Nebraska Cornhuskers
7-6 2025 record (4-5 conf)
Title odds (#114 board)
Win total (O +106)
56% Returning starter games
10th Hardest path of 138
Coaching
All coachesMatt Rhule Head Coach · 4th year
19–19 At NEB
66–62 Career · 11 seasons
Spread Option Offense
4-2-5 Defense
Returning production
| Unit | Ret games | Games | Depth | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skill offense | 67% | 50 / 75 | 9 / 13 | 45% |
| Offensive line | 57% | 33 / 58 | 12 / 17 | 59% |
| Defensive front | 44% | 39 / 88 | 18 / 25 | 56% |
| Secondary | 61% | 39 / 64 | 8 / 12 | 40% |
Back 49
Gone 22
New 12
Anthony Colandrea QB · 4,108 yds · 14g · from UNLV 
Kwazi Gilmer WR · 535 yds · 12g · from UCLA 
Daniel Kaelin QB · 411 yds · 7g · from UVA 
Owen Chambliss LB · 16 havoc · 13g · from SDSU 
Brendan Black OL · 12g · from ISU 
Dwayne McDougle III SAF · 8 INT+PD · 12g · from SDSU 2025 Percentile vs FBS
Offense
Points per game 28.7 57
Explosive play rate 11.2% 52
Red zone TD rate 65.7% 28
Line yards per carry 2.5 55
Sack rate allowed 8.6% 16
Defense
Points allowed per game 24.6 51
Explosive rate allowed 12.6% 25
Red zone score rate allowed 97.4% 1
Line yards per carry allowed 2.7 26
Sack rate 6.1% 50
2025 Margin by Game
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2026 schedule
10th-hardest path in FBS · 4 title-contender games · 5 road| W1 | Sat 4:00 PM | vs |  Ohio | 9-4 | 36 | Fox Sports 1 | |
| W2 | Sat 11:00 PM | vs |  Bowling Green | 4-8 | 22 | Fox Sports 1 | |
| W3 | Sat 11:15 PM | vs | North Dakota Fighting Hawks | 8 | BTN | ||
| W4 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Michigan State | 4-8 | 34 | ||
| W5 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Maryland | 4-8 | 25 | ||
| W6 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Indiana | 16-0 | 78 | ||
| W7 | Sat 5:00 PM | @ |  Oregon | 13-2 | 83 | ||
| W9 | Sat 5:00 PM | vs |  Washington | 9-4 | 44 | ||
| W10 | Sat 1:00 AM | @ |  Illinois | 9-4 | 50 | FOX | |
| W11 | Sat 6:00 PM | @ |  Rutgers | 5-7 | 37 | ||
| W12 | Sat 6:00 PM | vs |  Ohio State | 12-2 | 77 | ||
| W13 | Fri 5:00 PM | @ |  Iowa | 9-4 | 49 | CBS |
Depth chart
Transfer First year| Starter | 2nd | 3rd | |
|---|---|---|---|
| QB | Anthony Colandrea SR · #10 |  TJ Lateef SO · #14 | Daniel Kaelin SO · #12 |
| RB |  Isaiah Mozee SO · #22 |  Mekhi Nelson SO · #35 | Jamal Rule FR · #25 |
| WR-X |  Nyziah Hunter JR · #13 |  Quinn Clark SO · #18 |  Jeremiah Jones FR · #80 |
| WR-Z | Kwazi Gilmer JR · #11 |  Cortez Mills Jr. SO · #19 | Larry Miles FR · #17 |
| WR-SL |  Jacory Barney Jr. JR · #2 |  Janiran Bonner SR · #4 |  Keelan Smith SO · #15 |
| TE |  Luke Lindenmeyer SR · #44 |  Carter Nelson JR · #29 |  Cayden Echternach JR · #48 |
