Tyler Knaak holds the RT · Backup spot in Nebraska Cornhuskers’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Tyler Knaak is a 6'6", 325-pound right tackle from Cottonwood Heights, Utah who transferred to Nebraska as a redshirt senior. He redshirted during the 2022 season at Utah after a decorated high school career at Brighton HS, where he earned first-team all-region honors as a senior with 72 pancake blocks and an 86 percent overall grade. In his first Nebraska season (2023), Knaak appeared in nine games primarily on special teams protection. He played in eight games in 2024 while working into the offensive line rotation. During the 2025 campaign, Knaak appeared in all 13 games with one start, including the Las Vegas Bowl at right guard, and filled in at right guard during the Minnesota contest. He has earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2024 and 2025.

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