Nebraska Cornhuskers Depth Chart 2026 — starters, backups & full two-deep

Unit

Tags · year-class · 3-SO = third-year soph

JobStarter2nd3rd4th5th+

Offense

11 starting jobsPrimary personnel · 11

×4

10Anthony ColandreaQB14-SR—

PORTAL 14TJ LateefQB22-SO—12Daniel KaelinQB33-SO

PORTAL 16Bode SoukupQB43-SO

×5

22Isaiah MozeeRB12-SO—+2 ROLES 35Mekhi NelsonRB23-SO—ALSO KR 25Jamal RuleRB3FR (3)21Kwinten IvesRB44-JR

23Conor BoothRB5

X×7

13Nyziah HunterX14-JR—

PORTAL 18Quinn ClarkX23-SO—80Jeremiah JonesX32-FR 24Nalin ScottX4FR (3)

11Demitrius BellX5

Z×6

11Kwazi GilmerZ13-JR—

PORTAL 19Cortez Mills Jr.Z22-SO—17Larry MilesZ3FR (3)–Maurice Purify IIZ4FR (3)

88Jackson CarpenterZ5 81Hayes MillerZ6

SLOT×5

2Jacory Barney Jr.SLOT13-JR—+2 ROLES 4Janiran BonnerSLOT25-SR—15Keelan SmithSLOT33-SO –Jamari BrownSLOT4FR (3)

46Connor SchuttSLOT5

×6

44Luke LindenmeyerTE15-SR—29Carter NelsonTE23-JR—48Cayden EchternachTE34-JR 41Luke SorensenTE4FR (3)

82Eric IngwersonTE5 49Danny KingTE6

LT×5

57Elijah PritchettLT15-SR—

PORTAL 77Gunnar GottulaLT24-JR—68Preston TaumuaLT33-SO 71Claude MpoumaLT4FR (4)

70Nolan FennessyLT5

LG×5

65Paul MubengaLG14-JR—

PORTAL 66Grant BrixLG23-SO—74Brock KnutsonLG34-JR 72Gibson PyleLG42-SO

78Jacob BrandlLG5

C×4

51Justin EvansC15-SR—58Jake PetersC23-SO—79Shawn HammerbeckC32-FR 76Rex WatermanC4FR (3)

RG×3

54Brendan BlackRG14-SR—

PORTAL 62Sam SledgeRG24-JR—–Hayden AinsworthRG3FR (3)

—open

RT×3

55Tree BabaladeRT14-JR—

PORTAL 75Tyler KnaakRT25-SR—

PORTAL 57Ashton MurphyRT32-SO

—open

Defense

11 starting jobsBase front · Nickel sub

DT×7

34Owen StoudmireDT15-SR—

PORTAL 44Jahsear WhittingtonDT23-SO—

PORTAL 49Malcolm SimpsonDT32-FR 39David HoffkenDT43-SO

99Dylan ParrottDT5↓5

NT×6

5Riley Van PoppelNT14-JR—92Sua LefotuNT24-JR—71Tyson TerryNT32-FR 95Gabe MooreNT44-JR

PORTAL

Dylan BerymonNT5↓4 69Landen DavidsonNT6

EDGE

LDE×5

11Cameron LenhardtLDE14-SR—93Kade PietrzakLDE22-SO—45Dylan RogersLDE34-JR 94Jordan OchoaLDE43-SO

55Ethan DudaLDE5

EDGE

RDE×5

96Williams NwaneriRDE13-SO—

PORTAL 15Anthony Jones Jr.RDE25-SR—

PORTAL 17Willis McGahee IVRDE33-JR 97Mac MarkwayRDE44-JR

PORTAL

98Conor ConnealyRDE5

WLB×7

33Owen ChamblissWLB14-JR—

PORTAL 40Dawson MerrittWLB22-SO—43Will HawthorneWLB32-FR

PORTAL 42Derek WackerWLB43-SO

54Jacob BowerWLB5↓4

MLB×6

9Vincent Shavers Jr.MLB13-JR—24Dexter FosterMLB23-JR—

PORTAL 56Pierce MooberryMLB32-FR 35Christian JonesMLB42-FR

Jase ReynoldsMLB5 32Trent UhlirMLB6

LCB×5

25Jeremiah CharlesLCB14-JR—16Danny Odem IIILCB2FR (4)—14Amare SandersLCB33-SO 39Bryson WebberLCB42-FR

