RECRUITING
The 1983 class
3 Tom Banderas, TE/DL, 6-4, 240, Oak Grove, MO 3 Clete Blakeman, QB, 6-2, 175, Norfolk, NE 0 Gene Chealey, DB 5-11, 170, Orlando, FL (Jones) 3 McCathorn Clayton, QB, 6-0, 190, Orlando, FL (Jones) 0 Shannon Davidson, DE, 6-4, 225, Kansas City, MO (Park Hill) 3 Steve Forch, LB, 6-2, 205, Lincoln, NE (East) 3 Hendley Hawkins, DB/QB, 5-11, 175, Los Angeles, CA (Crenshaw) 2 Micah Heibel, LB, 6-2, 200, Lincoln, NE (Pius X) 0 Scott Hill, WB/DB, 6-0, 180, Omaha, NE (Westside) 0 Novell Jackson, RB, 6-1, 190, Havre de Grace, MD 3 Lee Jones, LB/DL, 6-0, 205, Omaha, NE (Benson) 3 Jon Kelley, RB, 6-2, 190, Lincoln, NE (Southeast) 0 Bill Macias, OL, 6-6, 225, Huntington Beach, CA (Marina) 3 John McCormick, OL/DL, 6-2, 240, Omaha, NE (Gross) 3 Marc Munford, LB/DE, 6-2, 205, Littleton, CO (Heritage) 2 John Nichols, OL, 6-3, 255, Littleton, CO (Columbine) 3 Danny Noonan, OL/DL, 6-4, 220, Lincoln, NE (Northeast) 4 Kevin Parsons, LB, 6-4, 220, Springfield, MO (Glendale) 3 Von Sheppard, WB, 5-10, 170, St. Paul, MN (Central) 3 Rod Smith, SE/DB, 6-0, 170, Thornton, CO 0 Jeff Taylor, QB, 6-2, 175, Omaha, NE (Westside) 0 Stephen Thomas, DL, 6-4, 240, Denver, CO (Montbello)1 Letter(s) 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)