Teams Nebraska 2023 Roster ← 2022 2024 → 2023 Nebraska roster 136 players: 31 freshmen, 31 sophomores, 16 juniors, 10 seniors, 48 with no class listed. From 28 states and 2 other countries; the most from Nebraska (53) and Texas (11). The 2023 season .
Quarterbacks 4 Running backs 13 Receivers 16 Tight ends 11 Offensive line 18 Defensive line 23 Linebackers 19 Defensive backs 24 Specialists 8
Quarterbacks 4 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 13 Chubba Purdy QB 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 205 Queen Creek, AZ 382 passing yards, 2 TD 2 Jeff Sims QB Transfer from Georgia Tech 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 220 Jacksonville, FL 282 passing yards, 1 TD 17 Jack Woche QB Fr. 6′1″ 210 Austin, TX 17 Luke Longval QB Fr. 6′2″ 215 Sioux City, IA
Running backs 13 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 23 Anthony Grant RB Sr. 5′11″ 205 Buford, GA 413 rushing yards, 3 TD 21 Emmett Johnson RB Fr. 5′11″ 200 Minneapolis, MN 411 rushing yards, 2 TD 22 Gabe Ervin RB 6′1″ 220 Buford, GA 196 rushing yards, 1 TD 14 Rahmir Johnson RB 5′10″ 200 Oradell, NJ 65 rushing yards 21 Kwinten Ives RB 6′3″ 215 Beverly, NJ 2 returns, 23 yards 34 Barrett Liebentritt FB So. 6′0″ 235 Omaha, NE 1 return, 0 yards 35 Trevin Luben RB So. 5′11″ 205 Wahoo, NE 29 rushing yards 33 Maurice Mazzccua RB Jr. 5′8″ 200 Philadelphia, PA 6 rushing yards 34 Isaiah Harris RB So. 5′8″ 185 Omaha, NE 40 Trevor Ruth FB Fr. 6′0″ 235 Seward, NE 42 Cole Ballard RB Fr. 5′11″ 185 Elkhorn, NE 43 Landon Ternus FB Fr. 6′0″ 230 Columbus, NE 45 Braden Klover FB So. 6′2″ 235 Wymore, NE
Receivers 16 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 1 Billy Kemp WR Transfer from Virginia Sr. 5′9″ 180 Highland Springs, VA 35 catches, 310 yards, 1 TD 84 Alex Bullock WR So. 6′2″ 205 Omaha, NE 15 catches, 221 yards, 1 TD 11 Josh Fleeks WR Transfer from Baylor 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′0″ 205 Dallas, TX 8 catches, 69 yards 16 Malachi Coleman WR 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 205 Lincoln, NE 8 catches, 139 yards, 1 TD 16 Marcus Washington WR 4★ 4-star recruit Sr. 6′2″ 190 Saint Louis, MO 8 catches, 176 yards 19 Jaylen Lloyd WR Fr. 5′10″ 185 Omaha, NE 6 catches, 237 yards, 3 TD 17 Ty Hahn WR So. 6′2″ 200 Johnson, NE 4 catches, 36 yards 19 Jaidyn Doss WR 5′11″ 190 Kansas City, MO 2 catches, 20 yards 2 Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda WR 6′1″ 200 Twentynine Palms, CA 1 catch, 7 yards 4 Janiran Bonner WR 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′2″ 225 Ellenwood, GA 1 catch, 5 yards 5 Barron Miles Jr. WR So. 6′0″ 185 Montreal, QC 10 Brice Turner WR RS 6′2″ 210 Bay City, TX 11 Demitrius Bell WR 3★ 3-star recruit RS 6′0″ 195 Nashville, TN 26 Roman Mangini WR Fr. 5′10″ 170 Mesa, AZ 41 Elliott Brown WR 4★ 4-star recruit So. 5′11″ 185 Omaha, NE 88 Cooper Hausmann WR Fr. 5′11″ 195 Roca, NE
