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International Man of Mystery
Watching the 2018 Michigan State game again over the weekend and seeing #8 Stanley Morgan, Jr. play reminded me of another great #8 - Ameer Abdullah.
And that got me to thinking - who's the best player to wear their number at Nebraska? So I looked through some old rosters and came up with a few examples, but I only made it so far before I realized this would be better as a group project. And it's the offseason, so what else are you going to do between stories of players getting busted for weed?
So here's your options. Offense first. Tons of blanks, so post your suggestions if you got 'em.
(players listed in no particular order)
0
1 Lawrence Phillips Jordan Westerkamp
2
3 Taylor Martinez
4 Tommy Armstrong Corey Ross
5 Marlon Lucky
6
7 Eric Crouch Scott Frost
8 Ameer Abdullah Stanley Morgan, Jr.
9
10 Roy Helu
11 Matt Herrian
12 Turner Gill Joe Ganz Bobby Newcombe Jarvis Redwine
13 Zac Taylor
14 Jerry Tagge
15 Tommie Frazier Vince Ferragamo
16
17
18 Brook Berringer
19
20 Johnny Rodgers
21 Roger Craig
22 Rex Burkhead
23
24
25
26 Tom Rathman Josh Brown
27 Irving Fryar
28
29
30 Mike Rozier Ahman Green
31
32 I.M. Hipp Ken Clark
33
34
35 Jeff Kinney Kris Brown
36
37 Sam Koch
38
39
40 Cory Schlesinger
41
42
43
44 Calvin Jones
45 Joel Makovicka
46
47
48
49 Bobby Reynolds
50 Dave Rimington
51
52
53
54 Aaron Graham Dominic Raiola
55
56 Rob Zatechka
57
58
59
60 Tom Novak
61
62
63
64 Bob Brown
65
66 Brenden Stai
67 Aaron Taylor
68
69
70 Matt Slauson
71 Dean Steinkuhler
72 Daryl White Zach Wiegert
73
74
75 Bob Newton Will Shields
76 Joel Wilks
77
78
79
80 Kenny Bell
81
82
83
84
85
86 Johnny Mitchell
87 Nate Swift
88
89 Junior Miller
90 Alex Henery
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
0
1
2
3 Keyou Craver
4 Lavonte David
5 Dejuan Groce
6
7 Maliek Collins Dejon Gomes
8
9 Tony Veland
10 Mike Minter
11
12
13
14 Barron Miles
15 Alfonzo Dennard
16
17
18
19 Kyle Larson
20 Michael Booker Josh Bullocks
21 Mike Brown
22 Ralph Brown
23
24
25 Nate Gerry
26
27
28 Eric Hagg
29
30
31
32 Ed Stewart
33
34 Trev Alberts
35
36 Correll Buckhalter
37
38 Barrett Ruud Dan Alexander
39
40
41 Marc Munford
42 Jerry Murtaugh
43 Terrell Farley
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55 Jason Peter
56
57 Chad Kelsey Kenny Walker
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66 Wayne Meylan
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75 Larry Jacobson
76
77
78
79 Rich Glover
80
81 Willie Harper
82 .
83
84 Mike Rucker
85
86
87
88
89 Broderick Thomas
90 John Dutton
91
92
93 Ndamukong Suh Jared Tomich
94
95
96
97
98 Grant Wistrom Vincent Valentine
99 Neil Smith
Also, here's a list of some notable Huskers from years past. Some are already listed here.
