Teams Nebraska 2021 Roster ← 2020 2022 → 2021 Nebraska roster 166 players: 37 freshmen, 21 sophomores, 12 juniors, 7 seniors, 89 with no class listed. From 29 states and 3 other countries; the most from Nebraska (72) and Texas (11). The 2021 season .
Quarterbacks 5 Running backs 18 Receivers 18 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 25 Defensive line 27 Linebackers 22 Defensive backs 25 Specialists 15
Quarterbacks 5 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 9 QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 225 Fresno, CA 2,863 passing yards, 14 TD 7 Logan Smothers QB 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 200 Muscle Shoals, AL 133 rushing yards, 2 TD 18 Matt Masker QB So. 6′2″ 220 Kearney, NE 17 passing yards 16 Casey Thompson QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 192 Newcastle, OK 16 Jarrett Synek QB 6′0″ 200 Hastings, NE
Running backs 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 14 Rahmir Johnson RB 5′10″ 200 Oradell, NJ 495 rushing yards, 4 TD 31 Chris Kolarevic RB Transfer from Northern Iowa 6′1″ 225 Traverse City, MI 27 tackles Jaquez Yant RB 6′2″ 235 Tallahassee, FL 294 rushing yards, 1 TD 30 Markese Stepp RB Transfer from USC 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 225 Indianapolis, IN 177 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Gabe Ervin RB 6′1″ 220 Buford, GA 124 rushing yards, 2 TD 28 Sevion Morrison RB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 225 Tulsa, OK 116 rushing yards, 3 TD 24 Marvin Scott III RB 5′9″ 205 Port Orange, FL 66 rushing yards, 2 TD 24 RB 5′11″ 205 Waco, TX 1 catch, 5 yards 29 Cooper Jewett RB 5′10″ 180 Omaha, NE 5 rushing yards 3 Ajay Allen RB 3★ 3-star recruit 5′11″ 200 Monroe, LA 23 Anthony Grant RB 5′11″ 205 Buford, GA 23 Grant Lohr RB Fr. 6′0″ 185 Tulsa, OK 28 Matthew Schuster RB RS 5′10″ 190 Cozad, NE 34 Beau Psencik RB RS 6′0″ 200 Houston, TX 34 Isaiah Harris RB RS 5′8″ 185 Omaha, NE 35 Trevin Luben RB RS 5′11″ 205 Wahoo, NE 44 Aiden Young RB RS 5′9″ 175 Omaha, NE 45 Braden Klover FB RS 6′2″ 235 Wymore, NE
Receivers 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 6 Samori Toure WR Transfer from Montana 2★ 2-star recruit Sr. 6′3″ 190 Lubbock, TX 46 catches, 898 yards, 5 TD 5 Omar Manning WR Jr. 6′4″ 225 Lancaster, TX 26 catches, 380 yards, 2 TD 13 Zavier Betts WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 200 Bellevue, NE 20 catches, 286 yards 17 Alante Brown WR 5′11″ 196 Chicago, IL 9 returns, 77 yards 88 Levi Falck WR Sr. 6′2″ 205 Lubbock, TX 18 catches, 223 yards, 1 TD 89 Oliver Martin WR Transfer from Iowa 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 200 Coralville, IA 10 catches, 170 yards, 1 TD 16 Zach Weinmaster WR 5′10″ 180 Loveland, CO 3 tackles 32 Brody Belt WR 5′9″ 185 Omaha, NE 6 catches, 68 yards 85 Wyatt Liewer WR So. 6′4″ 190 O’Neill, NE 4 catches, 24 yards 2 Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda WR 6′1″ 200 Twentynine Palms, CA 3 WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Kentwood, LA 5 Barron Miles Jr. WR RS 6′0″ 185 Montreal, QC 11 Decoldest Crawford WR 3★ 3-star recruit 6′0″ 180 Shreveport, LA 16 Marcus Washington WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′2″ 190 Saint Louis, MO 17 Ty Hahn WR RS 6′2″ 200 Johnson, NE 41 Elliott Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit RS 5′11″ 185 Omaha, NE 47 Austin Jablonski WR Fr. 6′2″ 215 Lincoln, NE 84 Alex Bullock WR RS 6′2″ 205 Omaha, NE