Tight ends 11 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 10 Heinrich Haarberg TE So. 6′5″ 230 Kearney, NE 967 passing yards, 7 TD 24 Thomas Fidone II TE 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 255 Council Bluffs, IA 25 catches, 260 yards, 4 TD 86 A.J. Rollins TE So. 6′5″ 255 Omaha, NE 7 tackles 87 Nate Boerkircher TE 6′4″ 250 Aurora, NE 5 catches, 51 yards 44 Luke Lindenmeyer TE Fr. 6′3″ 250 La Vista, NE −2 rushing yards 8 Ismael Smith Flores TE Fr. 6′5″ 255 Crowley, TX 46 John Goodwin TE Jr. 6′3″ 245 Lincoln, NE 47 Caden Becker TE 3★ 3-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 235 Omaha, NE 48 Cayden Echternach TE RS 6′4″ 260 Bennington, NE 87 Jake Appleget TE Fr. 6′4″ 245 Lincoln, NE 89 Arik Gilbert TE Transfer from Georgia 5★ 5-star recruit 6′5″ 275 Marietta, GA
Offensive line 18 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 51 Justin Evans-Jenkins OL Fr. 6′2″ 315 East Orange, NJ 1 tackle 57 Ethan Piper OL Jr. 6′3″ 305 Norfolk, NE 1 tackle 63 Nouredin Nouili OL Sr. 6′4″ 315 Frankfurt, Germany 1 tackle 65 Teddy Prochazka OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′10″ 320 Elkhorn, NE 1 tackle 66 Ben Scott OL Transfer from Arizona State Jr. 6′5″ 310 Honolulu, HI 1 tackle 51 Jason Maciejczak OL RS 6′3″ 310 Pierre, SD 54 Bryce Benhart OL 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′9″ 315 Lakeville, MN 59 Henry Lutovsky OL 3★ 3-star recruit So. 6′6″ 320 Crawfordsville, IA 62 Sam Sledge OL RS 6′4″ 300 Omaha, NE 67 Joey Mancino OL So. 6′1″ 305 Holmdel, NJ 69 Turner Corcoran OL 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′6″ 310 Lawrence, KS 70 Keegan Menning OL So. 6′5″ 330 Fremont, NE 71 Jacob Hood OL Transfer from Georgia 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′10″ 340 Nashville, TN 74 Brock Knutson OL RS 6′7″ 310 Scottsbluff, NE 74 Grant Seagren OL RS 6′7″ 320 Oakland, NE 75 Tyler Knaak OL Transfer from Utah Fr. 6′6″ 325 Cottonwood Heights, UT 77 Gunnar Gottula OL RS 6′6″ 305 Lincoln, NE 78 Jacob Brandl OL RS 6′3″ 305 Omaha, NE
Defensive line 23 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 Nash Hutmacher DL Jr. 6′4″ 310 Oacoma, SD 40 tackles, 4.5 sacks 12 Jimari Butler DE So. 6′5″ 265 Mobile, AL 34 tackles, 5.5 sacks 9 Ty Robinson DL 4★ 4-star recruit 6′6″ 310 Gilbert, AZ 29 tackles, 1 sack 1 Princewill Umanmielen DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′4″ 244 Austin, TX 22 tackles, 1 sack 11 Cameron Lenhardt DE 4★ 4-star recruit Fr. 6′3″ 270 Staten Island, NY 16 tackles, 3 sacks 97 Blaise Gunnerson DL So. 6′6″ 265 Carroll, IA 9 tackles, 1 sack 10 James Williams DE Fr. 6′5″ 256 Kansas City, MO 4 tackles, 2 sacks 16 Elijah Jeudy DL Transfer from Texas A&M 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 300 Philadelphia, PA 8 tackles 5 Riley Van Poppel DT 4★ 4-star recruit 6′5″ 295 Argyle, TX 5 tackles, 0.5 sacks 92 Sua Lefotu DT 6′3″ 300 