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2025 Roster Movement

HuskerGuy33

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Here, you will find all the roster movement as we move forward into 2025

As players announce they're entering the transfer portal, I'll update accordingly along with any new players we add incoming from the portal.

This should give us a comprehensive look at our roster as we transition from 2024 to 2025

COACHES NOT RETURNING:
Defensive Coordinator, Tony White -> Florida State
Assistant Coach, Defensive Line, Terrance Knighton -> Florida State
Assistant Coach, Wide Receivers, Garret McGuire -> Texas Tech
Assistant JACK Linebackers - Jack Potenza -> Florida State
Assistant Linebackers - Josh Bringuel -> Arizona
Assistant Secondary/Cornerbacks - Rashaan Melvin
Assistant Director of Football Strength and Conditioning/Return to Performance Coordinator - Matt Hobbs

COACHES BEING REASSIGNED TO NEW DUTIES
Assistant Coach, Secondary/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator - John Butler -> Defensive Coordinator
Special Teams Coordinator, Ed Foley -> Director of Football Relations

COACHES SIGNED EXTENSIONS

Offensive Coordinator, Dana Holgorsen (2 Year Contract)
Running Backs, E.J. Barthel (2 Year Contract)

NEW COACHES
Associate Head Coach, Phil Snow
Assistant Coach, Wide Receivers, Daikiel Shorts Jr.
Assistant Coach, Secondary, Addison Williams
Assistant Coach, Defensive Line, Terry Bradden
Assistant Outside Linebackers, Philip Simpson
Special Teams Coordinator, Mike Ekeler

COACH SALARIES
Matt Rhule, Head Coach (8.5 million)
Phil Snow, Associate Head Coach ($400,000)

Dana Holgorsen, Offensive Coordinator (1.2 million)
Glenn Thomas, Co-offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks Coach ($800,000)
Marcus Satterfield, Tight Ends Coach (1.4 million)
Donovan Raiola, Offensive Line Coach ($650,000)
E.J. Barthel, Running Backs Coach ($450,000)
Daikiel Shorts, Wide Receivers Coach ($400,000)

John Butler, Defensive Coordinator (1 million)
Rob Dvoracek, Linebacker Coach ($450,000)
Terry Bradden, Defensive Line Coach ($400,000)
Phil Simpson, Outside Linebacker Coach ($350,000)

Mike Ekeler, Special Teams Coordinator ($625,000)

PLAYERS TRANSFERRING OUT (39):
0* TE - Nate Boerkircher (17 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 39 games) -> Texas A&M (SEC)
3* DL - Jimari Butler (16 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 37 games) -> LSU (SEC)
3* LB - Mikai Gbayor (15 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 25 games) -> Missouri (SEC) -> North Carolina (ACC)
0* WR - Alex Bullock (10 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 26 games) -> South Dakota State (MVC)
4* RB - Dante Dowdell (7 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 12 games) -> Kentucky (SEC)
4* WR - Malachi Coleman (6 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 12 games) -> Minnesota (B1G)
3* RB - Gabe Ervin, Jr. (4 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 23 games) -> Kansas State (B12)
3* WR - Jaylen Lloyd (4 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 23 games) -> Oklahoma State (B12)
4* LB - Princewill Umanmielen (1 career game start at Nebraska, played in 23 games) -> Ole Miss (SEC)
3* LB - Stefon Thompson (1 career game start at Nebraska, played in 11 games) -> Florida State (ACC)
0* DL - James Williams (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 16 games) -> Florida State (ACC)
2* WR - Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 18 games) -> South Dakota State (MVC)
3* DB - Koby Bretz (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 16 games) -> South Dakota State (MVC)
3* DL - Kai Wallin (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 15 games) -> Oregon State (P12)
3* TE - AJ Rollins (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 13 games)
3* DL - Vincent Jackson (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 11 games) -> UConn (Independent)
0* OL - Grant Seagren (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 7 games) -> Oklahoma State (B12)
3* DB - Dwight Bootle II (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 6 games) -> Charlotte (AAC)
4* OL - Jacob Hood (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 3 games)
3* DB - D'Andre Barnes (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 2 games) -> Utah State (MWC)
3* LB - Ismael Smith Flores (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 2 games) -> Texas Rio Grande Valley (Southland)
0* LB - Noah Bustard (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 1 game)
0* DB - Mason Jones (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 1 game) -> Lindenwood (OVC)
3* WR - Isaiah McMorris (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 1 game) -> Missouri State (CUSA)
3* OL - Xander Ruggeroli (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 1 game) -> Arizona State (B12)
3* DL - Brodie Tagaloa (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 1 game) -> Sacramento State (Big Sky)
4* TE - Ian Flynt (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 1 game) -> North Carolina State (ACC)
0* DL - Leslie Black (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 1 game)
0* WR - Hayes Miller (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 1 game)
0* RB - Ryker Evans (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA)
4* WR - Dae'Vonn Hall (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Nebraska-Kearney (MIAA)
3* QB - Daniel Kaelin (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Virginia (ACC)
3* DB - Syncere Safeeullah (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Tennessee State (Big South-OVC)
3* DB - Evan Taylor (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) ->
2* DL - David Borchers (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) ->
2* P - Jack McCallister (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Purdue (B1G)
0* K - Nico Ottomanelli (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Sam Houston (WAC)
0* LB - Gage Wager (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Midwestern State (LSC)
0* DB - Cooper Wilson (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Nevada (MWC)
Name in Italics = Spring Portal