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 11 Austin Allen TE Jr. 6′8″ 260 Aurora, NE 38 catches, 602 yards, 2 TD 83 Travis Vokolek TE 6′7″ 260 Springfield, MO 11 catches, 127 yards 82 Chance Brewington TE 3★ 3-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Lubbock, TX 3 catches, 20 yards, 1 TD 87 Chris Hickman TE 6′5″ 215 Omaha, NE 3 catches, 90 yards 87 Nate Boerkircher TE 6′4″ 250 Aurora, NE 2 catches, 14 yards 10 Heinrich Haarberg TE RS 6′5″ 230 Kearney, NE 24 Thomas Fidone II TE 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 255 Council Bluffs, IA 46 John Goodwin TE Fr. 6′3″ 245 Lincoln, NE 48 Evan Meyersick TE RS 6′5″ 195 Omaha, NE 81 James Carnie TE RS 6′5″ 225 Roca, NE 86 A.J. Rollins TE RS 6′5″ 255 Omaha, NE
Offensive line 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 72 Weston Reiman OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Weeping Water, NE 18 tackles 51 Cameron Jurgens OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′3″ 290 Beatrice, NE 1 tackle 63 Nouredin Nouili OL So. 6′4″ 315 Frankfurt, Germany 1 tackle 50 Sam Hoskinson OL RS 6′1″ 240 Omaha, NE 53 Riley Moses OL Fr. 6′2″ 290 Fairmont, NE 54 Bryce Benhart OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′9″ 315 Lakeville, MN 55 Chris Walker OT 6′6″ 290 Lincoln, NE 57 Ethan Piper OL 6′3″ 305 Norfolk, NE 58 Ian Boerkircher OL So. 6′6″ 285 Aurora, NE 59 Henry Lutovsky OL 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′6″ 320 Crawfordsville, IA 62 Noah Stafursky OL Fr. 6′4″ 325 York, NE 65 Teddy Prochazka OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′10″ 320 Elkhorn, NE 66 Ezra Miller OL 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′6″ 310 Holstein, IA 67 Joey Mancino OL RS 6′1″ 305 Holmdel, NJ 69 Turner Corcoran OL 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′6″ 310 Lawrence, KS 70 Keegan Menning OL RS 6′5″ 330 Fremont, NE 70 Matt Sichterman OL Jr. 6′4″ 315 Cincinnati, OH 73 Broc Bando OL Jr. 6′5″ 295 Lincoln, NE 75 Alex Conn OL RS 6′5″ 310 Derby, KS 75 Trent Hixson OL Jr. 6′4″ 305 Omaha, NE 76 Beau Schaller OL RS 6′2″ 270 Waukee, IA 77 Brant Banks OL Fr. 6′7″ 325 Houston, TX 77 Michael Lynn OL Fr. 6′6″ 295 Greenwood Village, CO 78 Jimmy Fritzsche OL Fr. 6′7″ 290 Greenville, SC Branson Yager OL Fr. 6′8″ 330 Grantsville, UT
Defensive line 27 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 44 Garrett Nelson DE 6′4″ 245 Scottsbluff, NE 57 tackles, 5 sacks 95 Ben Stille DL Sr. 6′5″ 295 Ashland, NE 42 tackles, 1.5 sacks 2 Caleb Tannor DE 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 220 Stone Mountain, GA 33 tackles, 2 sacks 9 Ty Robinson DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 310 Gilbert, AZ 27 tackles, 2 sacks 93 Damion Daniels DL Jr. 6′3″ 335 Dallas, TX 33 tackles 97 Deontre Thomas DL Jr. 6′3″ 295 Mustang, OK 23 tackles, 1.5 sacks Pheldarius Payne DL So. 6′3″ 275 Suffolk, VA 19 tackles, 2 sacks 98 Casey Rogers DL So. 6′5″ 305 Syracuse, NY 17 tackles, 0.5 sacks 52 Mosai Newsom DL 6′5″ 320 Waverly, IA 15 tackles 91 Jordon Riley DL 6′5″ 325 Durham, NC 7 tackles 38 Damian Jackson DE 6′2″ 263 Las Vegas, NV 4 tackles 97 Blaise Gunnerson DL 6′6″ 265 Carroll, IA 3 tackles 50 Jailen Weaver DL 6′8″ 345 Antioch, CA 1 tackle 88 Ru’Quan Buckley DL 6′5″ 325 Wyoming, MI 1 tackle 12 Jimari Butler DE RS 6′5″ 265 Mobile, AL 33 Randolph Kpai DT 4★ 4-star recruit RS 6′2″ 219 Sioux Falls, SD 34 Simon Otte DE 6′2″ 205 York, NE 54 Ryan Schommer DE So. 6′5″ 260 Norfolk, NE 71 Maddox Burton DL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Lincoln, NE 73 Baylor Brannen DL Fr. 6′4″ 260 Omaha, NE 80 Jacob Herbek DL Fr. 6′5″ 260 Grand Island, NE 82 Colton Feist DL So. 6′2″ 275 Yutan, NE 89 Jamin Graham DL Fr. 6′4″ 285 Attalla, AL 92 Tate Wildeman DL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′5″ 290 Parker, CO 94 David Alston DE Fr. 6′4″ 241 Saint Paul, MN 96 Marquis Black DL RS 6′5″ 313 Stockbridge, GA Nash Hutmacher DL Fr. 6′4″ 310 Oacoma, SD