29Braylen PrudeLCB5

RCB×4

10Andrew MarshallRCB14-SR—

PORTAL 22Victor Evans IIIRCB24-SR—

PORTAL 19Kahmir PrescottRCB32-SO 23Blye HillRCB43-JR

NB×3

37Donovan JonesNB13-SO—31Mario BufordNB23-SO—18Larry Tarver Jr.NB32-SO

—open

FS×5

26Dwayne McDougle IIIFS15-SR—

PORTAL 23Caleb BenningFS23-SO—12Justyn RhettFS34-JR

PORTAL 41Tanner TerchFS42-FR

36Rowdy BauerFS5

SS×4

13Jamir ConnSS14-SR—

PORTAL 21Rex GuthrieSS23-SO—30Jasin ShiggsSS33-JR

PORTAL 38Thomas D'OnofrioSS42-SO

Special Teams

6 starting jobsCoverage & return units

×3

90John HohlKO14-JR—91Kyle CunananKO24-JR—

PORTAL 84Michael SarikizisKO3FR (3)

—open

×3

2Jacory Barney Jr.KR13-JR—+2 ROLES 22Isaiah MozeeKR22-SO—+2 ROLES 35Mekhi NelsonKR33-SOALSO RB

—open

×2

87Jack WillsLS12-SO—

PORTAL –Kyson GanaLS2FR—

—open

×3

91Kyle CunananPK14-JR—

PORTAL 90John HohlPK24-JR—84Michael SarikizisPK3FR (3)

—open

×2

2Jacory Barney Jr.PR13-JR—+2 ROLES 22Isaiah MozeePR22-SO—+2 ROLES

—open

×2

83Archie WilsonPT12-SO—37Kamdyn KochPT23-SO—

—open

Offense

11 starting jobs

Primary personnel · 11

QB4 listed

Anthony Colandrea#10QB14-SR—

PORTAL QB214TJ Lateef2-SO QB312Daniel Kaelin3-SO

PORTAL QB416Bode Soukup3-SO

RB5 listed

Isaiah Mozee#22RB12-SO—+2 ROLES RB235Mekhi Nelson3-SOALSO KR RB325Jamal RuleFR (3)RB421Kwinten Ives4-JR

WRX7 listed

Nyziah Hunter#13X14-JR—

PORTAL X218Quinn Clark3-SO X380Jeremiah Jones2-FR X424Nalin ScottFR (3)

WRZ6 listed

Kwazi Gilmer#11Z13-JR—

PORTAL Z219Cortez Mills Jr.2-SO Z317Larry MilesFR (3)Z4Maurice Purify IIFR (3)

WRSLOT5 listed

Jacory Barney Jr.#2SLOT13-JR—+2 ROLES SLOT24Janiran Bonner5-SR SLOT315Keelan Smith3-SO SLOT4Jamari BrownFR (3)

TE6 listed

Luke Lindenmeyer#44TE15-SR—TE229Carter Nelson3-JR TE348Cayden Echternach4-JR TE441Luke SorensenFR (3)

OLLT5 listed

Elijah Pritchett#57LT15-SR—

PORTAL LT277Gunnar Gottula4-JR LT368Preston Taumua3-SO LT471Claude MpoumaFR (4)

OLLG5 listed

Paul Mubenga#65LG14-JR—

PORTAL LG266Grant Brix3-SO LG374Brock Knutson4-JR LG472Gibson Pyle2-SO

OLC4 listed

Justin Evans#51C15-SR—C258Jake Peters3-SO C379Shawn Hammerbeck2-FR C476Rex WatermanFR (3)