| LT |  Elijah Pritchett SR · #57 |  Gunnar Gottula JR · #77 | Preston Taumua SO · #68 |
| LG |  Paul Mubenga JR · #65 |  Grant Brix SO · #66 |  Brock Knutson JR · #74 |
| C |  Justin Evans SR · #51 |  Jake Peters SO · #58 | |
| RG | Brendan Black SR · #54 |  Sam Sledge JR · #62 | |
| RT |  Tree Babalade JR · #55 |  Tyler Knaak SR · #75 |  Shawn Hammerbeck FR · #79 |
Roster 116
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jacory Barney Jr. | WR | JR | 6'0" | 175 | Florida City, FL |
| 4 | Janiran Bonner | WR | SR | 6'2" | 225 | Ellenwood, GA |
| 5 |  Riley Van Poppel | DT | JR | 6'5" | 305 | Argyle, TX |
| 9 |  Vincent Shavers Jr. | LB | JR | 6'1" | 225 | Miami, FL |
| 10 | Anthony Colandrea | QB | SR | 6'0" | 200 | St. Petersburg, FL |
| 10 |  Andrew Marshall | DB | SR | 6'0" | 190 | Eastvale, CA |
| 11 | Kwazi Gilmer | WR | JR | 6'2" | 190 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 11 |  Cameron Lenhardt | DE | SR | 6'3" | 265 | Staten Island, NY |
| 11 |  Demitrius Bell | WR | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Nashville, TN |
| 12 |  Justyn Rhett | SAF | JR | 6'1" | 200 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 12 | Daniel Kaelin | QB | SO | 6'3" | 220 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 13 |  Jamir Conn | SAF | SR | 5'11" | 185 | Kansas City, MO |
| 13 | Nyziah Hunter | WR | JR | 6'1" | 210 | Salinas, CA |
| 14 |  Amare Sanders | DB | SO | 6'1" | 195 | Miami, FL |
| 14 | TJ Lateef | QB | SO | 6'1" | 200 | Compton, CA |
| 15 |  Anthony Jones Jr. | DE | SR | 6'5" | 260 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 15 | Keelan Smith | WR | SO | 6'3" | 210 | Kansas City, MO |
| 16 | Bode Soukup | QB | SO | 6'2" | 205 | Blair, NE |
| 16 | Danny Odem III | DB | FR | 6'0" | 195 | Farrell, PA |
| 17 | Larry Miles | WR | FR | 5'11" | 185 | Winter Garden, FL |
| 17 |  Willis McGahee IV | DE | SO | 6'1" | 250 | Miami, FL |
| 18 | Quinn Clark | WR | SO | 6'5" | 215 | Bozeman, MT |
| 18 | Larry Tarver Jr. | DB | SO | 5'11" | 185 | Miami, FL |
| 19 | Cortez Mills Jr. | WR | SO | 6'0" | 190 | Homestead, FL |
| 19 |  Kahmir Prescott | DB | SO | 6'1" | 200 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 21 |  Rex Guthrie | SAF | SO | 6'1" | 200 | Littleton, CO |
| 21 |  Kwinten Ives | RB | JR | 6'3" | 215 | Beverly, NJ |
| 22 | Isaiah Mozee | RB | SO | 6'0" | 215 | Kansas City, MO |
| 22 |  Victor Evans III | DB | SR | 6'1" | 195 | Miami, FL |
| 23 |  Conor Booth | RB | FR | 6'0" | 215 | Wahoo, NE |
| 23 |  Blye Hill | DB | JR | 6'4" | 200 | Baltimore, MD |
| 24 |  Dexter Foster | LB | JR | 6'3" | 235 | Portland, OR |
| 24 | Nalin Scott | WR | FR | 6'2" | 210 | Marietta, GA |
