The start of the 2024 Nebraska football season is quickly approaching and the Huskers have finally released their offensive lineup for Week 1. The Cornhuskers will host UTEP on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
During a meeting with the media on Monday afternoon, head coach Matt Rhule discussed the differences in the offensive playbook from last season to this season. He expressed his excitement about the development of the running back position following fall training camp.
“At the end of the day, for me, offensive football is about getting the ball in the hands of guys who can make plays and letting them make plays. I’ll go back to the running backs. It’s really about when we block four, we can’t just get four anymore. Four has to become 12. Let’s block four and it has to become 80. That’s the step we need to see.
Rhule is also excited to see how many viewers will see the depth at wide receiver and how that position will help develop the passing game.
We’ve got big receivers, so we’re going to face a really aggressive defense. They’re going to man-mark us, so we’re going to have to make a lot of big catches. Instead of trying to figure out the perfect play, we’ve just got to call plays and let the guys win. When you’ve got guys you believe in, you’ve got to let them win. Satt (Marcus Satterfield) has got it all. The offense has been working really hard on those plays since the first week of June. We’re not going to go out there and reinvent the wheel. We’re not going to trick 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 face off at 2:30 p.m. CT on Saturday and can be seen on Fox. Four possible candidates are listed for the running back position and Rhule has said all four will play on Saturday.
The full depth chart with two depths can be found below.
Left Tackle #1 – Turner Corcoran
Turner Corcoran #69 (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
number: No. 69
Height: 6 feet 6
Weight: 310 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Lawrence, Kansas
Left Tackle #2 – Grant Seagren
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
number: No. 79
Height: 6 feet 6
Weight: 305 pounds
Year: Redshirt freshman
City: Oakland, CA
Left Guard #1 – Justin Evans
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
number: #51
Height: 6 feet-1
Weight: 315 pounds
Year: Second Student
City: East Orange, New Jersey
Left Guard #2 – Henry Lutovsky
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
number: No. 59
Height: 6 feet 6
Weight: 320 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Crawfordsville, IA
Center No. 1 – Ben Scott
(Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
number: No. 66
Height: 6 feet 5
Weight: 310 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Honolulu, HI
Center No. 2 – Sam Sledge
Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports
number: #62
Height: 6 feet 5
Weight: 295 pounds
Year: Redshirt freshman
City: Omaha, Nebraska
Right Guard #1 – Micah Mazzccua
Chris Jones-USA TODAY Sports
number: #56
Height: 6 feet 5
Weight: 325 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Philadelphia, PA
Left Guard #2 – Tyler Knaak
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
number: #75
Height: 6 feet 6
Weight: 325 pounds
Year: Second Student
City: Connonwood Heights, UT
Right Tackle No. 1 – Bryce Benhart
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
number: No. 69
Height: 6 feet 9
Weight: 315 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Lakeville, Minnesota
Right Tackle #2 – Gunnar Gottula
Phil Sears-USA TODAY Sports
number: #77
Height: 6 feet 6
Weight: 305 pounds
Year: Redshirt freshman
City: Lincoln, Nebraska
Tight End – Thomas Fidone II
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
number: #24
Height: 6 feet 6
Weight: 255 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Council Bluffs, IA
Tight End #2 – Nate Boerkircher
(Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
number: No. 87
Height: 6 feet 5
Weight: 250 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Aurora, NE
Slot No. 1 – Janiran Bonner
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
number: #16
Height: 6 feet 2
Weight: 220 pounds
Year: Second Student
City: Ellenwood, GA
Slot #2 – Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda
Syndication: Las Cruces Sun-News
number: #13
Height: 6 feet-1
Weight: 200 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Twentynine Palms, California
Wide Receiver #1 – Jahmal Banks
James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports
number: #4
Height: 6 feet 4
Weight: 220 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Washington, DC
Wide Receiver #2 Jaylen Lloyd
Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
number: #19
Height: 5 feet 10
Weight: 180 pounds
Year: Second Student
City: Omaha, Nebraska
X Receiver #1 – Isaiah Neyor
Syndication: Austin American-Statesman
number: #18
Height: 6 feet 4
Weight: 220 pounds
Year: Senior
City: Fort Worth, Texas
X Receiver #2 – Jacory Barney Jr.
(Photo by Eric Francis/Getty Images)
number: #17
Height: 6 feet-0
Weight: 170 pounds
Year: First semester
City: Florida City, FL
Quarterback #1 – Dylan Raiola
Syndication: Arizona Republic
number: #15
Height: 6 feet 3
Weight: 230 pounds
Year: First semester
City: Buford, GA
Quarterback #2 – Heinrich Haarberg
Syndication: Lansing State Journal
number: #10
Height: 6 feet 5
Weight: 225 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Kearney, NE
Running back No. 1 – Rahmir Johnson
(Photo by David Berding/Getty Images)
number: #14
Height: 5 feet 10
Weight: 200 pounds
Year: Senior
City: New York City
Or Emmett Johnson
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
number: #21
Height: 5 feet 10
Weight: 200 pounds
Year: Second Student
City: Minneapolis, MN
Or Gabe Ervin Jr.
Steven Branscombe/Getty Images
number: #22
Height: 6-fet-1
Weight: 220 pounds
Year: Junior
City: Buford, GA
Or Dante Dowdell
Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports
number: #23
Height: 5 feet 2
Weight: 225 pounds
Year: Second Student
City: Picayune, MS