All-Americans from Husker Record Book
Rik Bonness, Center (1974-75)*#
Marvin Crenshaw, Offensive Tackle (1974)*
Dave Humm, Quarterback (1974)
Bob Martin, Defensive End (1975)
Wonder Monds, Defensive Back (1975)
Dave Butterfield, Defensive Back (1976)
Mike Fultz, Defensive Tackle (1976)
Vince Ferragamo, Quarterback (1976)
Tom Davis, Center (1977)
Kelvin Clark, Offensive Tackle (1978)*
George Andrews, Defensive End (1978)
Junior Miller, Tight End (1979)*#
Derrie Nelson, Defensive End (1980)
Jarvis Redwine, I-Back (1980)*
Randy Schleusener, Offensive Guard (1980)*
Jimmy Williams, Defensive End (1981)
Dave Rimington, Center (1981-82)**##
Mike Rozier, I-Back (1982-83)**#
Irving Fryar, Wingback (1983)*#
Dean Steinkuhler, Offensive Guard (1983)*
Bret Clark, Safety (1984)
Harry Grimminger, Offensive Guard (1984)
Mark Traynowicz, Center (1984)*#
Bill Lewis, Center (1985)
Jim Skow, Defensive Tackle (1985)
Danny Noonan, Middle Guard (1986)*#
John McCormick, Offensive Guard (1987)
Neil Smith, Defensive Tackle (1987)
Steve Taylor, Quarterback (1987)
•
Broderick Thomas, Outside Linebacker (1987-88)*#
Jake Young, Center (1988-89)**
Doug Glaser, Offensive Tackle (1989)
Kenny Walker, Defensive Tackle (1990)
Travis Hill, Outside Linebacker (1992)
Will Shields, Offensive Guard (1992)*#
Trev Alberts, Outside Linebacker (1993)*#
Brendan Stai, Offensive Guard (1994)*
Ed Stewart, Linebacker (1994)
Zach Wiegert, Offensive Tackle (1994)*#
Tommie Frazier, Quarterback (1995)*
Aaron Graham, Center (1995)
Jared Tomich, Rush End (1995-96)
Aaron Taylor, Center (1996); Guard (1997)**#
Grant Wistrom, Rush End (1996-97)**
Jason Peter, Defensive Tackle (1997)*
Mike Brown, Defensive Back (1999)
Ralph Brown, Defensive Back (1999)
Russ Hochstein, Offensive Guard (2000)
Carlos Polk, Linebacker (2000)
Dominic Raiola, Center (2000)*
Keyuo Craver, Defensive Back (2001)
Eric Crouch, Quarterback (2001)*
Toniu Fonoti, Offensive Guard (2001)*
DeJuan Groce, Kick Returner (2002)
Josh Bullocks, Defensive Back (2003)
Kyle Larson, Punter (2003)
Ndamukong Suh, Defensive Tackle (2009)*#
Prince Amukamara, Defensive Back (2010)*#
Alex Henery, Place Kicker (2010)
Lavonte David, Linebacker (2011)
And that got me to thinking - who's the best player to wear their number at Nebraska? So I looked through some old rosters and came up with a few examples, but I only made it so far before I realized this would be better as a group project. And it's the offseason, so what else are you going to do between stories of players getting busted for weed?
So here's your options. Offense first. Tons of blanks, so post your suggestions if you got 'em.
Offense
(players listed in no particular order)
0
1 Lawrence Phillips Jordan Westerkamp
2
3 Taylor Martinez
4 Tommy Armstrong Corey Ross
5 Marlon Lucky
6
7 Eric Crouch Scott Frost
8 Ameer Abdullah Stanley Morgan, Jr.
9
10 Roy Helu
11 Matt Herrian
12 Turner Gill Joe Ganz Bobby Newcombe Jarvis Redwine
13 Zac Taylor
14 Jerry Tagge
15 Tommie Frazier Vince Ferragamo
16
17
18 Brook Berringer
19
20 Johnny Rodgers
21 Roger Craig
22 Rex Burkhead
23
24
25
26 Tom Rathman Josh Brown
27 Irving Fryar
28
29
30 Mike Rozier Ahman Green
31
32 I.M. Hipp Ken Clark
33
34
35 Jeff Kinney Kris Brown
36
37 Sam Koch
38
39
40 Cory Schlesinger
41
42
43
44 Calvin Jones
45 Joel Makovicka
46
47
48
49 Bobby Reynolds
50 Dave Rimington
51
52
53
54 Aaron Graham Dominic Raiola
55
56 Rob Zatechka
57
58
59
60 Tom Novak
61
62
63
64 Bob Brown
65
66 Brenden Stai
67 Aaron Taylor
68
69
70 Matt Slauson
71 Dean Steinkuhler
72 Daryl White Zach Wiegert
73
74
75 Bob Newton Will Shields
76 Joel Wilks
77
78
79
80 Kenny Bell
81
82
83
84
85
86 Johnny Mitchell
87 Nate Swift
88
89 Junior Miller
90 Alex Henery
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
Defense
0
1
2
3 Keyou Craver
4 Lavonte David
5 Dejuan Groce
6
7 Maliek Collins Dejon Gomes
8
9 Tony Veland
10 Mike Minter
11
12
13
14 Barron Miles
15 Alfonzo Dennard
16
17
18
19 Kyle Larson
20 Michael Booker Josh Bullocks
21 Mike Brown
22 Ralph Brown
23
24
25 Nate Gerry
26
27
28 Eric Hagg
29
30
31
32 Ed Stewart
33
34 Trev Alberts
35
36 Correll Buckhalter
37
38 Barrett Ruud Dan Alexander
39
40
41 Marc Munford
42 Jerry Murtaugh
43 Terrell Farley
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55 Jason Peter
56
57 Chad Kelsey Kenny Walker
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66 Wayne Meylan
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75 Larry Jacobson
76
77
78
79 Rich Glover
80
81 Willie Harper
82 .
