Nebraska Cornhuskers · EDGE RoomEDGE
#96 Williams Nwaneri
Class RS SO/TRFrom Missouri (transfer)Ht / Wt 6'7" · 265 lbHometown Lee's Summit, MO · Lee's Summit North HS
Depth-chart placement
Current role
RDE1Placement
StarterRoom
EDGEExperience
3-SOLast change
Updated 2026-07-29EDGE room context
View full depth chart →Williams Nwaneri holds the RDE · Starter spot in Nebraska Cornhuskers’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:
Transfer history
2026Missouri→Nebraska Cornhuskers
Production
2025 seasonLatest season · 2025
27
Tackles
5
TFL
2.5
Sacks
1
Passes defended
5
QB hurries
Background & career
Williams Nwaneri is a 6'7", 265-pound right defensive end for Nebraska who transferred from Missouri. A consensus five-star recruit ranked eighth nationally in the 2024 class, Nwaneri redshirted during his 2024 season with the Tigers, appearing in four games and recording two tackles, one TFL, and one sack. In 2025, his redshirt freshman year, he played all 13 games with nine starts and registered 27 tackles, 5.0 TFLs, 2.5 sacks, one pass breakup, and two fumble recoveries—one returned 29 yards for a touchdown. He ranked 14th nationally in fumble recoveries.
Missouri2024
Nebraska2025 — presentPrevious schoolMissouriRecruiting5-star · No. 8 nationalOriginLee's Summit, MO · Lee's Summit North HS