Nebraska-Kearney Lopers Roster & Depth Chart 2026

Path tags: High school high-school signing, JUCO junior college, Portal transfer portal. On3 HS is the Industry recruiting grade from the high-school cycle — stars, national rank, class year. Portal grades live on the player profile. Career logos run left to right from On3 transfer history and 247Sports — JUCO marks included when they actually went JUCO. Click a column to sort.

Offense44

#	Player	Career	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	Exp	From	Path	On3 HS	Status
52	CDerek Hill		C	6' 2"	290	—	FR	Gretna, NE	High school	—	Active
54	CCody Wheeler		C	6' 1"	280	—	JR	Frederick, CO	Portal	—	Active
51	GOlukayode Akinmoladun		G	6' 3"	330	—	SR	Kansas City, MO	Portal	—	Active
59	GJacob Runge		G	6' 2"	240	—	FR	Lincoln, NE	High school	—	Active
63	GZach Beard		G	6' 4"	280	—	FR	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	High school	—	Active
66	GTrevor Limmer		G	6' 2"	265	—	FR	Omaha, NE	High school	—	Active
67	GJavier Mendoza		G	6' 1"	285	—	SO	Lexington, NE	Portal	—	Active
68	GBrett Douglas		G	6' 2"	270	—	JR	Ravenna, NE	Portal	—	Active
71	GLuke Browne		G	6' 4"	295	—	FR	Fort Lupton, CO	High school	—	Active
72	GJake Spies		G	6' 7"	300	—	SO	Mullen, NE	Portal	—	Active
—	GDavid Squiers		G	6' 2"	275	—	FR	Kearney, NE	High school	—	Active
—	GJake Filsinger		G	6' 2"	270	—	FR	Shawnee, KS	High school	—	Active
—	GNathan Heimes		G	6' 3"	240	—	FR	Lincoln, NE	High school	—	Active
—	GTanner Britton		G	6' 3"	255	—	FR	Las Vegas, NV	High school	—	Active
70	OTPete Trausch		OT	6' 4"	300	—	JR	Minden, NE	Portal	—	Active
74	OTNick Wenz		OT	6' 9"	280	—	FR	Grand Island, NE	High school	—	Active
7	QBBronson Marsh		QB	6' 1"	200	—	SO	Omaha, NE	Portal	—	Active
12	QBSam Brauer		QB	6' 3"	210	—	FR	Seward, NE	High school	—	Active
17	QBTyler McKeone		QB	6' 2"	195	—	SO	Lexington, NE	Portal	—	Active
—	QBKalen Woodyard		QB	6' 2"	180	—	FR	Ocala, FL	High school	—	Active
20	RBDalton Sealey		RB	6' 1"	215	—	SO	Hastings, NE	Portal	—	Active
22	RBTajon Allen		RB	5' 9"	195	—	FR	Las Vegas, NV	High school	—	Active
25	RBDaniel DeShazer		RB	5' 6"	150	—	SO	Wichita, KS	Portal	—	Active
28	RBRomero Cotton		RB	5' 10"	185	36	SO	Hutchinson, KS	Portal	—	Active
30	RBStephan Rush		RB	5' 10"	175	—	SR	Merna, NE	Portal	—	Active
31	RBCody Anthony		RB	5' 11"	220	—	JR	Alliance, NE	Portal	—	Active
—	RBD'Andre Hughes		RB	5' 11"	205	—	FR	North Las Vegas, NV	High school	—	Active
—	RBTyler Schnitzler		RB	6' 1"	190	—	FR	Kenesaw, NE	High school	—	Active
86	TEKalvin Zoucha		TE	6' 4"	260	—	SR	Albion, NE	Portal	—	Active
87	TEReid Doyle		TE	6' 4"	235	—	JR	Sidney, NE	Portal	—	Active
88	TEBrett Klein		TE	6' 4"	240	—	SR	Scottsbluff, NE	Portal	—	Active
—	TEConner Beard		TE	6' 3"	235	—	FR	Hotchkiss, CO	High school	—	Active
4	WRAustin Smith		WR	6' 1"	200	—	SO	Aurora, NE	Portal	—	Active
8	WRAndre O'Neal		WR	5' 9"	175	—	JR	Miami, FL	Portal	—	Active
11	WRNoah Housh		WR	6' 4"	205	—	FR	Lincoln, NE	High school	—	Active
13	WRSpencer Lewis		WR	6' 2"	195	—	FR	Papillion, NE	High school	—	Active
15	WRMatt Berry		WR	5' 11"	195	—	SR	Mccook, NE	Portal	—	Active
35	WRAdam Repass-Orduna		WR	5' 6"	160	—	SR	Overland Park, KS	Portal	—	Active
80	WRMark Nichols		WR	6' 6"	215	—	SO	Mccook, NE	Portal	—	Active
82	WRNate Burns		WR	5' 10"	185	—	SO	Lakewood, CO	Portal	—	Active
83	WRDaCarlos Humphrey		WR	5' 10"	170	—	FR	Mansfield, TX	High school	—	Active
89	WRDarren Mason		WR	6' 2"	180	—	SO	Weeping Water, NE	Portal	—	Active
—	WRNick Behrends		WR	6' 3"	210	—	FR	Auburn, NE	High school	—	Active
—	WRTityus Mitchell		WR	6' 2"	185	—	FR	Hastings, FL	High school	—	Active