TRANSFER PORTAL DEPARTURES - BY THE NUMBERS:
64* Players1QB3Players that started 12+ games
183* Players7WR3Players that started 6-11 games
12* Players3RB4Players that started 1-5 games
12NR Players3TE5Players that did not start, but played in 12+ games
3OL3Players that did not start, but played in 6-11 games
7DL11Players that did not start, but played in 1-5 games
6LB10Players that never played in a game
7DB
2Specialists

TO THE PORTAL AND BACK TO NEBRASKA AGAIN (2):
3* RB - Emmett Johnson (10 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 28 games)
4* DL - Keona Davis (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 11 games)

PLAYERS DISMISSED FROM TEAM
4* WR Hardley Gilmore (0 career game starts at Nebraska, played in 0 games) -> Kentucky (SEC)

PLAYERS GRADUATING/EXHAUSTING ELIGIBILITY (13)
Jahmal Banks (WR) -> Baltimore Ravens (Free Agent Deal)
Bryce Benhart (OL)
John Bullock (LB) -> Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Free Agent Deal)
Brian Bushini (P) -> (Mini Camp Invite with Giants)
Isaac Gifford (DB) ->Carolina Panthers (Free Agent Deal)
Tommi Hill (DB) -> (Mini Camp Invite with Vikings)
Nash Hutmacher (DL) -> Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Free Agent Deal)
Maurice Mazzccua, Jr. (RB)
Micah Mazzccua (OL) -> (Mini Camp Invite with Chiefs and 49ers)
Ty Robinson (DL) -> Philadelphia Eagles (Drafted - 4th Round)
Ben Scott (OL) -> Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Free Agent Deal)
MJ Sherman (LB) -> (Mini Camp Invite with Broncos)

PLAYERS WITH ELIGIBILITY REMAINING DECLARING FOR NFL DRAFT
Thomas Fidone (TE) -> New York Giants (Drafted - 7th Round)
Isaiah Neyor (WR) -> San Francisco 49ers (Free Agent Deal)

PLAYERS WITH ELIGIBILITY REMAINING NO LONGER LISTED ON ROSTER - STATUS UNKNOWN
Elliott Brown (WR)
Grant Buda (LB)
Blake Closman (DB)
Cooper Hausmann (WR)
Barret Liebentritt (FB)
Joey Mancino (OL)
Danny Pasko (LB)
Trevor Ruth (FB)
Taveon Thompson (DB)
Camden Witucki (LS)

PLAYERS RETIRING
Rahmir Johnson (RB) - Not applying for a hardship waiver

2024 SENIORS CONFIRMING APPLICATION FOR HARDSHIP WAIVER AND PLAN TO RETURN
Javin Wright (2021)

2024 SENIORS THAT REDSHIRTED IN 2024 AND PLAN TO RETURN
Turner Corcoran
Jalyn Gramstad

2024 SENIORS THAT PLAN TO RETURN DUE TO NEW JUCO RULE
DeShon Singleton

SIGNED RECRUITS (20)
5.9 - 4* LB Christian Jones - Omaha, NE (Early Enrollee)
5.9 - 4* QB TJ Lateef - Orange, CA (Early Enrollee)
5.9 - 4* WR Cortez Mills - Homestead, FL (Early Enrollee)
5.9 - 4* WR Isaiah Mozee - Lee's Summit, MO (Early Enrollee)
5.9 - 4* RB Jamarion Parker - St. Louis, MO (Early Enrollee)
5.8 - 4* OL Julian Marks - Olathe, KS
5.8 - 4* LB Dawson Merritt - Overland Park, KS (Early Enrollee)
5.8 - 4* DL Tyson Terry - Omaha, NE
5.7 - 3* RB Conor Booth - Wahoo, NE (Early Enrollee)
5.7 - 3* OL Houston Kaahaaina-Torres - Honolulu, HI (Early Enrollee)
5.7 - 3* LB Pierce Mooberry - Omaha, NE (Early Enrollee)
5.7 - 3* DL Kade Pietrzak - West Fargo, ND
5.7 - 3* DL Malcolm Simpson - Hitchcock, TX
5.7 - 3* OL Halafihi (Brian) Tapu - Salt Lake City, UT
5.7 - 3* DB Caden VerMaas - Omaha, NE (Early Enrollee)
5.6 - 3* WR Jackson Carpenter - Lincoln, NE (Early Enrollee)
5.6 - 3* OL Shawn Hammerbeck - Winner, SD
5.6 - 3* ATH Jeremiah Jones - Murray, KY
5.6 - 3* DB Bryson Webber - Missouri City, TX (Early Enrollee)
5.5 - 3* WR Tanner Terch - Littleton, CO (Early Enrollee)
NR - P Archie Wilson - Australia

