Nebraska 2023 Class C-2 Elite 33
(Note: Stats taken from various sources and may be inaccurate)
Preseason MVP: RB/DB – Trent McCain | Ord | 5’11/175 – 2,011 rushing yards, 24 TD’s; 80 tackles, 5 TFL
Offense
QB – Braylon Anderson | Oakland-Craig | 6’3/190 (Jr.) – 2,076 passing yards, 16 TD’s;
QB – Kyler Hellbusch | North Bend Central | 6’1/185 – 1,488 passing, 15 TD’s; 707 rushing yards
QB – Connor Schutt | Wahoo Neumann | 6’5/195 – 768 passing, 10 TD’s; 683 rushing, 11 TD’s
RB – Brandon Kollars | Norfolk Catholic | 5’11/190 – Two-way threat for the Knights; Over 100 tackles
RB – Trent Uhlir | Battle Creek | 6’1/230 – 917 rushing yards, 13 TD’s; 61 tackles, 2 sacks
WR – Dalton Amen | Malcolm | 5’11/175 – 23 receptions, 581 yards (25.3 per catch), 6 TD’s
WR – Jenson Anderson | Hastings St. Cecilia | 5’11/170 – 49 receptions, 821 yards, 10 TD’s
WR – Kaeden Detamore | Doniphan-Trumbull | 5’10/150 – 51 receptions, 757 yards, 6 TD’s
ATH – Dylan Hurlbert | Ord | 5’7/175 – Injured most of 2022; 884 passing, 15 TD’s; 1,244 rushing yards, 22 TD’s in 2021
OL – Dawson Amick | Battle Creek | 6’4/250 (Jr.) – Dominant blocker; 44 tackles, sack
OL – Jed Boettcher | Ord | 6’2/315 (Jr.) – Expected to anchor both lines on outstanding Ord team
OL – Nolan Fennessy | Norfolk Catholic | 6’5/255 – All-State in 2022 (OWH); 68 tackles, 7 TFL
OL – Markey Heinrichs | Fillmore Central – York News-Times All-Area; Dominant on both sides; 8 TFL in 2022
OL – Garrett O’Hare | Kearney Catholic | 6’3/225 – 49 tackles, 3.5 sacks
OL – Jaret Peterson | Chase County | 6’0/225
OL – Thomas Thomas | Hastings St. Cecilia | 6’4/215 – 34 tackles, 4.5 TFL
K – Alexander Langenfeld | Fremont Bergan | 6’2/185 – Useful on a soccer pitch; 3/4 FG (44 career long); 29/33 PAT
Defense
DL – JT Brands | Oakland-Craig | 6’1/270 – 69 tackles, 12 TFL, 6 sacks
DL – Caleb Daniell | Yutan | 5’10/240 – 45 tackles, 10 TFL, 6 sacks
DL – Clay Hedges | Fremont Bergan | 6’4/220 – 60 tackles, 7.5 TFL, 2 sacks
DL – Trent Moudry | Wahoo Neumann | 6’2/210 – 65 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks
DL – Braxton Wiles | Hastings St. Cecilia | 6’4/220 – 42 tackles, 8 TFL, 5 sacks
LB – Talan Bruha | Ord | 6’3/205 – 397 receiving, 5 TD’s; 42 tackles, 4 TFL, 4 INT’s
LB – Cael Peters | Mitchell | 5’10/210 -1,682 total yards, 19 TD’s; 85 tackles
LB – Nolan Van Slyke | Wahoo Neumann | 5’11/205 -62 tackles, 5 INT’s, 4 TFL
LB – Derek Wacker | Yutan | 6’1/225 – 195 receiving, 3 TD’s; 31 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks (6 games)
LB – Braydon Wobken | Logan View/Scribner-Snyder | 6’1/205 – 698 rushing yards, 7 TD’s; 7 tackles, 12 TFL, 4 sacks
DB – Blake Hinrichs | Ord | 6’3/190 – 675 passing, 929 rushing, 15 TD’s; 40 tackles, 4 INT’s