Linebackers 22 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 3 Nick Henrich LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 235 Omaha, NE 99 tackles, 0.5 sacks 4 Luke Reimer LB 6′1″ 225 Lincoln, NE 90 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 13 JoJo Domann LB Sr. 6′1″ 230 Colorado Springs, CO 71 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT 5 John Bullock LB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Omaha, NE 5 tackles 22 Eteva Mauga-Clements LB Jr. 6′1″ 220 Pleasant Hill, CA 5 tackles 41 Garrett Snodgrass LB 6′3″ 230 York, NE 4 tackles 56 Grant Tagge LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Omaha, NE 2 tackles 33 Javin Wright LB 6′5″ 230 Chandler, AZ 1 tackle 53 Jackson Hannah LB So. 6′3″ 225 Nashville, TN 1 tackle 9 Devon Williams LB 6′1″ 230 Dublin, OH 12 Wynden Ho’Ohuli LB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 240 Mililani, HI 16 Will Honas LB 6′2″ 233 Wichita, KS 25 Zach Schlager LB So. 6′0″ 220 Mccook, NE 28 Mikai Gbayor LB 6′2″ 222 Irvington, NJ 43 Michael Booker III LB RS 6′1″ 230 Grand Prairie, TX 47 Sam Shurtleff LB Fr. 6′4″ 230 Watkinsville, GA 52 Seth Malcom LB Fr. 6′4″ 215 Tabor, IA 53 Jake Archer LB So. 6′1″ 200 Omaha, NE 58 Chris Cassidy LB So. 6′1″ 225 Lincoln, NE 59 Grant Buda LB RS 6′0″ 225 Lincoln, NE 81 Nick Leader LB Fr. 6′1″ 205 Lincoln, NE 84 Eli Richter LB Fr. 6′4″ 240 Kearney, NE
Defensive backs 25 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 8 Deontai Williams S Sr. 6′1″ 205 Jacksonville, FL 46 tackles, 4 INT 5 Cam Taylor-Britt CB Jr. 6′0″ 205 Montgomery, AL 51 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT 9 Marquel Dismuke S 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 215 Compton, CA 46 tackles, 1 INT 15 Quinton Newsome DB So. 6′1″ 185 Suwanee, GA 42 tackles, 1 sack 4 Myles Farmer DB 6′3″ 210 Atlanta, GA 30 tackles, 1 INT 2 Isaac Gifford DB 6′1″ 205 Lincoln, NE 7 tackles 18 Braxton Clark CB 6′4″ 204 Orlando, FL 5 tackles 3 Marques Buford DB 5′11″ 190 Desoto, TX 3 tackles 37 Phalen Sanford DB So. 5′11″ 195 Benkelman, NE 3 tackles 8 Tamon Lynum DB 6′2″ 185 Orlando, FL 1 tackle Noa Pola-Gates S 4★ 4-star recruit 6′0″ 183 Gilbert, AZ 1 tackle 15 Malik Williams DB Fr. 6′0″ 190 Atlanta, GA 16 Nadab Joseph CB So. 6′2″ 190 22 Ashton Hausmann DB RS 5′11″ 220 Roca, NE 24 Derek Branch DB RS 5′11″ 195 Lincoln, NE 25 Koby Bretz S RS 6′2″ 210 Omaha, NE 36 Blake Closman DB RS 5′9″ 195 Elkhorn, NE 39 Taveon Thompson DB RS 6′3″ 215 Lincoln, NE 40 Darius Moore DB Jr. 6′1″ 185 Tiffin, IA 41 Christian Lilienkamp DB RS 6′0″ 200 Bellevue, NE 42 A.J. Collins DB Fr. 5′10″ 170 Omaha, NE 43 Mason Nieman S Fr. 6′3″ 200 Waverly, NE 47 Tyson Guzman S Fr. 6′3″ 210 Omaha, NE 48 Lane McCallum S Jr. 6′2″ 220 Norfolk, NE 49 Payton Weehler DB Fr. 6′3″ 190 Blockton, IA
