We are pleased to give you the first look at our 2008 Nebraska Football Recruiting Class. We think you will enjoy reading about our future Cornhuskers. In the upcoming weeks, we will continue to announce our walk-ons as they become official. We are very pleased with the student-athletes who have committed to walk on with us.
Thank you for your continued support of our program. Click on the link below to read more about our recruits, or to purchase tickets for the Spring Game scheduled for April 19. We hope to see you there!
Go Big Red!
2008 University of Nebraska Football Signees
Alphabetical Listing:
Name...Pos...Ht...Wt...Hometown...High School/Junior College
Antonio Bell...WR...6-2...180...Daytona Beach, Fla...Mainland HS
Will Compton...LB...6-2...230...Bonne Terre, Mo...North County HS
Khiry Cooper ...WR...6-2...180...Shreveport, La...Calvary Baptist Academy
Ben Cotton...TE...6-6...230...Ames, Iowa...Ames HS
Alfonzo Dennard...DB...5-10...190...Rochelle, Ga...Wilcox County HS
Sean Fisher...LB...6-6...225...Omaha, Neb...Millard North HS
David Grant...OL...6-6...295...Killeen, Texas...Killeen HS
Ricky Henry...OL...6-4...305...Omaha, Neb...Omaha Burke HS/North Dakota State College of Science
Tyson Hetzer*...TE...6-6...245...Redding, Calif...Anderson HS/Citrus College
Micah Kreikemeier...LB...6-3...210...West Point, Neb...West Point Central Catholic HS
John Levorson...DB...6-3...190...Crete, Neb...Crete HS
Tim Marlowe...WR...5-10...160...Youngstown, Ohio...Cardinal Mooney HS
Cameron Meredith...DL...6-4...225...Santa Ana, Calif...Mater Dei HS
Collins Okafor...RB...6-1...195...Omaha, Neb...Omaha Westside HS
Courtney Osborne...ATH...6-3...175...Garland, Texas...South Garland HS
Steven Osborne...WR...6-4...185...Garland, Texas...South Garland HS
Kyler Reed...HB...6-3...220...Shawnee, Kan...St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Justin Rogers...DB...5-11...180...Birmingham, Ala...Vestavia Hills HS
P.J. Smith...DB...6-2...205...River Ridge, La...John Curtis HS
Kody Spano**...QB...6-2...205...Stephenville, Texas...Stephenville HS
Baker Steinkuhler...OL...6-6...290...Lincoln, Neb...Lincoln Southwest HS
Brandon Thompson...OL...6-6...295...The Woodlands, Texas...The Woodlands HS
Quentin Toailoa...DL...6-4...300...Highland, Calif...Redlands East Valley HS
Lester Ward...RB...6-3...215...Brenham, Texas...Brenham HS
Alonzo Whaley...LB/FB...6-1...225...Madisonville, Texas...Madisonville HS
David Whitmore...DB...6-2...185...Port Arthur, Texas...Memorial HS
Josh Williams...DL...6-4...225...Denton, Texas...Ryan HS
*-Indicates mid-year signee; **-enrolled at Nebraska in January
The Class Breakdown:
Total : 27; Freshmen: 25; Junior College Transfers : 2
By State:
Texas (9): Grant (Killeen); Courtney Osborne (Garland); Steven Osborne (Garland); Spano (Stephenville); Thompson (The Woodlands); Ward (Brenham); Whaley (Madisonville); Whitmore (Port Arthur); Williams (Denton); Nebraska (6): Fisher (Omaha); Henry (Omaha); Kreikemeier (West Point); Leverson (Crete); Okafor (Omaha); Steinkuhler (Lincoln); California (3): Hetzer (Glendora); Meredith (Santa Ana); Toailoa (Highland); Louisiana (2): Cooper (Shreveport); Smith (River Ridge); Alabama (1): Rogers (Birmingham); Florida (1): Bell (Daytona Beach); Georgia (1): Dennard (Rochelle); Iowa (1): Cotton (Ames); Kansas (1): Reed (Shawnee); Missouri (1): Compton (Bonne Terre); Ohio (1): Marlowe (Youngstown)
By Position (First Position Listed):
Offense (14) : QB -Spano; RB -Okafor, Ward; WR -Bell, Cooper, Marlowe, S. Osborne HB- Reed; TE -Cotton, Hetzer; OL -Grant, Henry, Steinkuhler, Thompson
Defense (12) : DL -Meredith, Toailoa, Williams; LB- Compton, Fisher, Kreikemeier, Whaley; DB -Dennard, Levorson, Smith, Rogers, Whitmore
Athlete (1): C. Osborne
Walk-On Student-Athletes
The following student-athletes have accepted admission to the University of Nebraska and plan to join the Husker football program as walk-ons in the fall.
Name...Pos...Ht...Wt...Hometown...High School
Kenny Anderson...DE...6-2...235...Omaha, Neb...Millard West HS
Damon Bechtold...TE...6-4...215...Omaha, Neb...Westside HS
Jase Dean...FS...6-0...180...Bridgeport, Neb...Bridgeport HS
Taylor Dixon...DB...5-11...170...Wauneta, Neb...Wauneta-Palisade HS
Justin Jackson...DL...6-3...255...Roca, Neb...Norris HS
Jordan Makovicka...RB...5-10...170...Ulysses, Neb...East Butler HS
Matt Manninger...LB...6-1...225...Omaha, Neb...Creighton Prep HS
Mychael McClure...LB...6-5...210...Wisner, Neb...Wisner-Pilger HS
Colin McDermott...LB...6-2...225...Omaha, Neb...Creighton Prep HS
Conor McDermott...DE...6-2...230...Omaha, Neb....Creighton Prep HS
Sam Meginnis...LB...6-2...210...Lincoln, Neb...Lincoln East HS
Josh Molek...DE...6-3...235...Omaha, Neb...Skutt HS
Brent Moravec...FB/LB...6-0...180...Grand Island, Neb...Central Catholic HS
David Pillen...FB/LB...5-11...230...Sugar Land, Texas...Stephen F. Austin HS
Zach Ruiz...QB/ATH...6-3...210...Beatrice, Neb...Beatrice HS
Steve Spratte...WR...5-11...180...Waukesha, Wis...Waukesha West HS
Graham Stoddard...LB...6-2...215...Lincoln, Neb...Lincoln Southwest HS
Jeremy Wallace...RB...6-1...220...Omaha, Neb...Bryan HS
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