| 25 | Jamal Rule | RB | FR | 6'0" | 215 | Salisbury, NC |
| 25 |  Jeremiah Charles | DB | JR | 6'0" | 175 | Fort Worth, TX |
| 26 |  Roman Mangini | WR | SR | 5'10" | 175 | Mesa, AZ |
| 26 | Dwayne McDougle III | SAF | SR | 5'11" | 205 | Oakland, CA |
| 28 |  Caleb Benning | SAF | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Omaha, NE |
| 29 |  Braylen Prude | DB | SO | 6'4" | 205 | Pearland, TX |
| 29 | Carter Nelson | TE | JR | 6'5" | 250 | Ainsworth, NE |
| 30 |  Jasin Shiggs | SAF | JR | 6'1" | 180 | Newark, NJ |
| 30 |  Vincent Genatone | RB | SR | 6'0" | 225 | North Platte, NE |
| 31 |  Mario Buford | DB | SO | 6'0" | 185 | Chicago, IL |
| 32 | Trent Uhlir | LB | SO | 6'1" | 230 | Battle Creek, NE |
| 32 | Tikey Hayes | RB | FR | 5'11" | 205 | Aliquippa, PA |
| 33 | Owen Chambliss | LB | JR | 6'3" | 240 | Corona, CA |
| 34 |  Owen Stoudmire | DT | SR | 6'1" | 300 | Creston, OH |
| 35 |  Christian Jones | LB | FR | 6'2" | 230 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 35 | Mekhi Nelson | RB | SO | 6'0" | 200 | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 36 |  Rowdy Bauer | SAF | SO | 5'11" | 195 | Norfolk, NE |
| 37 |  Donovan Jones | DB | SO | 6'1" | 200 | Omaha, NE |
| 37 |  Kamdyn Koch | P | SO | 6'2" | 215 | Westminster, MD |
| 38 |  Thomas D'Onofrio | SAF | SO | 6'1" | 185 | Middleton, WI |
| 39 |  David Hoffken | DT | SO | 6'7" | 310 | Kiel,, DEU |
| 39 | Bryson Webber | DB | FR | 6'3" | 200 | Missouri City, TX |
| 40 |  Dawson Merritt | LB | SO | 6'3" | 230 | Stilwell, KS |
| 41 | Tanner Terch | SAF | FR | 6'1" | 190 | Littleton, CO |
| 41 | Luke Sorensen | TE | FR | 6'3" | 255 | Orange County, CA |
| 42 | Derek Wacker | LB | SO | 6'1" | 235 | Yutan, NE |
| 43 |  Will Hawthorne | LB | FR | 6'2" | 230 | Ames, IA |
| 44 |  Jahsear Whittington | DL | SO | 6'0" | 275 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 44 | Luke Lindenmeyer | TE | SR | 6'3" | 255 | La Vista, NE |
| 45 |  Dylan Rogers | LB | JR | 6'3" | 240 | Cypress, TX |
| 47 | Gage Stenger | LB | SR | 6'2" | 225 | Omaha, NE |
| 48 | Cayden Echternach | TE | JR | 6'4" | 260 | Bennington, NE |
| 49 |  Danny King | TE | SO | 6'4" | 250 | Bloomington, MN |
| 49 | Malcolm Simpson | DT | FR | 6'3" | 285 | Hitchcock, TX |
| 50 | Hayden Ainsworth | OL | FR | 6'5" | 310 | Biloxi, MS |
| 50 | Kyson Gana | LS | FR | 6'1" | 180 | Hickman, NE |
| 51 | Justin Evans | OL | SR | 6'2" | 315 | East Orange, NJ |
| 52 | Jase Reynolds | LB | FR | 6'2" | 220 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 54 |  Jacob Bower | LB | JR | 6'1" | 225 | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA |
| 54 | Brendan Black | OL | SR | 6'4" | 325 | Yulee, FL |
