Best #16 in Husker history

[rrthusker]

I know I’m a few minutes early but I have a flight in a few minutes. Erwin Swiney was a great player for us. I also really liked Kenny Cheatham.

 

[Tuco Salamanca]

Is this 16 months until kickoff, or 16 weeks? You know until the spring season 6-8 games?

 

[marclaferla]

Pre-injury Swiney is the answer.

 

[saluno22]

Hard to pick a top player at this number, a lot of really good players. I'm going with WR Maurice Purify. I want to say he was one of our (if not the) first big-bodied wide receivers. Too bad he packed on the pounds between 2006 and 2007. Still had a good season, but I recall our WR coach at the time (Ted Gilmore?) saying he needed to drop weight or move to TE in the preseason.

Honorable Mention...
- CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste. Cemented Bauserman's appearance of infamy in the 2011 Ohio State game.
- CB Erwin Swiney. Started as a true freshman in 1997 and again the next season, then an injury kept him out and while he started later, wasn't really the same.
- FS and Current Washington football executive Eric Stokes.
- Backup QB, Omaha Attorney, and NFL Referee Clete Blakeman. He had to enter in relief for Steve Taylor quite a few times.

Moment...
Mike Stuntz. 2001. Oklahoma.

Personal memory...
CB Ethan Cox wore #16 when he was at Nebraska. I had the opportunity to watch him play a few times when he was at Blair. His junior season (2015), Mount Michael entered the game 2-6, but 2-0 in district play with an opportunity to go to State with a win. Well, Blair starting QB Ethan Cox put an end to any of those hopes early, starting the game 4 for 4 for 164 yards... and 4 (f-o-u-r) touchdowns.

 

[schuele]

Good selections above, although I'm pretty sure Blakeman wore #12.

I'll add kicker Chris Drennan, who had a nice career at NU. I think he wore #16 at least a year or two.

 

[Bullsky]

Hard to pick a top player at this number, a lot of really good players. I'm going with WR Maurice Purify. I want to say he was one of our (if not the) first big-bodied wide receivers. Too bad he packed on the pounds between 2006 and 2007. Still had a good season, but I recall our WR coach at the time (Ted Gilmore?) saying he needed to drop weight or move to TE in the preseason.

Honorable Mention...
- CB Stanley Jean-Baptiste. Cemented Bauserman's appearance of infamy in the 2011 Ohio State game.
- CB Erwin Swiney. Started as a true freshman in 1997 and again the next season, then an injury kept him out and while he started later, wasn't really the same.
- FS and Current Washington football executive Eric Stokes.
- Backup QB, Omaha Attorney, and NFL Referee Clete Blakeman. He had to enter in relief for Steve Taylor quite a few times.

Moment...
Mike Stuntz. 2001. Oklahoma.

Personal memory...
CB Ethan Cox wore #16 when he was at Nebraska. I had the opportunity to watch him play a few times when he was at Blair. His junior season (2015), Mount Michael entered the game 2-6, but 2-0 in district play with an opportunity to go to State with a win. Well, Blair starting QB Ethan Cox put an end to any of those hopes early, starting the game 4 for 4 for 164 yards... and 4 (f-o-u-r) touchdowns.

Blakeman wore #12

 

[saluno22]

Blakeman wore #12

Good call, I saw his name at #16 on the 1984 roster.

I think Kenny Cheatham also wore #16 for only a year then switched to #6.