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.
| NAME | COVERAGE | POS. | HT. | WT. | CITY | SCHOOL | R | I | LTR |
|---|
| Jordan Adams | 1, 2 | QB | 6-3 | 195 | Santee, Calif. | Grossmont College | JC | JC | |
| Adam Blankenship | 1 | DE | 6-3 | 230 | Tulsa, Okla. | Union | 25 | NR | 1 |
| Lance Brandenburgh | 1, 2, 3 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | Overland Park, Kan. | St. Thomas Aquinas | 24 | 72 | 4 |
| Andy Christensen | 1, 2, 3, 4 | OL | 6-3 | 275 | Bennington, Neb. | Bennington | 22 | 45 | 3 |
| Beau Davis | 1 | QB | 6-4 | 185 | Venice, Calif. | Venice | NR | NR | 1 |
| Joe Ganz | 1 | QB | 6-3 | 190 | Palos Heights, Ill. | Stagg | NR | NR | 3 |
| Cortney Grixby | 1, 2, 3 | CB | 5-9 | 160 | Omaha, Neb. | Central | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Mike Huff | 1 | OL | 6-6 | 305 | Ralston, Neb. | Ralston | NR | 144 | 4 |
| Brandon Jackson | 1, 2 | RB | 6-0 | 220 | Horn Lake, Miss. | Horn Lake | 17 | 89 | 3 |
| Michael Keenan | 1, 2, 3, 4 | LB | 6-2 | 200 | Kansas City, Mo. | Oak Park | 16 | 49 | |
| Lydon Murtha | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | OL | 6-8 | 305 | Hutchinson, Minn. | Hutchinson | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| Danny Muy | | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Tallanassee, Fla. | Lincoln | 9 | 73 | |
| Terrence Nunn | 1, 2 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | Houston, Texas | Cypress Falls | 67 | NR | 4 |
| Santino Panico | 1 | Athl. | 6-0 | 200 | Libertyville, Ill. | Libertyville | NR | NR | 1 |
| Clayton Sievers | 1 | TE/LB | 6-4 | 230 | Elkhorn, Neb. | Elkhorn | 29 | 11 | 4 |
| Ty Steinkuhler | 1, 3, 5 | DE | 6-3 | 235 | Lincoln, Neb. | Southwest | 28 | 65 | 4 |
| Nathan Swift | 1, 2, 3, 4 | WR | 6-3 | 185 | Hutchinson, Minn. | Hutchinson | 50 | 77 | 4 |
| Cornealius Fuamatu-Thomas | | OL | 6-6 | 300 | Honolulu, Hawaii | (City College of S.F.) | JC | JC | 1 |
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.
| NAME | COVERAGE | POS. | HT. | WT. | CITY | SCHOOL | R | I |
|---|
| Jeff Byers (Southern Cal) | 1 | OL | 6-4 | 270 | Loveland, Colo. | Loveland | 1 | 1 |
| Jeremy Coley (Purdue) | 1 | DE | 6-5 | 240 | Toledo, Ohio | Mesabi Range College | JC | JC |
| Zach Copple (Harvard) | 1, 2 | DT | 6-4 | 275 | Lincoln, Neb. | Southeast | 52 | 112 |
| Allan Evridge (Kansas St.) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | QB | 6-1 | 200 | Papillion, Nebr. | Papillion-La Vista | 21 | 66 |
| Freddie Franklin (La. Tech) | | RB | 6-0 | 185 | New Orleans, La. | Carver | NR | --- |
| Brett Gallimore (Michigan) | | OT | 6-5 | 290 | Riverside, Mo. | Park Hill South | 10 | 14 |
| Gabe Hatchett (Toledo) | 1 | WR | 6-3 | 194 | Minden, Nev. | (Sacramento City College) | JC | JC |
| Rocky Hinds (Southern Cal) | 1, 2, 3 | QB | 6-5 | 225 | Playa del Ray, Calif. | St. Bernard | 8 | 18 |
| Rory Johnson (Mississippi St.) | 1 | OLB | 6-2 | 215 | Vicksburg, Miss. | Vicksburg | 10 | 23 |
| Maurice McClellan (Connecticut) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Ath. | 6-2 | 217 | Pawcatuck, Conn | Stonington | NR | 104 |
| D.T. McDowell (Troy State) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | QB | 6-1 | 194 | Tucker, Ga. | Tucker | 12 | 30 |
| Seth Olsen (Iowa) | 1, 2 | OL | 6-5 | 300 | Omaha, Neb. | Millard North | 35 | 65 |
| Byron Smith (Arizona) | 1, 2, 3, 4 | DT | 6-2 | 295 | Bryan, Texas | Kilgore JC | JC | JC |
CLASS SCORECARD
45 letters earned by 15 of 18 recruits
A
ll-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
• 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.