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The start of the 2024 Nebraska football season is fast approaching, and the Huskers have finally released their offensive depth chart for Week 1. The Cornhuskers will host UTEP on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
When meeting with the media on Monday afternoon, head coach Matt Rhule discussed the difference in the offensive playbook from last season to this season. He expressed his excitement about the growth of the running back position coming out of fall camp.
“At the end of the day, to me, offensive football is about getting the ball in the hands of guys who can make plays and letting them make plays. I’ll just go back to the running backs. It’s really about, when we block it for four, we can’t just get four anymore. Four needs to become 12. Block it for four and it needs to go be 80. That’s the step that we have to see.
Rhule is also excited for everyone to see the depth at wide receiver and how that position group will help develop the passing game.
We have big receivers, so we’re going to face a really aggressive defense. They’ll play man on us, so there’s going to have to be a lot of big body catches. Instead of trying to scheme up the perfect play, we’re just going to have to call plays and let the fellas go win. When you have guys you believe in, you have to let them go win. Satt (Marcus Satterfield) has got it all at his fingertips. The offense has worked really hard since the first week of June on these plays. We’re not going to go out there and reinvent the wheel. We’re not tricking anybody. We know what we’re doing, we’re going to go out there and do it and see what happens.”
Nebraska and UTEP will kick off on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT and can be seen on Fox. Four possible candidates are listed for the running back position and Rhule has said that all four will play on Saturday.
The entire two-deep depth chart is below.
Left Tackle #1 – Turner Corcoran
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Number: #69
Height: 6-feet-6
Weight: 310 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Lawrence, KS
Left Tackle #2 – Grant Seagren
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Number: #79
Height: 6-feet-6
Weight: 305 pounds
Year: Redshirt Freshman
City: Oakland, NE
Left Guard #1 – Justin Evans
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Number: #51
Height: 6-feet-1
Weight: 315 pounds
Year: Sophomore
City: East Orange, NJ
Left Guard #2 – Henry Lutovsky
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Number: #59
Height: 6-feet-6
Weight: 320 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Crawfordsville, IA
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Number: #66
Height: 6-feet-5
Weight: 310 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Honolulu, HI
Center #2 – Sam Sledge
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Number: #62
Height: 6-feet-5
Weight: 295 pounds
Year: Redshirt Freshman
City: Omaha, NE
Right Guard #1 – Micah Mazzccua
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Number: #56
Height: 6-feet-5
Weight: 325 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Philadelphia, PA
Left Guard #2 – Tyler Knaak
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Number: #75
Height: 6-feet-6
Weight: 325 pounds
Year: Sophomore
City: Connonwood Height, UT
Right Tackle #1 – Bryce Benhart
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Number: #69
Height: 6-feet-9
Weight: 315 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Lakeville, MN
Right Tackle #2 – Gunnar Gottula
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Number: #77
Height: 6-feet-6
Weight: 305 pounds
Year: Redshirt Freshman
City: Lincoln, NE
Tight End – Thomas Fidone II
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Number: #24
Height: 6-feet-6
Weight: 255 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Council Bluffs, IA
Tight End #2 – Nate Boerkircher
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Number: #87
Height: 6-feet-5
Weight: 250 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Aurora, NE
Slot #1 – Janiran Bonner
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Number: #16
Height: 6-feet-2
Weight: 220 pounds
Year: Sophomore
City: Ellenwood, GA
Slot #2 – Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
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Number: #13
Height: 6-feet-1
Weight: 200 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Twentynine Palms, CA
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Number: #4
Height: 6-feet-4
Weight: 220 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Washington D.C.
Wide Reciever #2 Jaylen Lloyd
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Number: #19
Height: 5-feet-10
Weight: 180 pounds
Year: Sophomore
City: Omaha, NE
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
Number: #18
Height: 6-feet-4
Weight: 220 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Fort Worth, TX
X-Receiver #2 – Jacory Barney Jr.
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Number: #17
Height: 6-feet-0
Weight: 170 pounds
Year: Freshman
City: Florida City, FL
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Number: #15
Height: 6-feet-3
Weight: 230 pounds
Year: Freshman
City: Buford, GA
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Number: #10
Height: 6-feet-5
Weight: 225 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Kearney, NE
Running Back #1 – Rahmir Johnson
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Number: #14
Height: 5-feet-10
Weight: 200 pounds
Year: Senior
City: New York City
Or Emmett Johnson
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Number: #21
Height: 5-feet-10
Weight: 200 pounds
Year: Sophomore
City: Minneapolis, MN
Or Gabe Ervin Jr.
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Number: #22
Height: 6-fet-1
Weight: 220 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Buford, GA
Or Dante Dowdell
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Number: #23
Height: 5-feet-2
Weight: 225 pounds
Year: Sophomore
City: Picayune, MS
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