83
84 Mike Rucker
85
86
87
88
89 Broderick Thomas
90 John Dutton
91
92
93 Ndamukong Suh Jared Tomich
94
95
96
97
98 Grant Wistrom Vincent Valentine
99 Neil Smith
Also, here's a list of some notable Huskers from years past. Some are already listed here.
All-Americans from Husker Record Book
Rik Bonness, Center (1974-75)*#
Marvin Crenshaw, Offensive Tackle (1974)*
Dave Humm, Quarterback (1974)
Bob Martin, Defensive End (1975)
Wonder Monds, Defensive Back (1975)
Dave Butterfield, Defensive Back (1976)
Mike Fultz, Defensive Tackle (1976)
Vince Ferragamo, Quarterback (1976)
Tom Davis, Center (1977)
Kelvin Clark, Offensive Tackle (1978)*
George Andrews, Defensive End (1978)
Junior Miller, Tight End (1979)*#
Derrie Nelson, Defensive End (1980)
Jarvis Redwine, I-Back (1980)*
Randy Schleusener, Offensive Guard (1980)*
Jimmy Williams, Defensive End (1981)
Dave Rimington, Center (1981-82)**##
Mike Rozier, I-Back (1982-83)**#
Irving Fryar, Wingback (1983)*#
Dean Steinkuhler, Offensive Guard (1983)*
Bret Clark, Safety (1984)
Harry Grimminger, Offensive Guard (1984)
Mark Traynowicz, Center (1984)*#
Bill Lewis, Center (1985)
Jim Skow, Defensive Tackle (1985)
Danny Noonan, Middle Guard (1986)*#
John McCormick, Offensive Guard (1987)
Neil Smith, Defensive Tackle (1987)
Steve Taylor, Quarterback (1987)
•
Broderick Thomas, Outside Linebacker (1987-88)*#
Jake Young, Center (1988-89)**
Doug Glaser, Offensive Tackle (1989)
Kenny Walker, Defensive Tackle (1990)
Travis Hill, Outside Linebacker (1992)
Will Shields, Offensive Guard (1992)*#
Trev Alberts, Outside Linebacker (1993)*#
Brendan Stai, Offensive Guard (1994)*
Ed Stewart, Linebacker (1994)
Zach Wiegert, Offensive Tackle (1994)*#
Tommie Frazier, Quarterback (1995)*
Aaron Graham, Center (1995)
Jared Tomich, Rush End (1995-96)
Aaron Taylor, Center (1996); Guard (1997)**#
Grant Wistrom, Rush End (1996-97)**
Jason Peter, Defensive Tackle (1997)*
Mike Brown, Defensive Back (1999)
Ralph Brown, Defensive Back (1999)
Russ Hochstein, Offensive Guard (2000)
Carlos Polk, Linebacker (2000)
Dominic Raiola, Center (2000)*
Keyuo Craver, Defensive Back (2001)
Eric Crouch, Quarterback (2001)*
Toniu Fonoti, Offensive Guard (2001)*
DeJuan Groce, Kick Returner (2002)
Josh Bullocks, Defensive Back (2003)
Kyle Larson, Punter (2003)
Ndamukong Suh, Defensive Tackle (2009)*#
Prince Amukamara, Defensive Back (2010)*#
Alex Henery, Place Kicker (2010)
Lavonte David, Linebacker (2011)
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