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This is a list of Nebraska Cornhuskers football players in the NFL draft. Nebraska had at least one player drafted every year from 1962 to 2018 , a streak that was snapped in 2019 . Two Huskers have been selected first overall ( Sam Francis in 1937 and Irving Fryar in 1984 ), and one was selected last (Stan Hegener in 1975 ).
In 1993, Brown was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. A member of the NFL 1960s All-Decade Team, [3] he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004. [1] Brown's No. 64 was retired by the University of Nebraska in 2004. [12]
The Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Pro Football Hall of Fame includes players, coaches, and contributors (e.g., owners, general managers and team or league officials or other non-players) who have "made outstanding contributions to professional football". The charter class of seventeen was selected in 1963.
He became one of the leaders of Nebraska's feared "Blackshirt" defense. Peter was an all-Big Eight Conference and honorable mention All-American in his senior year, and finished his college career with 124 total tackles, 20 tackles for loss and nine sacks. He was inducted into the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame in 2006. [2]
Bobby Reynolds (June 27, 1931 – August 19, 1985) was an American football player known among University of Nebraska Cornhuskers fans as "Mr. Touchdown". [1] [2] He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1984.
Ndamukong Ngwa Suh (/ ɪ n ˈ d ɑː m ə k ɪ n ˈ s uː / in-DAH-mə-kin SOO, born January 6, 1987) is an American former professional football defensive tackle.He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, where he earned All-American honors, and was selected by the Detroit Lions second overall in the 2010 NFL draft.
Rex Burkhead (born July 2, 1990) is a former American football running back.He played college football at Nebraska, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the sixth round of the 2013 NFL draft.
[10] [5] [1] He is also a member of the Nebraska Football Hall of Fame (class of 1980). [4] [11] In 2011, Tingelhoff was named as that year's recipient of the Gerald R. Ford Legends Award. The award was presented to him during the 12th Annual Rimington Trophy Presentation banquet on January 14, 2012, at the Rococo Theatre in Lincoln, Nebraska ...