Bellflower, CA 2 tackles 18 Kai Wallin DL Fr. 6′5″ 247 Sacramento, CA 1 tackle 88 Ru’Quan Buckley DL 6′5″ 325 Wyoming, MI 1 tackle 5 Korver Demma DL RS 6′3″ 245 Gretna, NE 33 Randolph Kpai DT 4★ 4-star recruit So. 6′2″ 219 Sioux Falls, SD 54 Brodie Tagaloa DL Fr. 6′5″ 294 Pittsburg, CA 72 David Borchers DL RS 6′3″ 310 Eldridge, IA 80 Jacob Herbek DL Jr. 6′5″ 260 Grand Island, NE 86 Mason Goldman DT RS 6′5″ 270 Gretna, NE 95 Leslie Black DL Fr. 6′5″ 290 Statesboro, GA 95 Maverick Noonan DL RS 6′4″ 250 Omaha, NE 98 Conor Connealy DE RS 6′4″ 260 Elkhorn, NE 99 Dylan Parrott DT Fr. 6′5″ 320 Eldridge, IA 99 Vincent Carroll-Jackson DT Fr. 6′5″ 315 Harrisburg, PA
Linebackers 19 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 4 Luke Reimer LB Sr. 6′1″ 225 Lincoln, NE 48 tackles, 5 sacks 33 Javin Wright LB 6′5″ 230 Chandler, AZ 51 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 2 INT 5 John Bullock LB Jr. 6′0″ 230 Omaha, NE 50 tackles, 1.5 sacks 3 Nick Henrich LB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′3″ 235 Omaha, NE 42 tackles, 2 sacks 28 Mikai Gbayor LB Fr. 6′2″ 222 Irvington, NJ 24 tackles, 0.5 sacks 48 M.J. Sherman LB Transfer from Georgia 4★ 4-star recruit 6′3″ 245 Baltimore, MD 16 tackles, 1.5 sacks 1 Chief Borders LB Transfer from Florida 4★ 4-star recruit 6′4″ 245 Powder Springs, GA 9 tackles 41 Garrett Snodgrass LB Jr. 6′3″ 230 York, NE 4 tackles 56 Grant Tagge LB Jr. 6′1″ 205 Omaha, NE 1 tackle 19 Kaine Williams LB So. 6′2″ 215 Marrero, LA 34 Gage Wager LB RS 5′10″ 190 Arlington, TX 42 Eric Fields LB Fr. 6′1″ 195 Ardmore, OK 43 Michael Booker III LB So. 6′1″ 230 Grand Prairie, TX 45 Dylan Rogers LB RS 6′3″ 240 Cypress, TX 47 Gage Stenger LB Fr. 6′2″ 220 Omaha, NE 47 Noah Bustard LB Jr. 6′2″ 235 Omaha, NE 51 Danny Pasko LB RS 6′1″ 225 Chicago, IL 54 Jacob Bower LB RS 6′1″ 220 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 59 Grant Buda LB So. 6′0″ 225 Lincoln, NE
Defensive backs 24 No. Player Class Ht Wt Hometown 2023 2 Isaac Gifford DB 6′1″ 205 Lincoln, NE 86 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT 12 Omar Brown DB 3★ 3-star recruit Sr. 6′1″ 200 Minneapolis, MN 51 tackles, 1 INT 6 Tommi Hill CB 4★ 4-star recruit Jr. 6′0″ 205 Orlando, FL 26 tackles, 4 INT 15 Quinton Newsome DB Sr. 6′1″ 185 Suwanee, GA 37 tackles, 1 INT 15 Malcolm Hartzog S 5′8″ 190 Silver Creek, MS 40 tackles 37 Phalen Sanford DB Sr. 5′11″ 195 Benkelman, NE 40 tackles 3 Marques Buford DB 5′11″ 190 Desoto, TX 18 tackles, 1 sack 8 DeShon Singleton DB So. 6′3″ 210 Amite, LA 19 tackles 8 Tamon Lynum DB 6′2″ 185 Orlando, FL 12 tackles, 1 sack 41 Ethan Nation DB Fr. 5′10″ 160 Roswell, GA 6 returns, 23 yards 25 Koby Bretz S So. 6′2″ 210 Omaha, NE 3 tackles 12 Dwight Bootle II CB Fr. 5′9″ 175 Miami, FL 2 tackles 22 Ashton Hausmann DB So. 5′11″ 220 Roca, NE 2 tackles 24 Derek Branch DB So. 5′11″ 195 Lincoln, NE 1 tackle 3 Mason Jones DB RS 6′0″ 195 Omaha, NE 6 Cooper