Defensive Depth Chart

[ELKMT]

From the RIVALS site.

Interesting that Olive is listed at DE ( he will probably play inside during sets when the DE plays inside) and when we run a 4-3 set as a change up to the 3-4. 300lb DE is pretty unique for us. Both sets were used during fall practices. Good size at Linebacker.

Defense

Cornerbacks

20 Blair Burns (5-10, 186, Jr., Plano, Texas)

29 Tim Hayes (5-9, 185, Fr., Los Angeles, Calif.)

26 Jabari Holland (5-10, 175, Fr., Denver, Colo.)

24 Zaquoya Parham (5-10, 181, So., Phoenix, Ariz.)

Strong Safeties

13 Darrenn White (6-0, 192, Jr., Kansas City, Mo.)

18 Xavier Lewis (6-0, 190, Fr., Aurora, Colo.)

6 B.J. Hendrix Jr. (5-11, 188, RSo., O'Fallon, Ill.)

32 Jake Schiffner (5-10, 181, Jr., Calgary, Alberta)

Free Safeties

2 Marqueston Huff (6-0, 195, Sr., Texarkana, Texas)

4 DeAndre Jones (6-0, 186, Jr., Killeen, Texas)

7 Chad Reese (5-11, 180, Jr., Tyler, Texas)

23 Tim Kamana (5-11, 190, Fr., Honolulu, Hawai'i)

Cornerbacks

14 Tyran Finley (5-9, 177, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.)

16 Cortland Fort (6-0, 185, RFr., Fontana, Calif.)

35 Cooper Wise (5-9, 170, Fr., Powell, Wyo.)

33 Thatcher Vap (5-7, 180, RSo., North Platte, Neb.)

WILL Linebackers

45 Lucas Wacha (6-1, 214, RFr., Texarkana, Texas)

8 Zack Berg (6-2, 230, So., Edmonds, Wash.)

53 Alex Borgs (6-2, 232, Jr., Raesfeld, Germany)

3 Jeff Lark (6-2, 213, So., Cedar Hill, Texas)

MIKE Linebackers

43 Devyn Harris (6-3, 240, Sr., Fountain, Colo.)

1 Jordan Stanton (6-0, 246, Jr., Palmdale, Calif.)

47 Brandon Lukenbill (6-2, 224, RFr., Puyallup, Wash.)

36 Jonathan Klug (6-2, 198, So., Cody, Wyo.)

SAM Linebackers

21 Mark Nzeocha (6-3, 235, Jr., Neusitz, Germany)

9 Malkaam Muhammad (6-0, 228, So., St. Joseph, Mo.)

28 Nehemie Kankolongo (5-11, 212, Jr., Coquitlam, B.C.)

Bucks (Outside Linebackers/Defensive Ends)

12 Sonny Puletasi (6-3, 251, Jr., Lawton, Okla.)

34 Siaosi Hala'api'api (6-2, 248, So., Honolulu, Hawai'i)

46 Deven McKenna (6-2, 225, So., Millstone, N.J.)

Nose Tackles

95 Patrick Mertens (6-5, 295, Sr., Sterling, Colo.)

91 Troy Boyland (6-2, 302, Jr., Palo Alto, Calif.)

60 Du'Ryan Ebbesen (6-2, 288, Fr., St. Croix, Virgin Islands)

Defensive Tackles

96 Justin Bernthaler (6-2, 260, Sr., Stuttgart, Germany)

57 Chase Appleby (6-0, 289, RFr., Frisco, Texas)

97 Dan Crook (6-3, 272, Jr., Brigham City, Utah)

61 Sameer Khaled (5-11, 262, So., St. Croix, Virgin Islands)

Defensive Ends

55 Eddie Yarbrough (6-3, 257, So., Aurora, Colo.)

90 Uso Olive (6-1, 293, RFr., Federal Way, Wash.)

44 J.J. Quinlan (6-1, 248, Sr., Everett, Wash.)

22 Ryan Anaya (6-2, 255, Fr., Casper, Wyo.)

Punters/Holders/Return Specialists

Punters

41 Ethan Wood (6-3, 165, Fr., Colorado Srings, Colo.)

40 Stuart Williams (5-11, 180, Jr., Nederland, Colo.)

Punt Returners

1 Jalen Claiborne (5-9, 175, Jr., Carthage, Texas)

14 Tyran Finley (5-9, 177, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.)

20 Blair Burns (5-10, 186, Jr., Plano, Texas)

Kickoff Returners

1 Jalen Claiborne (5-9, 175, Jr., Carthage, Texas) (No. 1

14 Tyran Finley (5-9, 177, Jr., Birmingham, Ala.) Tandem)

2 Marqueston Huff (6-0, 195, Sr., Texarkana, Texas) (No. 2

8 Brandon Miller (6-0, 200, Sr., Parker, Colo.) Tandem

 

[trouble]

300lb Defensive end?

That has to be a mistake?

 

[Bryoming]

300lb Defensive end?

That has to be a mistake?

We run a 3-4 base, so all of the down linemen are essentially DTs.

 

[fromolwyoming]

300lb Defensive end?

That has to be a mistake?

In the most ideal cases, for the 3-4 defense, the NT would be 6'4 350lbs, and the DEs would be 6'3-6'5 300lbs.

 

[BeaverPoke]

I'm so sick of Husker fans saying "that has to be a mistake". For the last time, Olive is a 300 pound DT, and Yarbrough&Pelutasi are LB/DE's.
No we don't have any 240 lb DTs and 300 lb DE's. It is switched. It has been said before...

 

[knapplc]

But for real, that has to be a mistake.

 

[ELKMT]

Yarbrough&Pelutasi are LB/DE's.

Yarbrough played strictly on the line through spring and fall football (as he did last year). So he is a 260 lbs defensive end which is decent size, he won't likely play an linebacker this year. Puletasi and Siaosi Hala'api'api are the linebacker/DE hybrid for the 3-4 defense, and they also have good size as linebackers.