Tom Banderas, TE/DL, 6-4, 240, Oak Grove, MO
 Clete Blakeman, QB, 6-2, 175, Norfolk, NE
 Gene Chealey, DB 5-11, 170, Orlando, FL (Jones)
 McCathorn Clayton, QB, 6-0, 190, Orlando, FL (Jones)
 Shannon Davidson, DE, 6-4, 225, Kansas City, MO (Park Hill)
 Steve Forch, LB, 6-2, 205, Lincoln, NE (East)
 Hendley Hawkins, DB/QB, 5-11, 175, Los Angeles, CA (Crenshaw)
 Micah Heibel, LB, 6-2, 200, Lincoln, NE (Pius X)
 Scott Hill, WB/DB, 6-0, 180, Omaha, NE (Westside)
 Novell Jackson, RB, 6-1, 190, Havre de Grace, MD
 Lee Jones, LB/DL, 6-0, 205, Omaha, NE (Benson)
 Jon Kelley, RB, 6-2, 190, Lincoln, NE (Southeast)
 Bill Macias, OL, 6-6, 225, Huntington Beach, CA (Marina)
 John McCormick, OL/DL, 6-2, 240, Omaha, NE (Gross)
 Marc Munford, LB/DE, 6-2, 205, Littleton, CO (Heritage)
 John Nichols, OL, 6-3, 255, Littleton, CO (Columbine)
 Danny Noonan, OL/DL, 6-4, 220, Lincoln, NE (Northeast)
 Kevin Parsons, LB, 6-4, 220, Springfield, MO (Glendale)
 Von Sheppard, WB, 5-10, 170, St. Paul, MN (Central)
 Rod Smith, SE/DB, 6-0, 170, Thornton, CO
 Jeff Taylor, QB, 6-2, 175, Omaha, NE (Westside)
 Stephen Thomas, DL, 6-4, 240, Denver, CO (Montbello)

 denotes letter earned

CLASS SCORECARD
44 letters earned by 15 of 22 recruits
All-America: 2 (McCormick, Noonan)
All-conference: 4 (Forch, McCormick, Munford, Noonan)
Notable walk-ons: Keven Lightner, OT; Tim Rother, DT (both all-conference)
Notable transfer: Scott Livingston, P, from Cerritos J.C. (all-conference)

Class analysis by Mike Babcock (2002)