Nebraska
Tier 2Big Ten · FBS · Tier 2 · 85 players
- Head coach
- Matt Rhule
- Playbook
- NEBRASKA · 5 formations, 461 plays
83OVR
85OFF
82DEF
Roster split
85 players by side of the ball
- Offense4047%
- Defense4148%
- Special teams45%
Position split
Players per position group; shades follow the side of the ball
- QB34%
- RB56%
- WR78%
- TE56%
- OL2024%
- DL1619%
- LB911%
- DB1619%
- ST45%
Class mix
14 seniors in their final year
- Freshman2024%
- Sophomore2732%
- Junior2428%
- Senior1416%
Abilities per player
How many abilities each player has
- No abilities5059%
- 1 ability2125%
- 2 abilities89%
- 3 or more67%
Recruiting regions
52% of players are from the Midwest
- Northeast78%
- Southeast1518%
- Midwest4452%
- South Central22%
- West1720%
Ratings vs FBS average
Roster average against all 9,944 FBS players
NebraskaFBS average
OVR
+2.5
SPD
±0.0
ACC
+1.1
AGI
+0.9
STR
+2.9
AWR
+2.2
Overall distribution
Players in each overall band
0
21
45
18
1
Starter vs backup
Top two on the depth chart at each position; a wide gap means thin depth
StarterBackup
QB
−14
HB
0
WR
−1
TE
−7
LT
−14
LG
−1
C
−23
RG
−3
RT
−1
LEDG
−4
REDG
−6
DT
−5
SAM
–
MIKE
−8
WILL
−18
CB
−2
FS
−6
SS
−3
K
−10
P
–
Ability coverage
Abilities across the roster, most widely held first
- With ability
- 35/85
- Different abilities
- 42
- Platinum
- 5
Hammer4
Workhorse4
Inside Shield3
Juke Box3
Quick Step3
Adrenaline2
Clearheaded2
Escape Artist2
Size by position
Height and weight of every player
OffenseDefenseSpecial teams
Recruiting footprint
Hometown states across 27 states
- Nebraska31
- Florida9
- California8
- Missouri5
- Georgia3
- Iowa3
- Montana2
- 20 other states24
Roster snapshot from 2026-10-05.