Specialists 15 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2021 33 Connor Culp PK Sr. 5′10″ 190 Phoenix, AZ 6 of 12 field goals 92 William Przystup P 6′4″ 247 Oviedo, FL 31 punts, 43.4 average 19 Chase Contreraz PK So. 6′1″ 195 Missouri Valley, IA 2 of 4 field goals 40 Daniel Cerni P Fr. 6′4″ 220 Canberra, ACT 16 punts, 36.9 average 35 Brendan Franke PK 6′3″ 230 Gretna, NE 1 tackle 2 Kelen Meyer PK Fr. 6′3″ 190 Ord, NE 13 Brian Buschini P Fr. 6′1″ 225 Helena, MT 38 Timmy Bleekrode PK Fr. 5′8″ 190 Atlanta, GA 55 Brig Banks LS Jr. 6′3″ 245 Houston, TX 91 Cameron Pieper LS So. 6′4″ 250 Lincoln, NE 93 Gabe Heins PK Fr. 6′0″ 180 Kearney, NE 94 Cade Mueller LS So. 6′1″ 225 Gretna, NE 95 Grant Detlefsen P Fr. 6′3″ 220 Lincoln, NE 96 Camden Witucki LS RS 6′2″ 230 Grand Blanc, MI 96 Tyler Crawford PK Fr. 5′10″ 175 Broken Arrow, OK
Nick Henrich, John Bullock, Zavier Betts, Thomas Fidone II, Koby Bretz, Cooper Jewett, Brody Belt, Isaiah Harris, Christian Lilienkamp, Elliott Brown, A.J. Collins, Aiden Young, Tyson Guzman, Evan Meyersick, Sam Hoskinson, Jake Archer, Grant Tagge, Baylor Brannen, Trent Hixson, Alex Bullock, A.J. Rollins, Chris Hickman Isaac Gifford, Luke Reimer, Derek Branch, Taveon Thompson, John Goodwin, Austin Jablonski, Chris Walker, Chris Cassidy, Grant Buda, Maddox Burton, Broc Bando, Nick Leader, Cameron Pieper, Grant Detlefsen Heinrich Haarberg, Matt Masker, Eli Richter, Gabe Heins Myles Farmer, Malik Williams, Timmy Bleekrode Samori Toure, Chance Brewington, Levi Falck Austin Allen, Ian Boerkircher, Nate Boerkircher Quinton Newsome, Gabe Ervin, Anthony Grant Grant Lohr, Sevion Morrison, Tyler Crawford Beau Psencik, Brig Banks, Brant Banks Simon Otte, Garrett Snodgrass, Noah Stafursky Brendan Franke, Colton Feist, Cade Mueller Lane McCallum, Ryan Schommer, Ethan Piper Marques Buford, Michael Booker III Tamon Lynum, Braxton Clark Ty Robinson, Noa Pola-Gates Ashton Hausmann, James Carnie Blake Closman, Teddy Prochazka Darius Moore, Oliver Martin Caleb Tannor Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda Ajay Allen Trey Palmer Cam Taylor-Britt Omar Manning Logan Smothers Deontai Williams Adrian Martinez Devon Williams Marquel Dismuke Decoldest Crawford Jimari Butler Wynden Ho’Ohuli Brian Buschini JoJo Domann Rahmir Johnson Casey Thompson Jarrett Synek Marcus Washington Will Honas Zach Weinmaster Alante Brown Ty Hahn Chase Contreraz Eteva Mauga-Clements Marvin Scott III Will Nixon Zach Schlager Matthew Schuster Mikai Gbayor Markese Stepp Chris Kolarevic Connor Culp Javin Wright Randolph Kpai Trevin Luben Phalen Sanford Damian Jackson Mason Nieman Garrett Nelson Braden Klover Sam Shurtleff Jailen Weaver Cameron Jurgens Mosai Newsom Seth Malcom Jackson Hannah Riley Moses Bryce Benhart Ezra Miller Joey Mancino Turner Corcoran Keegan Menning Matt Sichterman Alex Conn Beau Schaller Michael Lynn Jimmy Fritzsche Jacob Herbek Travis Vokolek Wyatt Liewer Ru’Quan Buckley Jamin Graham Jordon Riley Tate Wildeman William Przystup Damion Daniels David Alston Ben Stille Camden Witucki Marquis Black Blaise Gunnerson Deontre Thomas Casey Rogers Branson Yager Jaquez Yant Nash Hutmacher Pheldarius Payne NE 72 TX 11 GA 9 IA 11 FL 6 Hometowns of the 2021 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 72 Texas 11 Iowa 11 Georgia 9 Florida 6 California 5 Oklahoma 5 Alabama 4 Top counties Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 20 Lancaster County, Nebraska pop. 327,000 17 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 4 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 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’ 2021 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.
Adrian Martinez QB4-star recruit
Will Nixon RB
Trey Palmer WR4-star recruit