DB – Carter Janssen | Norfolk Catholic | 6’1/180 – 883 passing yards, 9 TD’s; 760 rushing yards, 5 TD’s; 57 tackles
DB –Carson Murphy | Kearney Catholic | 6’0/180 – 712 passing, 7 TD’s; 192 rushing, TD; 80 tackles, 3 INT’s
DB – Jaden Williams | Doniphan-Trumbull | 6’2/170 – 1,780 passing yards, 14 TD’s; 406 rushing yards, 7 TD’s; 88 tackles, 11 TFL
P – Conor Booth | Wahoo Neumann | 6’2/220 (Jr.) – FBS offer; 964 rushing, 13.4/carry, 18 TD’s; 40.0/punt (Long 53)
Players to Watch
QB – Kade Cooper | Fillmore Central | 6’3/205 – 457 passing, 3 TD’s; 170 rushing, 6 TD’s; 29 tackles, 4 sacks, INT
QB – Waylon Cronk | Wood River | 6’2/180 – 1,559 passing, 13 TD’s; 118 rushing, 3 TD’s; 35 tackles, 6 TFL
QB – Cooper Hill | Hershey | 6’4/200 – 953 passing, 8 TD’s; 25 tackles, 2 INT’s
QB – Lincoln Konrad | West Holt | 6’5/190 (Jr.) – 922 passing, 9 TD’s
QB – Braedan Reifenrath | Cedar Catholic | 6’3/175 (Jr.) – 300 passing, 2 TD’s; 156 rushing, 3 TD’s
QB – Carter Skleba | WIlber-Clatonia | 6’0/160 – 303 passing yards, 4 TD’s; 376 rushing yards, 5 TD’s (3 games)
QB – Justus Weidermann | Logan View/Scribner-Snyder | 5’9/155 – 328 passing, 3 TD’s; 651 rushing, 4 TD’s; 29 tackles, INT
RB – Ryan Bokelmann | Lincoln Lutheran | 5’10/140 – 245 rushing yards, TD; 42 tackles, INT
RB – Corbin Guill | Oakland-Craig (Jr.) – 630 receiving, 2 TD’s; 43 tackles, 3 TFL, INT
RB – Dalton Lamprecht | Ponca | 59/150
RB – Hunter Oborny | Milford
RB – Thomas Reeves | Chase County | 5’10/200 (Jr.) -244 rushing, TD; 24 tackles, 7 TFL, 2 sacks (6 games)
RB – Quinn Rosno | Hastings St. Cecilia | – 689 rushing, 2 TD’s
RB – Jesse Tesmer | Amherst | – 519 rushing, 7 TD’s
RB – Kyler Vincent | Gordon-Rushville | 5’6/145 (Jr.)
WR – Lincoln Benne | Oakland-Craig | – 402 receiving, 2 TD’s
WR – Colbey Butts | Fremont Bergan | 6’2/175 – 352 receiving, TD
WR – Cash Ceslar | Wilber-Clatonia | 5’10/155 (Jr.)
WR – Brandon Chvatal | North Bend Central | 5’11/155 (Soph.) – 464 receiving yards; 43 tackles, 2 TFL
WR – Jacob Lowe | Kearney Catholic | 5’10/160 – 386 receiving, 4 TD’s; 33 tackles, 2 INT’s
WR – Logan McGreer | Malcolm | 5’11/160 (Jr.) – 23 receptions, 692 yards, 8 TD’s
WR – Jack Poppe | Doniphan-Trumbull | 6’1/155 (Soph.) – 460 receiving yards, 5 TD’s; 26 tackles, 2 TFL, INT
WR – Zac Pospisil | North Bend Central | 6’2/190
WR – Andrew Rentschler | West Holt | 5’11/655 (Jr.) – 7 receptions, 269 yards, 3 TD’s
WR – Cael Washburn | Tri County | 6’2/195 – 244 receiving; 58 tackles, 2 TFL
WR – Reece Williams | Tekamah-Herman | 6’2/195 – 330 receiving, 23.5/catch, 5 TD’s
TE – Blake Borchers | Battle Creek | 6’4/205
TE – Grant Kuhlmann | Wilber-Clatonia | 6’5/210 (Soph.)
