The Athletic's Bruce Feldman put out his annual Freaks List on Tuesday morning, highlighting 100 college football players who have freakish measurables, athleticism, strength or some other trait which sets them apart.
Nebraska cornerback Tommi Hill came in at No. 57, here's an excerpt from Feldman, including two quotes from Matt Rhule:
"'He’s a 42-inch vertical, 4.3 (40) guy,' Rhule said. Hill started one game on offense and seven more on defense before he moved to cornerback full-time in 2023. Hill made 26 tackles and had nine PBUs with four interceptions. Another DB to remember at Nebraska is redshirt freshman Jeremiah Charles, a 5-11, 170-pounder who has broad-jumped 11 feet and finished fifth in the triple jump (50-6 3/4) and sixth in the long jump (24-0 1/4) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships this year.
'He scored (points) in the Big Ten in a track meet and then came back and won the (football team’s) dunk contest the day they got back,' said Rhule."
Nebraska linebacker Vincent Genatone also made the list at No. 83, here's what Feldman wrote about the transfer out of Montana
"Genatone is a Nebraska product who won the state’s 220-pound Class A high school wrestling title and ran a 10.5 100-meter dash – but didn’t get offered by the previous staff. Genatone began his career at Montana, where he was a special teamer for a Grizzlies team in 2023 that went to the FCS national title game. Genatone transferred home and put up some impressive numbers this offseason. He broad-jumped 11 feet, vertical-jumped 38 1/2 inches and had a max velocity of 21.46 mph.
“He’s such a freak,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said. “He’s like our highest jumper, fastest player at 230 pounds.”
Nebraska cornerback Tommi Hill came in at No. 57, here's an excerpt from Feldman, including two quotes from Matt Rhule:
"'He’s a 42-inch vertical, 4.3 (40) guy,' Rhule said. Hill started one game on offense and seven more on defense before he moved to cornerback full-time in 2023. Hill made 26 tackles and had nine PBUs with four interceptions. Another DB to remember at Nebraska is redshirt freshman Jeremiah Charles, a 5-11, 170-pounder who has broad-jumped 11 feet and finished fifth in the triple jump (50-6 3/4) and sixth in the long jump (24-0 1/4) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships this year.
'He scored (points) in the Big Ten in a track meet and then came back and won the (football team’s) dunk contest the day they got back,' said Rhule."
Nebraska linebacker Vincent Genatone also made the list at No. 83, here's what Feldman wrote about the transfer out of Montana
"Genatone is a Nebraska product who won the state’s 220-pound Class A high school wrestling title and ran a 10.5 100-meter dash – but didn’t get offered by the previous staff. Genatone began his career at Montana, where he was a special teamer for a Grizzlies team in 2023 that went to the FCS national title game. Genatone transferred home and put up some impressive numbers this offseason. He broad-jumped 11 feet, vertical-jumped 38 1/2 inches and had a max velocity of 21.46 mph.
“He’s such a freak,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule said. “He’s like our highest jumper, fastest player at 230 pounds.”
