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 recruitsAll-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
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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.