Meet the Huskers: Nebraska football depth chart against Ohio State
The Nebraska football team plays host to Ohio State at noon on Saturday as the Cornhuskers look to avoid a three-game home losing streak during what has been a frustrating 2021 season.
Nebraska is 3-6 overall but has not lost any of its games by more than eight points this year. In their last three games, the Cornhuskers have lost to Michigan, Minnesota and Purdue by a combined 16 points.
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In his fourth season as head coach of his alma mater, Scott Frost is 15-26 overall after having gone 19-7 in two seasons at Central Florida.
What could the starting lineup look like against the Ohio State?
Here’s a quick look at the Nebraska roster depth chart vs. Ohio State
Coach: Scott Frost
Fourth season: 15-26
Career: 34-33
Projected depth chart
Source: www.huskers.com
Offense
Coordinator: Matt Lubick
Position: Player number, name, height, weight, year
LT: 69, Turner Corcoran, 6-6, 300, Fr.; 66, Ezra Miller, 6-6, 315, Fr.
LG: 63, Nouredin Nouili, 6-4, 315, So.; 57, Ethan Piper, 6-3, 305, Fr.
C: 51, Cam Jurgens, 6-3, 290, So.; 75, Tren Hixson, 6-4, 320, Jr.
RG: 70, Matt Sichterman, 6-4, 310, Jr.; 73, Broc Bando, 6-7, 305, Fr.
RT: 54, Bryce Benhart, 6-9, 330, Fr.; 58, Ian Boerkircher, 6-6, 280, So.
TE: 11, Austin Allen, 6-9, 255, Jr.; 83, Travis Vokolek, 6-6, 260, Jr.
WR: 3, Samori Toure, 6-3, 190, Sr.; 32, Brody Belt, 5-9, 185, So.
WR: 89, Oliver Martin, 6-1, 200, Jr.; 15, Zavier Betts, 6-2, 200, Fr.
WR: 5, Omar Manning, 6-4, 225, Jr.; 88 Levi Falck, 6-2, 205, Sr.
QB: 2, Adrian Martinez, 6-2, 212, Jr.; 8, Logan Smothers, 6-2, 195, Fr.
RB: 14, Rahmir Johnson, 5-10, 185, Fr.; 0, Jaquez Yant, 6-2, 245, Fr.
Defense
Coordinator: Erik Chinander
Position: Player number, name, height, weight, year
DT: 95, Ben Stille, 6-5, 290, Sr.; 97, Deontre Thomas, 6-2, 285, Jr.
NT: 93, Damion Daniels, 6-3, 325, Jr.; 91, Jordon Riley, 6-6, 310, Jr.
DT: 99, Ty Robinson, 6-6, 305, Fr.; Casey Rogers, 6-5, 295, So.
DE: 44, Garrett Nelson, 6-3, 245, So.; 38, Damian Jackson, 6-2’, 270, Jr.
LB: 42, Nick Henrich, 6-3, 225, Fr.; Chris Kolarevic, 6-1, 230, Jr.
LB: 28, Luke Reimer, 6-1, 225, So.; 41, Garrett Snodgrass, 6-3, 225, Fr.
DE: 2, Caleb Tannor, 6-3, 225, Jr.; 0, Pheldarius Payne, 6-3, 260, Jr..
CB: 6, Quinton Newsome, 6-1, 185, So.; 11, Braxton Clark, 6-4, 200, So.
S: 9, Marquel Dismuke, 6-1, 210, Sr.; 21, Noa Pola-Gates, 6-0, 180, Fr
S: 8, Deontai Williams, 6-1, 205, Sr.; 4, Miles Farmer, 6-1, 200, Fr.
CB: 5, Cam Taylor-Britt, 6-0, 197, Jr.; 1, Tyreke Johnson, 6-1, 190, So.
Nickel: 13, JoJo Domann, 6-1, 230, Sr.; 23, Isaac Gifford, 6-1, 205, Fr.
Special teams
Position: Player number, name, height, weight, year
K: 36, Chase Contreraz, 6-1, 180, So.; 33, Connor Culp, 6-0, 180, Sr.
P: 90, William Przystup, 6-4, 250, So.; 40, Daniel Cerni, 6-4, 225, Fr.
LS: 94, Cade Mueller, 6-0, 220, So.; 91, Cameron Pieper, 6-3, 260, So.
H: 90, William Przystup, 6-4, 250, So.; 16, Zach Weinmaster, 5-10, 190, Fr.
KR: 16, Zach Weinmaster, 5-10, 190, Fr.; 4, Alante Brown, 5-10, 185, Fr.
PR: 89, Oliver Martin, 6-1, 200, Jr.; 3, Samori Toure, 6-3, 190, Sr.
Nebraska statistics
SCORING: 1, 2, 3, 4, OT
Nebraska: 41, 80, 73, 75, 0
Opponents: 23, 75, 39, 43, 3
Nebraska total: 269/ Avg.: 29.89
Opp total: 183/ Avg.: 20.33
PER-GAME AVERAGES
Rushing 203.4
Passing 266.7
vs. rush 137.2
vs. pass 211.2
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing: Adrian Martinez, 106 att, 451 yds (4.3 avg) 11 TD; Rahmir Johnson, 96 att, 448 yds (4.5 avg) 4 TD; Jaquez Yant, 34 att, 250 yds (7.4 avg); Markese Stepp, 36 att, 159 yds (4.4 avg) 1 TD; Gabe Ervin Jr., 37 att, 133 yds (3.4 avg) 2 TD; Sevion Morrison, 30 att, 116 yds (3.9 avg) 3 TD
Passing: Adrian Martinez, 150 of 240 (62.5 pct) 2,264 yds, 12 TD, 7 INT; Logan Smothers, 7 of 11 (63.6 pct) 119 yds
Receiving: Samori Toure, 29 rec, 568 yds (19.6 avg) 3 TD; Austin Allen, 27 rec, 371 yds (13.7 avg) 2 TD; Omar Manning, 21 rec, 305 yds (14.5 avg) 2 TD; Zavier Betts, 16 rec, 252 yds (15.8 avg); Levi Falck, 14 rec, 198 yds (14.1 avg) 1 TD; Rahmir Johnson, 14 rec, 187 yds (13.4 avg) 2 TD; Oliver Martin, 10 rec, 170 yds (17.0 avg) 1 TD
Kick scoring: Jordan Stout, 6-12 FG, 28-32 XP, 46 pts
Tackles: Luke Reimer, 86 total (45 solo), Nick Henrich, 79 (32), JoJo Domann, 63 (39), Deontai Williams, 46 (23), Quinton Newsome, 45 (29), Garrett Nelson, 44 (20), Cam Taylor-Britt, 38 (25), Marquel Dismuke, 32 (14), Ben Stille, 30 (13)
Interceptions-yds: Deontai Williams, 4-31; Luke Reimer, 1-22; JoJo Domann, 1-0; Marquel Dismuke, 1-0; Cam Taylor-Britt, 1-0
Sacks: Garrett Nelson, 3-21; JoJo Domann, 2-19; Pheldarius Payne, 2-11; Deontre Thomas, 1.5-11, six with 1
Punting: William Przystup, 19 att, 44.7 avg; Daniel Cerni, 15 att, 36.2 avg
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