INCOMING TRANSFERS (15)
DL Williams Nwaneri - Missouri (Lee's Summit, MO) - HS Rating (6.1 - 5*)/T Rating (6.0 - 4*) 4 Years to Play 4
OL Elijah Pritchett - Alabama (Columbus, GA) - HS Rating (6.1 - 5*)/T Rating (5.8 -4*) 2 Years to Play 2
LB Dasan McCullough - Oklahoma (Bloomington, IN) - HS Rating (6.0 - 4*)/T Rating (5.8 - 4*) 1 Year to Play 1
OL Rocco Spindler - Notre Dame (Clarkston, MI) - HS Rating (5.9 - 4*) T Rating (NR) 1 Year to Play 1
WR Dane Key - Kentucky (Lexington, KY) - HS Rating (5.8 - 4*)T Rating (5.9 - 4 *) 2 Years to Play 1
WR Nyziah Hunter - Cal ( Salinas, CA) - HS Rating (5.7 -3*)/T Rating (5.9 - 4*) 3 Years to Play 3
QB Marcos Davila - Purdue (Midland, TX) - HS Rating (5.7 - 3*)/T Rating (5.6 - 3*) 4 Years to Play 4
LB Marques Watson-Trent - Georgia Southern (Beaver Falls, PA) - HS Rating (5.2 - 2*)/T Rating (5.7 - 3*) 1 Year to Play 1
DB Justyn Rhett - Georgia ( Las Vegas, NV) - HS Rating (5.7 - 3*)/ T Rating (5.6 - 3*) 3 Years to Play 3
DL Gabriel Moore - Mississippi State (Louisville, MS) - HS Rating (5.6 - 3*)/T Rating (5.5 - 3*) 4 Years to Play 4
CB Andrew Marshall - Idaho (Corona, CA) - HS Rating (5.2 - 2*)/T Rating (5.5 - 3*) 2 Years to Play 2
DB Jamir Conn - Southern Illinois (Lee's Summit, MO) - HS Rating (NR)/T Rating (5.6 - 3*) 3 Years to Play 2
DL Jaylen George - East Tennessee State (Suwanee, GA) - HS Rating (NR)/T Rating (5.5 - 3*) 2 Years to Play 2
LS Kevin Gallic - New Hampshire (Warren, NJ) - HS Rating (NR)/T Rating (5.4 - 2*) 2 Years to Play 1
K Kyle Cunanan - Cal (Phoenix, AZ) HS Rating (NR)/T Rating (NR) 3 Years to Play 3

WHERE ARE THE RECRUITS/TRANSFERS FROM?
6 - Nebraska
4 - Missouri
3 - California
2 - Georgia
3 - Texas
2 - Kansas
2 - Kentucky
1 - Arizona
1 - Colorado
1 - Florida
1 - Hawaii
1 - Indiana
1 - Michigan
1 - Mississippi
1 - Nevada
1 - New Jersey
1 - North Dakota
1 - Pennsylvania
1 - South Dakota
1 - Utah
1 - Australia

POSITION MOVES
Rowdy Bauer: RB -> DB
Landen Davidson: OL -> DL
Jaidyn Doss: DB -> WR
Vincent Genatone: LB -> RB
Roger Gradney: DB -> LB
Heinrich Haarberg: QB -> TE
Carter Nelson: WR -> TE
Jordan Ochoa: DL -> LB
Connor Schutt: TE -> DL
Trent Uhlir: RB -> LB

125
Players
FR (21)RFR (37)SO (33)JR (16)SR (19)
QB (6)TJ Lateef (4*)Marcos Davila (3*)

Bode Soukup
Dylan Railoa (5*)Luke LongvalJalyn Gramstad
WR (14)Jackson Carpenter (3*)

Jeremiah Jones (3*)

Cortez Mills (4*)

Isaiah Mozee (4*)
Quinn Clark (3*)