Defense43

#	Player	Career	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	Exp	From	Path	On3 HS	Status
2	CBTraysean Alexander		CB	6' 1"	180	—	JR	Antioch, CA	Portal	—	Active
3	CBYatta Kiles		CB	6' 1"	190	—	SR	Los Angeles, CA	Portal	—	Active
21	CBKenny Hill		CB	5' 11"	195	—	SR	San Diego, CA	Portal	—	Active
32	CBTannor Mroczek		CB	6' 1"	190	—	SO	Gothenburg, NE	Portal	—	Active
33	CBDamien Wilson		CB	5' 9"	170	—	FR	Dade City, FL	High school	—	Active
48	DETaylor Caldwell		DE	6' 1"	220	—	SR	Stanton, NE	Portal	—	Active
92	DEJon Alstrom		DE	6' 6"	210	—	FR	Bassett, NE	High school	—	Active
93	DEMatt Bowman		DE	6' 2"	255	—	JR	Kearney, NE	Portal	—	Active
97	DEPeyton Lange		DE	6' 5"	230	—	FR	Elkhorn, NE	Portal	—	Active
98	DEKeegan Hoppens		DE	5' 11"	230	—	JR	Ogallala, NE	Portal	—	Active
—	DEJosh Johnson		DE	6' 2"	245	—	FR	Omaha, NE	Portal	—	Active
—	DENathan Hinrichs		DE	6' 4"	240	—	FR	Hastings, NE	High school	—	Active
50	DLJake Morten		DL	6' 1"	260	—	SR	Loomis, NE	Portal	—	Active
91	DLJack Wardyn		DL	6' 3"	290	—	JR	Palmer, NE	Portal	—	Active
94	DLSam Stoltenberg		DL	6' 1"	255	—	FR	Omaha, NE	High school	—	Active
95	DLJason Wilcox		DL	6' 1"	290	—	SR	Norfolk, NE	Portal	—	Active
96	DLTanner Johnson		DL	6' 4"	265	—	FR	Rushville, NE	High school	—	Active
—	DLVinny Ross		DL	6' 4"	270	—	FR	Grant, NE	High school	—	Active
18	LBKellen Werner		LB	6' 1"	230	—	SR	Grand Island, NE	Portal	—	Active
23	LBDexter Becker		LB	6' 4"	220	—	FR	Beaver City, NE	High school	—	Active
27	LBJosh Papa		LB	6' 1"	200	—	SO	David City, NE	Portal	—	Active
40	LBTyke Kozeal		LB	6' 1"	220	—	FR	Sargent, NE	High school	—	Active
47	LBTrey Andersen		LB	6' 3"	215	—	FR	Kearney, NE	High school	—	Active
55	LBDarren Hambrick		LB	6' 2"	210	—	FR	Brooksville, FL	High school	—	Active
—	LBAlex Hunt		LB	6' 3"	200	—	FR	Aurora, NE	High school	—	Active
—	LBJesse Ackerman		LB	6' 3"	215	—	FR	Juniata, NE	High school	—	Active
—	LBJosh Boardman		LB	6' 1"	230	—	FR	Ravenna, NE	High school	—	Active
—	LBRod Theodore		LB	5' 10"	195	—	FR	Lantana, FL	High school	—	Active
—	LBTommy Ernst		LB	5' 11"	230	—	FR	Columbus, NE	High school	—	Active
—	LBWyatt Anderson		LB	6' 2"	210	—	FR	Arapahoe, NE	High school	—	Active
6	SSteven Burns		S	6' 1"	195	—	SO	Las Vegas, NV	Portal	—	Active
14	SAndrew Jensen		S	6' 3"	200	—	FR	Gretna, NE	High school	—	Active
24	SBoone Anderson		S	6' 1"	180	—	SO	Milford, NE	Portal	—	Active
29	STyler Tingelhoff		S	5' 10"	180	—	JR	Lexington, NE	Portal	—	Active
36	SJack Douglas		S	6' 2"	210	—	SR	Weeping Water, NE	Portal	—	Active
37	SGeorge Brown		S	6' 2"	170	—	FR	University City, MO	Portal	—	Active
39	SZane Ellis		S	6' 2"	195	—	FR	Callaway, NE	High school	—	Active
41	SGreg Sherwood		S	6' 1"	200	—	SO	Alta Loma, CA	Portal	—	Active
42	SBrant Douglas		S	6' 1"	200	—	SO	Cheyenne, WY	Portal	—	Active
43	SDrew Wagner		S	6' 1"	210	—	SR	Madison, NE	Portal	—	Active
44	SRiley Bonifas		S	6' 1"	210	—	JR	Blue Hill, NE	Portal	—	Active
45	SRyan Behmer		S	5' 11"	205	—	JR	Ayr, NE	Portal	—	Active
—	SDevontay LeFlore		S	6' 1"	210	—	FR	Omaha, NE	High school	—	Active

Special Teams4

#	Player	Career	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	Exp	From	Path	On3 HS	Status
16	PDavis Brendel		P	6' 1"	190	—	JR	Denver, CO	Portal	—	Active
10	PKPayton Fluckey		PK	6' 1"	195	—	FR	Springfield, NE	High school	—	Active
19	PKDillon Loschen		PK	5' 11"	190	—	SO	Columbus, NE	Portal	—	Active
38	PKJonathan Lara		PK	5' 10"	175	—	JR	Schuyler, NE	Portal	—	Active