TE – Owen Sutter | Yutan | 6’3/220 (Soph.) – 151 receiving yards, TD; 13 tackles, sack
ATH – Luke Kimbrough | Fillmore Central | 5’10/150 – 339 rushing, 7 TD’s; 394 receiving, 4 TD’s; 44 tackles, 3 sacks
OL/DL – Tycen Breckner | Doniphan-Trumbull | 6’2/230 (Jr.) – 54 tackles
DL – Traven Fletcher | Valentine -175 rushing yards, 2 TD’s
OL/DL – Jacob Kiever | Gordon-Rushville
DL – Reid Mackey | Centura | 6’4/200 – 49 tackles, 4 TFL, 3 sacks
OL/DL – Logan Roggasch | Kearney Catholic | 6’2/220 – 36 tackles
OL/DL – Noah Packer | Wood River | 6’2/265 (Jr.)
DL – Hugo Pomajzl | Wilber-Clatonia | 6’1/205 – 29 tackles, 6 TFL, 3 sacks
OL/DL – Jason Steider | Lincoln Lutheran | 6’4/200 –
DL – Jayden Stillman | Logan View/Scribner-Snyder | 5’8/205 – 35 tackles, 14 TFL
DL – Calib Svoboda | David City Aquinas | 6’3/230 (Jr.) – Pleasant tape surprise and sleeper in Class of 2025
DL – Noah VanEvery | Malcolm | 6’0/160 – 69 tackles, 7 TFL, 3 sacks
OL/DL- Mason Wisnieski | Malcolm | 5’11/235 (Jr.) – 51 tackles, 2 TFL
LB – Alex Braniff | Tekamah-Herman | 6’0/175 (Jr.) – 76 tackles, 7 TFL, INT
LB – Caleb David | West Holt | 6’1/175 – 78 tackles
LB – Axel Escalante | Grand Island Central Catholic | 5’6/150 – 48 tackles, 2 TFL (5 games)
LB – Dawson Kissinger | Hastings St. Cecilia | 6’1/190 – 55 tackles, 5 TFL
LB – Aiden Middleswart | Gibbon | 6’1/195 (Soph.) – 39 tackles
DB – Tyler O’Neil | Chase County | 6’0/160 – 38 tackles, 7 TFL (6 games reported)
LB – Kreyton Rockefeller | Gibbon | 6’1/185 – 398 rushing, 3 TD’s; 87 tackles, 2 TFL
LB – Jack Polick | Fremont Bergan | 5’11/170 – 58 tackles, 5.5 sacks
LB – Dawson Pruss | Fremont Bergan – 60 tackles, 7.5 TFL
LB – Landon Weinandt | Battle Creek | 5’8/180 – 68 tackles
DB – Brock Dubbs | David City – 57 tackles, 4 INT’s
DB – Easton Fries | Chase County | 5’11/150 – 3 INT’s (6 games reported)
DB – Isaiah Gaunt | Kearney Catholic | 5’11/170 – 219 receiving, 4 TD’s; 43 tackles
DB – Maddox Meyer | Malcolm – 3 INT’s
DB – Zeb Reil | Milford
DB – Liam Schmidt | Fremont Bergan | 6’0/150 – 3 INT’s
DB – Graham Stava | Grand Island Central Catholic | 5’10 (Soph.) – 21 tackles, 3 INT’s
DB – Ty Thoene | Cedar Catholic | 5’9/160 – 298 rushing, 7 TD’s; 21 tackles, INT
DB – Jarin Tweedy | Fillmore Central | 6’0/165 (Jr.) – 163 receiving, 2 TD’s; 24 tackles, 5 INT’s
DB – Austin Worth | Mitchell | 6’0/175 – 56 tackles, 4 sacks
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