 Cody Liske LB 6′0″ 200 Bennington, NE 43 Andrew Ward LB 6′1″ 220 Muskegon, MI
Defensive backs 17 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2017 24 Aaron Williams DB Jr. 5′11″ 190 Atlanta, GA 48 tackles, 2 INT 10 Joshua Kalu DB 6′1″ 195 Houston, TX 47 tackles, 2 INT 25 Antonio Reed DB Jr. 6′2″ 215 Memphis, TN 42 tackles, 1 INT 21 Lamar Jackson CB 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 215 Elk Grove, CA 38 tackles 9 Marquel Dismuke S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 215 Compton, CA 34 tackles 6 Eric Lee Jr. S 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′0″ 215 Milton, MA 30 tackles 26 Kieron Williams DB 6′1″ 195 Shreveport, LA 19 tackles 7 Dicaprio Bootle CB Fr. 5′10″ 195 Miami, FL 15 tackles 8 Chris Jones DB 6′0″ 195 Jacksonville, FL 7 tackles 24 Jeremiah Stovall CB So. 5′11″ 200 Omaha, NE 4 tackles 4 Avery Anderson S So. 6′0″ 195 Surprise, AZ 3 tackles 24 Tony Butler CB Fr. 6′2″ 214 Lakewood, OH 2 tackles 30 Eli Sullivan S Fr. 6′2″ 215 Longmont, CO 2 tackles 8 Deontai Williams S RS 6′1″ 205 Jacksonville, FL 11 Boaz Joseph DB 6′1″ 200 Weston, FL 16 Ethan Cox CB RS 5′10″ 195 Blair, NE 36 Reid Karel S So. 6′3″ 215 Seward, NE
Jeremiah Stovall, Jaylin Bradley, Spencer Jordan, Harrison Jordan, Cole Frahm, Brandon Robbins, Grant Jordan, Chad Alioth Jr., Chris Weber, Michael Decker Luke Gifford, Austin Rose, Chris Walker, Jerald Foster, Fyn Anderson, Bryan Reimers, Tyler Hoppes, Kramer Rath, Isaac Armstrong Stanley Morgan Jr., Keyan Williams, Pernell Jefferson, Tyrin Ferguson Jaron Woodyard, Marcus Newby Chris Jones, Deontai Williams DaiShon Neal, Joshua Kalu Aaron Williams, Johnny Richard Sean Lambert, Cole Conrad Thomas Connely, Luke McNitt Bo Kitrell, Ben Stille Mick Stoltenberg, Austin Hemphill Nick Gates, Jordan Ober David Engelhaupt, Connor Ketter Khalil Davis, Carlos Davis Tyjon Lindsey Zack Darlington Avery Anderson Dedrick Young II Eric Lee Jr. Dicaprio Bootle Mohamed Barry Marquel Dismuke J.D. Spielman Patrick O’Brien Boaz Joseph Vaha Vainuku JoJo Domann Tanner Lee Tristan Gebbia De’Mornay Pierson-El Ethan Cox Will Honas Andrew Bunch Sedrick King Tre Bryant Mike Williams Lamar Jackson Mikale Wilbon Alex Davis Devine Ozigbo Greg Bell Tony Butler Antonio Reed Kieron Williams Adam Taylor Ben Miles Caleb Lightbourn Eli Sullivan Quayshon Alexander Collin Miller Tanner Hass Dylan Reynolds Willie Hampton Avery Roberts Drew Brown Reid Karel Wyatt Mazour Brian Perez Cody Liske Andrew Ward A.J. Natter Ty Chaffin Matt Jarzynka Erik Evans John Raridon Matt Watts Boe Wilson Jacob Weinmaster Joel Lopez Jake Kitten Bryan Brokop Nick Virka Tanner Farmer Christian Gaylord Matt Farniok Jalin Barnett Brenden Jaimes Dylan Owen Brett Classen Gabe Rahn Matt Snyder Jack Stoll Conor Young Todd Honas Jackson Walker Freedom Akinmoladun Chase Urbach Deontre Thomas Peyton Newell Branden Hohenstein NE 42 CA 9 FL 9 LA 7 TX 6 Hometowns of the 2017 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 42 California 9 Florida 9 Louisiana 7 Texas 6 Missouri 5 Colorado 4 Kansas 4 Top counties Lancaster County, Nebraska pop. 327,000 10 Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 9 Jackson County, Missouri pop. 720,000 4 Orleans Parish, Louisiana pop. 372,000 4 Sarpy County, Nebraska pop. 197,000 4 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’ 2017 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
Luke Gifford OLB