Nebraska football 2023 roster turnover update

Nebraska football experienced lots of turnover from the 2022 season to the 2023 season. Not only did they bring in an entirely new coaching staff, except for offensive line coach Donovan Raiola, but there was also turnover on its roster as well.

With so many changes, HuskerOnline broke down the players who are no longer on Nebraska’s 2023 roster that were on its 2022 squad. We include those who graduated, are no longer listed and are declared for the NFL draft. We also take a look at Nebraska’s total roster number and how it compares to previous seasons.

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Graduated/Exhausted eligibility

Nebraska had 30 players graduate or exhausted their eligibility. Each player in this list has moved on from the Huskers’ program. Quarterback Casey Thompson, offensive lineman Riley Moses and safety Phalen Sanford were the only players who walked at Nebraska’s 2022 senior day that are on the 2023 roster. Thompson and Sanford have one season of eligibility remaining and Moses has two years left.

With the coaching change happening the way it did, a handful of walk-ons chose to walk on Senior Day before their eligibility had completely ended. Walk-ons like Cooper Jewett, Noah Stafursky, Gabe Heins, Beau Psencik and Grant Detlefsen had two more years left. 11 players had one year of eligibility left but chose to walk. Sanford was the only player to return in that group.

Name	Position
Omar Manning	WR
Eteva Mauga-Clements	LB
Matt Masker*	QB
Brandon Moore	DB
Cooper Jewett**	RB
Chris Kolarevic	LB
Brody Belt*	RB
Simon Otte*	EDGE
Beau Psencik**	RB
Chase Contreraz*	K
Darius Moore*	DB
Jake Archer*	LB
Ryan Schommer*	EDGE
Brady Weas	LS
Ian Boerkircher*	OL
Noah Stafursky**	OL
Broc Bando	OL
Trent Hixson	OL
Colton Feist	DL
Wyatt Liewer*	WR
Oliver Martin	WR
Caleb Tannor	LB
Travis Vokolek	TE
Chancellor Brewington	TE
Devin Drew	DL
Cameron Pieper*	LS
Gabe Heins**	K
Grant Detlefsen**	P
Cade Mueller	LS

Declared for 2023 NFL draft

The Huskers declared for the 2023 NFL draft. Of that group, wide receiver Trey Palmer and linebacker Ochaun Mathis were invited to the NFL Combine. Tight end Travis Vokolek was also invited to the combine. Linebacker Garrett Nelson was a player that seemed to be on the bubble of receiving an invitation.

Palmer, Nelson and Mathis all had one year of eligibility remaining.

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Name	Position
Trey Palmer*#	WR
Ochaun Mathis*#	LB
Garrett Nelson#	LB

No longer listed

Seven players are no longer listed on the 2023 roster. They aren’t in the transfer portal and didn’t walk on Senior Day. Three scholarship players and four walk-ons departed the team.

Offensive lineman Hunter Anthony and wide receiver Alante Brown are the two biggest names left off of Nebraska’s 2023 roster. Anthony transferred to Nebraska from Oklahoma State before the 2022 season. He played 157 snaps in seven games.

Brown played in 26 games for the Huskers over three seasons. The 5-foot-11, 190-pound receiver caught 22 passes for 262 yards. He was targeted 25 times in 2022 with 16 receptions and 191 receiving yards.

Scholarship offensive lineman Michael Lynn isn’t on the 2023 roster. The 6-foot-6, 295-pound sophomore from Greenwood Village, Colorado played in two games over his four seasons at Nebraska.

Walk-on wide receiver Zach Weinmaster played in every game on Nebraska’s special teams in 2022. The 5-foot-10, 180-pound sophomore returned five kickoffs for 85 yards including a long of 20 yards in 2022. Over his four-year career as a Husker, Weinmaster played in 27 games and had 147 kick return yards on nine attempts.

Name	Position
Hunter Anthony	OL
Alante Brown	WR
Zach Weinmaster	WR
Michael Lynn	OL
Christian Lilienkamp	DB
Aiden Young	RB
Eli Simonson	OL

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Previous season roster numbers

Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule’s 2023 roster is at 140 players before spring practice begins around March 20. The Huskers have 103 players on scholarship and need to get down to 85 before the fall.

Nebraska Athletic Director Trev Alberts has said that the Husker football rosters will be smaller than in the previous seasons. Rhule’s roster is already tied for Scott Frost’s smallest roster size (140) which was his first season in 2018. Nebraska’s newest coach will downsize even more after spring practice.

Here’s a list of Nebraska’s roster numbers over the last seven seasons:

Season	Number	Coach
2023	140	Matt Rhule
2022	151	Scott Frost
2021	156	Scott Frost
2020	154	Scott Frost
2019	153	Scott Frost
2018	140	Scott Frost
2017	129	Mike Riley

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