OLRG3 listed

Brendan Black#54RG14-SR—

PORTAL RG262Sam Sledge4-JR RG3Hayden AinsworthFR (3)

OLRT3 listed

Tree Babalade#55RT14-JR—

PORTAL RT275Tyler Knaak5-SR

PORTAL RT357Ashton Murphy2-SO

Defense

11 starting jobs

Base front · Nickel sub

DLDT7 listed

Owen Stoudmire#34DT15-SR—

PORTAL DT244Jahsear Whittington3-SO

PORTAL DT349Malcolm Simpson2-FR DT439David Hoffken3-SO

DLNT6 listed

Riley Van Poppel#5NT14-JR—NT292Sua Lefotu4-JR NT371Tyson Terry2-FR NT495Gabe Moore4-JR

PORTAL

EDGELDE5 listed

Cameron Lenhardt#11LDE14-SR—LDE293Kade Pietrzak2-SO LDE345Dylan Rogers4-JR LDE494Jordan Ochoa3-SO

EDGERDE5 listed

Williams Nwaneri#96RDE13-SO—

PORTAL RDE215Anthony Jones Jr.5-SR

PORTAL RDE317Willis McGahee IV3-JR RDE497Mac Markway4-JR

PORTAL

LBWLB7 listed

Owen Chambliss#33WLB14-JR—

PORTAL WLB240Dawson Merritt2-SO WLB343Will Hawthorne2-FR

PORTAL WLB442Derek Wacker3-SO

LBMLB6 listed

Vincent Shavers Jr.#9MLB13-JR—MLB224Dexter Foster3-JR

PORTAL MLB356Pierce Mooberry2-FR MLB435Christian Jones2-FR

CBLCB5 listed

Jeremiah Charles#25LCB14-JR—LCB216Danny Odem IIIFR (4)LCB314Amare Sanders3-SO LCB439Bryson Webber2-FR

CBRCB4 listed

Andrew Marshall#10RCB14-SR—

PORTAL RCB222Victor Evans III4-SR

PORTAL RCB319Kahmir Prescott2-SO RCB423Blye Hill3-JR

CBNB3 listed

Donovan Jones#37NB13-SO—NB231Mario Buford3-SO NB318Larry Tarver Jr.2-SO

SFS5 listed

Dwayne McDougle III#26FS15-SR—

PORTAL FS223Caleb Benning3-SO FS312Justyn Rhett4-JR

PORTAL FS441Tanner Terch2-FR

SSS4 listed

Jamir Conn#13SS14-SR—

PORTAL SS221Rex Guthrie3-SO SS330Jasin Shiggs3-JR

PORTAL SS438Thomas D'Onofrio2-SO

Special Teams

6 starting jobs

Coverage & return units

KO3 listed

John Hohl#90KO14-JR—KO291Kyle Cunanan4-JR

PORTAL KO384Michael SarikizisFR (3)

KR3 listed

Jacory Barney Jr.#2KR13-JR—+2 ROLES KR222Isaiah Mozee2-SO+2 ROLES KR335Mekhi Nelson3-SOALSO RB

LS2 listed

Jack Wills#87LS12-SO—

PORTAL LS2Kyson GanaFR

PK3 listed

Kyle Cunanan#91PK14-JR—

PORTAL PK290John Hohl4-JR PK384Michael SarikizisFR (3)

PR2 listed

Jacory Barney Jr.#2PR13-JR—+2 ROLES PR222Isaiah Mozee2-SO+2 ROLES

PT2 listed

Archie Wilson#83PT12-SO—PT237Kamdyn Koch3-SO

Program & Venue

Program

Nebraska Cornhuskers

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Conference Big TenFootball began 1890Location Lincoln, Nebraska

Home

Memorial Stadium

91,459Listed capacity

Location Lincoln, Nebraska

Coaching staff

Head coachMatt Rhule

Offensive coordinatorDana Holgorsen

Defensive coordinatorRob Aurich

Identity

Mascot Herbie Husker, Lil' Red

Primary

Cream Secondary