In another thread, people were arguing that we need to focus on in-state talent more, with consternation over Shaq Barrett. It got me wondering how many in-state talents get to the NFL and where they played college ball. Here is what I found:
This got me thinking about how many current NFL players there are who went high school in Nebraska. They are:
Shaquil Barrett (Boys Town and UNO and Colorado State)
Andy Janovich (Gretna and Nebraska)
Sam Koch (York and Nebraska)
Greg Zuerlein (Pius X and Missouri Western St)
Kyle Emanuel (Schuyler Central and North Dakota St)*
Harrison Phillips (Millard West and Stanford)
Brandin Bryant (Omaha North and Florida Atlantic)
Noah Fant (Omaha South and Iowa)
Luke Gifford (Lincoln Southeast and Nebraska)
*Emanuel was retired, then not, then on IR, then not. Not sure what his status is anymore.
So only three of the nine played for NU. However, I know the Huskers recruited Fant and Phillips hard. Bryant and Emanuel most likely won't make a team next year. So really, only two players who are active in the NFL from Nebraska were not recruited by the Huskers-- Barrett and Zuerlein.
Am I missing any? Spencer Long officially retired before the 2020 season.
This got me thinking about how many current NFL players there are who went high school in Nebraska. They are:
Shaquil Barrett (Boys Town and UNO and Colorado State)
Andy Janovich (Gretna and Nebraska)
Sam Koch (York and Nebraska)
Greg Zuerlein (Pius X and Missouri Western St)
Kyle Emanuel (Schuyler Central and North Dakota St)*
Harrison Phillips (Millard West and Stanford)
Brandin Bryant (Omaha North and Florida Atlantic)
Noah Fant (Omaha South and Iowa)
Luke Gifford (Lincoln Southeast and Nebraska)
*Emanuel was retired, then not, then on IR, then not. Not sure what his status is anymore.
So only three of the nine played for NU. However, I know the Huskers recruited Fant and Phillips hard. Bryant and Emanuel most likely won't make a team next year. So really, only two players who are active in the NFL from Nebraska were not recruited by the Huskers-- Barrett and Zuerlein.
Am I missing any? Spencer Long officially retired before the 2020 season.