DJ Singleton

❌Keelan Smith (3*)
Jacorey Barney, Jr. (4*)

❌Demitrius Bell (4*)

Jaidyn Doss (3*)

Nyziah Hunter (4*)
Janiran Bonner (4*)

Roman Mangini
Dane Key (4*)
RB (8)Conor Booth(3*)

Jamarion Parker (4*)
Izaac Dickey

Mekhi Nelson (3*)
Kwinten Ives (3*)

Kenneth Williams
Vincent Genatone

Emmett Johnson (3*)
TE (7)Eric Ingwerson (3*)

Danny King
Cayden Echternach

❌Mac Markway (4*)

❌Carter Nelson (4*)
Luke LindenmeyerHeinrich Haarberg (3*)
OL (21)Shawn Hammerbeck (3*)

Houston Kaahaaina-Torres (3*)

Julian (Juju) Marks (4*)

Halafihi (Brian) Tapu (3*)
Grant Brix (4*)

Nolan Fennessy

Jake Peters (3*)

Gibson Pyle (3*)

Preston Taumua (4*)
Jacob Brandl

Gunnar Gottula (4*)

Brock Knutson (3*)

Jason Maciejczak (3*)

Sam Sledge (3*)
Justin Evans

Tyler Knack (3*)

Elijah Pritchett (5*)
Turner Corcoran (4*)

🔽Henry Lutovsky (3*)

🔽Teddy Prochazka (4*)


Rocco Spindler (4*)
DL (18)Kade Pietrzak (3*)

Malcolm Simpson (3*)

Tyson Terry (4*)
Landen Davidson (3*)

David Hoffken

🔽Sua Lefotu (3*)

Ashton Murphy (3*)

Williams Nwaneri (5*)

Connor Schutt
❌Conor Connealy

Keona Davis (4*)

Mason Goldman (3*)

Gabriel Moore (3*)

Riley Van Poppel (3*)
Jaylen George (3*)

Cameron Lenhardt (4*)

Dylan Parrott
Elijah Jeudy (4*)
LB (18)Christian Jones (4*)

❌Dawson Merritt (4*)

❌Pierce Mooberry (3*)
Ethan Duda

❌Roger Gradney (3*)

Jordan Ochoa

Trent Uhlir

Derek Wacker
Jacob Bower

Willis McGahee IV (3*)

Maverick Noonan (3*)

Dylan Rogers (3*)

Vincent Shavers, Jr. (4*)
Gage Stenger (3*)Michael Booker III

Dasan McCullough (4*)

Marques Watson-Trent (3*)


Javin Wright (3*)
DB (26)
Tanner Terch (3*)

Caden VerMaas (3*)

Bryson Webber (3*)
Rowdy Bauer

Caleb Benning (3*)

Thomas D'Onofrio

Rex Guthrie (3*)

Donovan Jones (3*)

Preston Okafor

Kahmir Prescott (3*)

Braylen Prude (3*)

Amare Sanders (3*)

Larry Tarver, Jr. (4*)
Mario Buford (3*)

Jeremiah Charles (2*)

Blye Hill

Justyn Rhett (3*)

Rahmir Stewart (3*)

Brice Turner (3*)
Jamir Conn (3*)

Andrew Marshall (3*)
Derek Branch

Marques Buford, Jr. (3*)

Malcolm Hartzog, Jr. (3*)

DeShon Singleton (3*)

Ceyair Wright (4*)
LS (2)Aidan Flege

Kevin Gallic (2*)
PK (3)🔽Tristan Alvano (3*)

John Hohl


Kyle Cunanan
P (2)Archie WilsonKamdyn Koch (2*)

Players in Purple are Incoming Transfers
Players in Bold have starting experience at Nebraska
**Seniors from last year that have eligibility remaining
❌ Out for Spring Ball
🔽 Limited for Spring Ball

WHERE ARE THEY FROM?
37 - Nebraska
10 - Texas
7 - Missouri
6 - Iowa
6 - California
6 - Florida
5 - Pennsylvania
4 - Arizona
4 - Colorado
4 - Georgia
3 - Kansas
3 - Louisiana
3 - New Jersey
2 - Hawaii
2 - Illinois
2 - Kentucky
2 - Maryland
2 - Michigan
2 - Minnesota
2 - Mississippi
2 - South Dakota
1 - Indiana
1 - Montana
1 - Nevada
1 - New York
1 - North Dakota
1 - Tennessee
1 - Utah
1 - Wisconsin
1 - Australia
1 - Germany
1 - New Zealand

Link to 2024 huskers.com Football Roster
Link to 2025 huskers.com Football Roster
Link to 2024 Roster Movement Tracker
 
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