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RECRUITING

The 2004 class

Click on player's name for biographical information. The "R" and "I" numbers in the right-hand column indicate the player's ranking at his position by Rivals.com and TheInsiders.com as of Feb. 5, 2004. Rankings of schools are here.
 

NAMECOVERAGEPOS.HT.WT.CITYSCHOOL R  |  I LTR
Jordan Adams1, 2QB6-3195Santee, Calif.Grossmont College JC | JC 
Adam Blankenship1DE6-3230Tulsa, Okla.Union 25 | NR1
Lance Brandenburgh 1, 2, 3LB6-1220Overland Park, Kan.St. Thomas Aquinas 24 | 724
Andy Christensen1, 2, 3, 4OL6-3275Bennington, Neb.Bennington 22 | 453
Beau Davis1QB6-4185Venice, Calif.Venice NR | NR1
Joe Ganz1QB6-3190Palos Heights, Ill.Stagg NR | NR3
Cortney Grixby 1, 2, 3CB5-9160Omaha, Neb.Central 5 | 44
Mike Huff 1OL6-6305Ralston, Neb.Ralston  NR | 1444
Brandon Jackson1, 2RB6-0220Horn Lake, Miss.Horn Lake 17 | 893
Michael Keenan1, 2, 3, 4LB6-2200Kansas City, Mo.Oak Park 16 | 49 
Lydon Murtha1, 2, 3, 4, 5OL6-8305Hutchinson, Minn.Hutchinson  4 | 114
Danny Muy OL6-4270Tallanassee, Fla.Lincoln  9 | 73 
Terrence Nunn 1, 2WR6-0185Houston, TexasCypress Falls 67 | NR4
Santino Panico1Athl.6-0200Libertyville, Ill.Libertyville NR | NR1
Clayton Sievers1TE/LB6-4230Elkhorn, Neb.Elkhorn 29 | 114
Ty Steinkuhler1, 3, 5DE6-3235Lincoln, Neb.Southwest 28 | 654
Nathan Swift1, 2, 3, 4WR6-3185Hutchinson, Minn.Hutchinson 50 | 774
Cornealius Fuamatu-Thomas OL6-6300Honolulu, Hawaii(City College of S.F.) JC | JC1
 
Went elsewhere
This list includes any player known to have been committed to Nebraska at one time, as well as other notable players pursued by NU. The "R" and "I" numbers in the right-hand column indicate the player's ranking at his position by Rivals.com and TheInsiders.com as of Feb. 5, 2004.
NAMECOVERAGEPOS.HT.WT.CITYSCHOOL R  |  I 
Jeff Byers (Southern Cal) 1OL6-4270Loveland, Colo.Loveland 1 | 1
Jeremy Coley (Purdue)1DE6-5240Toledo, OhioMesabi Range College JC | JC
Zach Copple (Harvard)1, 2DT6-4275Lincoln, Neb.Southeast  52 | 112
Allan Evridge (Kansas St.)1, 2, 3, 4QB6-1200Papillion, Nebr.Papillion-La Vista 21 | 66
Freddie Franklin (La. Tech) RB6-0185New Orleans, La.Carver NR | ---
Brett Gallimore (Michigan) OT6-5290Riverside, Mo.Park Hill South 10 | 14
Gabe Hatchett (Toledo)1WR6-3194Minden, Nev.(Sacramento City College) JC | JC
Rocky Hinds (Southern Cal)1, 2, 3QB6-5225Playa del Ray, Calif.St. Bernard  8 | 18
Rory Johnson (Mississippi St.)1OLB6-2215Vicksburg, Miss.Vicksburg 10 | 23
Maurice McClellan (Connecticut)1, 2, 3, 4, 5Ath.6-2217Pawcatuck, ConnStonington  NR | 104
D.T. McDowell (Troy State)1, 2, 3, 4QB6-1194Tucker, Ga.Tucker 12 | 30
Seth Olsen (Iowa)1, 2OL6-5300Omaha, Neb.Millard North 35 | 65
Byron Smith (Arizona)1, 2, 3, 4DT6-2295Bryan, TexasKilgore JC JC | JC


CLASS SCORECARD
45 letters earned by 15 of 18 recruits
All-America: 0
All-conference: 1 (Jackson)
Notable walk-ons: Todd Peterson, WR; Dan Titchener, P; Tyler Wortman, LB

 

Top classes

As of Feb. 5, 2004

Bill Hodge
OCSN.com

1. Southern Cal
2. LSU
3. Florida State
4. Miami-Florida
5. Michigan
6. Oklahoma
7. Georgia
8. Florida
9. Ohio State
t-10. Texas
t-10. Tennessee
12. Texas A&M
13. Oregon
14. Penn State
15. Michigan St.
16. Alabama
17. Maryland
18. Washington
19. California
20. Purdue
21. Missouri
22. Washington St.    
23. Kansas St.
24. Auburn
25. Nebraska
 
Rivals.com

1. Southern Cal
2. LSU
3. Florida State
4. Miami
5. Michigan
6. Georgia
7. Florida
8. Oklahoma
9. Ohio State
10. Texas
11 Tennessee
12 Oregon
13 Texas A&M
14 Penn State
15 Alabama
16 Michigan St.
17 Maryland
18 Kansas St.
19 Washington
20 Purdue
21 Auburn
22 Arkansas
23 California
24 Boston College
25 Washington St.    
26 Oregon St.
27 Nebraska
Max
Emfinger

1. Southern Cal
2. LSU
3. Oklahoma
4. Florida State
5. Michigan
6. Florida
7. Miami
8. Georgia
9. Ohio State
10. Tennessee
11. Texas
12. Texas A&M
t-13. Alabama
t-13. Michigan St.   
15. N.C. State
16. Oregon
17. Penn State
18. Arkansas
19. Notre Dame
t-20. Maryland
t-20. Nebraska
22. California
23. Ole Miss
24. Washington
t-25. Texas Tech
t-25. UCLA
Tom Lemming
Prep Football Rept.  

1. Southern Cal
2. LSU
3. Miami
4. Michigan
5. Florida State
6. Ohio State
7. Oklahoma
8. Florida
9. Tennessee
10. Texas A&M
11. Texas
12. Georgia
13. Michigan St.
14. Penn State
15. Alabama
16. Washington
17. California
18. Wisconsin
19. Oregon
20. Maryland
21. Missouri
22. Purdue
23. Nebraska
24. Notre Dame
25. South Carolina   
TheInsiders.com
(SuperPrep)

1. Southern Cal
2. LSU
3. Miami
4. Florida St.
5. Michigan
6. Georgia
7. Oklahoma
8. Florida
9. Tennessee
10. Texas
11. Ohio State
12. Penn State
13. Michigan St.
14. Texas A&M
15. Oregon
16. Maryland
17. Texas Tech
18. North Carolina
19. Alabama
20. N.C. State
21. Washington St.
22. Washington
23. Arizona St.
24. UCLA
25. Virginia
 
Signing day coverage
Bill Callahan hopes to cap a frantic 3½ weeks with a big finish in the hunt for players who will begin to give the Huskers a different look.
Callahan and his staff overcome a late start and sign an 18-member recruiting class that draws the experts' praise, if not a consensus top 20 ranking: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

NOTE: Nebraska had 13 commitments and a class ranked 14th nationally by Rivals.com at the time of Frank Solich's firing.