🔥 Nebraska’s 2025 defense is stacked with a mix of seasoned veterans, high-profile transfers, and rising stars. Here's how the projected depth chart is shaping up across the Blackshirts unit:
🧱 Defensive Line (3–3–5 Base)
| Position | Starter | Backup |
|---|---|---|
| LDE | Cameron Lenhardt (JR) | Williams Nwaneri (RS FR) |
| NT | Elijah Jeudy (RS SR) | Riley Van Poppel (RS SO) |
| RDE | Keona Davis (SO) | Jaylen George (RS JR) |
Lenhardt is poised for a breakout year after flashes of dominance.
Nwaneri, a former 5-star transfer from Missouri, brings elite upside.
Jeudy anchors the middle with experience and leadership.
🦾 Linebackers
| Position | Starter | Backup |
|---|---|---|
| JACK | Dasan McCullough (SR) | Willis McGahee IV (SO) |
| MLB | Javin Wright (RS SR) | Dylan Rogers (RS SO) |
| WLB | Vincent Shavers Jr. (SO) | Marques Watson-Trent (RS SR) |
McCullough is a versatile edge threat with Power Five pedigree.
Shavers was the highest-graded true freshman LB in the country last year.
Watson-Trent brings 369 career tackles from Georgia Southern.
🛡 Secondary
| Position | Starter | Backup |
|---|---|---|
| LCB | Andrew Marshall (JR) | Blye Hill (RS SO) |
| SS | DeShon Singleton (SR) | Rahmir Stewart (RS SO) |
| FS | Mario Buford (SO) | Justyn Rhett (RS SO) |
| RCB | Ceyair Wright (RS SR) | Amare Sanders (RS FR) |
| NB | Malcolm Hartzog Jr. (SR) | Marques Buford Jr. (RS SR) |
Hartzog led the team in interceptions last season and shifts to nickel for more playmaking.
Singleton and Wright are proven ball hawks with big-game experience.
This defense is built to be nasty, fast, and disruptive — especially with the depth at linebacker and the infusion of talent on the line.
Many things may and will change before our first game. The Shavers Watson-Trent battle could be interesting! Will they both be on the field at times?
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