| 55 |  Ethan Duda | DE | SO | 6'5" | 260 | Omaha, NE |
| 55 | Tree Babalade | OL | JR | 6'5" | 340 | Hyattsville, MD |
| 56 |  Pierce Mooberry | LB | FR | 6'3" | 225 | Omaha, NE |
| 57 | Elijah Pritchett | OL | SR | 6'6" | 330 | Columbus, GA |
| 57 |  Ashton Murphy | OL | SO | 6'5" | 295 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 58 | Jake Peters | OL | SO | 6'3" | 300 | Cedar Falls, IA |
| 62 | Sam Sledge | OL | JR | 6'4" | 300 | Omaha, NE |
| 65 | Paul Mubenga | OL | JR | 6'5" | 320 | Buford, GA |
| 66 | Grant Brix | OL | SO | 6'6" | 315 | Logan, IA |
| 68 | Preston Taumua | OL | SO | 6'4" | 330 | Waipahu, HI |
| 69 |  Landen Davidson | DT | SO | 6'4" | 310 | Broomfield, CO |
| 70 |  Nolan Fennessy | OL | SO | 6'4" | 295 | Norfolk, NE |
| 71 | Claude Mpouma | OL | FR | 6'8" | 325 | Chicago, IL |
| 71 | Tyson Terry | DT | FR | 6'2" | 310 | Omaha, NE |
| 72 |  Gibson Pyle | OL | SO | 6'5" | 310 | Houston, TX |
| 74 | Brock Knutson | OL | JR | 6'7" | 320 | Scottsbluff, NE |
| 75 | Tyler Knaak | OL | SR | 6'6" | 320 | Cottonwood Heights, UT |
| 76 | Rex Waterman | OL | FR | 6'5" | 305 | Chandler, AZ |
| 77 | Gunnar Gottula | OL | JR | 6'6" | 320 | Lincoln, NE |
| 78 |  Jacob Brandl | OL | JR | 6'3" | 305 | Omaha, NE |
| 79 | Shawn Hammerbeck | OL | FR | 6'6" | 285 | Hamill, SD |
| 80 | Jeremiah Jones | DL | FR | 6'4" | 230 | Murray, KY |
| 81 |  Hayes Miller | WR | SO | 6'0" | 200 | Shawnee, KS |
| 82 |  Eric Ingwerson | TE | SO | 6'7" | 265 | Papillion, NE |
| 83 | Archie Wilson | P | SO | 6'2" | 210 | Frankston South,, AUS |
| 84 |  DJ Singleton Jr. | WR | SO | 5'10" | 160 | Greensburg, LA |
| 84 | Michael Sarikizis | K | FR | 5'10" | 190 | Melbourne,, AUS |
| 85 | Jamari Brown | WR | FR | 5'11" | 180 | Chicago, IL |
| 86 |  Mason Goldman | DT | JR | 6'5" | 275 | Gretna, NE |
| 87 | Jack Wills | LS | SO | 6'2" | 230 | Hudsonville, MI |
| 88 |  Jackson Carpenter | WR | FR | 6'1" | 210 | Lincoln, NE |
| 89 | Maurice Purify II | WR | FR | 6'4" | 190 | Omaha, NE |
| 90 |  John Hohl | K | JR | 6'0" | 195 | Lincoln, NE |
| 90 | Dylan Berymon | DL | FR | 6'2" | 350 | Monroe, LA |
| 91 |  Kyle Cunanan | K | JR | 5'10" | 180 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 92 |  Sua Lefotu | DT | JR | 6'3" | 315 | Bellflower, CA |
| 93 |  Kade Pietrzak | DE | SO | 6'5" | 275 | West Fargo, ND |
| 94 |  Jordan Ochoa | DE | SO | 6'4" | 255 | Castle Rock, CO |
| 95 |  Gabe Moore | DT | JR | 6'5" | 300 | Louisville, MS |
| 96 |  Williams Nwaneri | DE | SO | 6'7" | 270 | Lee's Summit, MO |
| 97 |  Mac Markway | DE | JR | 6'4" | 265 | St. Louis, MO |
| 98 |  Conor Connealy | DE | JR | 6'4" | 265 | Elkhorn, NE |
| 99 |  Dylan Parrott | DT | SR | 6'5" | 320 | Eldridge, IA |