Wilson DB RS 6′2″ 186 Suquamish, WA 10 Corey Collier Jr. DB Transfer from Florida 4★ 4-star recruit 6′1″ 190 Miami, FL 10 Syncere Safeeullah CB RS 6′3″ 174 Nashville, TN 15 Javier Morton S So. 6′2″ 195 Atlanta, GA 25 Jeremiah Charles CB RS 6′0″ 175 Arlington, TX 26 D’Andre Barnes S 6′1″ 200 Aurora, CO 32 Rahmir Stewart DB RS 5′11″ 220 Philadelphia, PA 36 Blake Closman DB So. 5′9″ 195 Elkhorn, NE 39 Taveon Thompson DB So. 6′3″ 215 Lincoln, NE
Mason Jones, Nick Henrich, John Bullock, Jaylen Lloyd, Thomas Fidone II, Koby Bretz, Tristan Alvano, Barrett Liebentritt, Isaiah Harris, Elliott Brown, Caden Becker, Gage Stenger, Noah Bustard, Grant Tagge, Sam Sledge, Jacob Brandl, Alex Bullock, A.J. Rollins, Maverick Noonan, Will DePooter Isaac Gifford, Luke Reimer, Malachi Coleman, Derek Branch, Taveon Thompson, John Goodwin, Grant Buda, Gunnar Gottula, Jake Appleget, Jacob Hohl Blake Closman, Cole Ballard, Cayden Echternach, Teddy Prochazka, Conor Connealy Syncere Safeeullah, Demitrius Bell, Jacob Hood Quinton Newsome, Gabe Ervin, Anthony Grant Elijah Jeudy, Rahmir Stewart, Maurice Mazzccua Billy Kemp, Marco Ortiz Princewill Umanmielen, Jack Woche Marques Buford, Michael Booker III Korver Demma, Mason Goldman Tommi Hill, Tamon Lynum Ty Robinson, Chubba Purdy Corey Collier Jr., Dwight Bootle II James Williams, Jaidyn Doss Omar Brown, Emmett Johnson Javier Morton, Timmy Bleekrode Ashton Hausmann, Cooper Hausmann Jeremiah Charles, Gage Wager David Borchers, Dylan Parrott Chief Borders Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda Jeff Sims Janiran Bonner Riley Van Poppel Cooper Wilson DeShon Singleton Ismael Smith Flores Brice Turner Heinrich Haarberg Cameron Lenhardt Josh Fleeks Jimari Butler Brian Buschini Rahmir Johnson Marcus Washington Luke Longval Ty Hahn Kai Wallin Kaine Williams Kwinten Ives D’Andre Barnes Roman Mangini Mikai Gbayor Javin Wright Randolph Kpai Trevin Luben Phalen Sanford Trevor Ruth Ethan Nation Garrett Snodgrass Eric Fields Landon Ternus Braden Klover Dylan Rogers M.J. Sherman Danny Pasko Jason Maciejczak Justin Evans-Jenkins Brodie Tagaloa Bryce Benhart Jacob Bower Ethan Piper Ben Scott Joey Mancino Turner Corcoran Keegan Menning Brock Knutson Grant Seagren Tyler Knaak Spencer Pankratz Jacob Herbek Nate Boerkircher Ru’Quan Buckley Arik Gilbert Sua Lefotu Leslie Black Camden Witucki Blaise Gunnerson Vincent Carroll-Jackson Nash Hutmacher NE 53 TX 11 GA 10 CA 5 FL 5 Hometowns of the 2023 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 53 Texas 11 Georgia 10 Iowa 6 California 5 Florida 5 New Jersey 5 Arizona 4 Top counties Douglas County, Nebraska pop. 591,000 20 Lancaster County, Nebraska pop. 327,000 12 Dodge County, Nebraska pop. 37,351 5 Maricopa County, Arizona pop. 4.6 million 4 Dallas County, Texas pop. 2.6 million 3 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’ 2023 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.
