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The Top Ranked Football Players of All-Time from Nebraska High Schools
Notes: This is a list of the greatest pro players who finished high school in this state.
What players did in high school or college does not factor into this list.
| High School | Athlete | POS | Rookie | Rnk |
| Adams Central (Hastings) | Kevin Lightner | OL | 1988 | 30954 |
| Alma (Alma) | Joseph Byler | OL | 1946 | 21830 |
| Alma (Alma) | Bob Peterson | LB | 1963 | 35579 |
| Archbishop Bergan (Fremont) | Brad Ottis | DL | 1994 | 14064 |
| Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) | Ben Stille | DL | 2022 | 27296 |
| Auburn (Auburn) | Chris Kelsay | DL | 2003 | 2916 |
| Auburn (Auburn) | Chad Kelsay | LB | 1999 | 28205 |
| Aurora (Aurora) | Austin Allen (TE) | TE | 2022 | 37950 |
| Battle Creek (Battle Creek) | Dave Volk | OL | 2002 | 28923 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Al Bloodgood | RB | 1925 | 6189 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Bob Hohn | DB | 1964 | 10295 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Pid Purdy | RB | 1926 | 11632 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Dick Frahm | RB | 1932 | 12558 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Cam Jurgens | OL | 2022 | 13360 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Xavier Omon | RB | 2008 | 23972 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Jerry DePoyster (P) | P | 1968 | 10338 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Rik Bonness | LB | 1976 | 16494 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Jerry DePoyster (K) | K | 1968 | 16583 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Tim Rother | DL | 1988 | 23452 |
| Benson (Omaha) | John Walker | DL | 1983 | 14717 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Kenton Keith | RB | 2007 | 18665 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Dave Hale | DL | 1969 | 21510 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Tony Veland | DB | 1996 | 25583 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Lee Jones | DL | 1988 | 33883 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Archie Gray | WR | 1975 | 34255 |
| Benson (Omaha) | John Simmons (WR) | WR | 1964 | 36334 |
| Bergan (Fremont) | Zach Wiegert | OL | 1995 | 6403 |
| Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) | Zach S. Miller | TE | 2009 | 7866 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Tony Wragge | OL | 2002 | 17907 |
| Blue Springs (Blue Springs) | Guy Chamberlin | E | 1920 | 865 |
| Boys Town (Boys Town) | Shaquil Barrett | LB | 2014 | 2371 |
| Boys Town (Boys Town) | Ken Geddes | LB | 1971 | 4439 |
| Boys Town (Boys Town) | Bob Schmit | LB | 1975 | 24492 |
| Broken Bow (Broken Bow) | Kent McCloughan | DB | 1965 | 3863 |
| Bryan (Omaha) | Ken Clark | TE | 1990 | 11423 |
| Burke (Omaha) | George Andrews | LB | 1979 | 6118 |
| Burke (Omaha) | Alex Henery | K | 2011 | 7860 |
| Burke (Omaha) | Rod Kush | DB | 1979 | 15242 |
| Burke (Omaha) | Barney Cotton | OL | 1979 | 22856 |
| Cambridge (Cambridge) | John Mintun | OL | 1920 | 6858 |
| Cambridge (Cambridge) | Alvie Thompson | OL | 1925 | 15717 |
| Catholic (Norfolk) | Bill LaFleur | P | 1999 | 20015 |
| Cedar (Hartington) | Russ Hochstein | OL | 2001 | 12905 |
| Centennial (Utica) | Quentin Neujahr | OL | 1996 | 19250 |
| Central (Omaha) | Gale Sayers | RB | 1965 | 421 |
| Central (Omaha) | Ahman Green | RB | 1998 | 453 |
| Central (Omaha) | Calvin Jones (RB) | RB | 1994 | 3894 |
| Central (Omaha) | Gale Sayers (KR) | KR | 1965 | 5258 |
| Central (Omaha) | Dave Noble | RB | 1924 | 9064 |
| Central (Omaha) | Gale Sayers (PR) | PR | 1965 | 11888 |
| Central (Omaha) | Ahman Green (KR) | KR | 1998 | 12184 |
| Central (Omaha) | Joe Orduna | RB | 1972 | 13725 |
| Central (Omaha) | Keith Jones | RB | 1989 | 16803 |
| Central (Omaha) | Chris Reed | OL | 2015 | 24973 |
| Central (Omaha) | Harland Gunn | OL | 2012 | 28204 |
| Central (Omaha) | Larry Station | LB | 1986 | 29049 |
| Central (Omaha) | Shaun Prater | DB | 2012 | 35763 |
| Central (Omaha) | Brandon Williams (1980) | DB | 2003 | 38057 |
| Central (Omaha) | Curtis Cotton | DB | 1995 | 38645 |
| Central (Omaha) | Malik Harris | DL | 2019 | 38933 |
| Central (Schuyler) | Kyle Emanuel | LB | 2015 | 13340 |
| Central Catholic (Grand Island) | John Parrella | DL | 1993 | 3754 |
| Chadron (Chadron) | Russ Thompson | OL | 1936 | 5699 |
| Chester-Hubbell-Byron (Chester) | Chris Eitzmann | TE | 2000 | 34228 |
| Clay Center (Clay Center) | Mike Ulmer (PR) | PR | 1978 | 21214 |
| Clay Center (Clay Center) | Mike Ulmer | DB | 1978 | 21824 |
| Clay Center (Clay Center) | Mike Ulmer (KR) | KR | 1978 | 22622 |
| College View (Lincoln) | John Marrow | OL | 1937 | 19944 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | LaVerne Torczon | DL | 1960 | 2790 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | Cory Schlesinger | RB | 1995 | 4443 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | Arnie Oehlrich | RB | 1928 | 9123 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | Parker Douglass | K | 2008 | 32239 |
| Concordia (Seward) | Bob Oetting | OL | 1964 | 35835 |
| Cozad (Cozad) | Jared Crick | DL | 2012 | 7978 |
| Cozad (Cozad) | Chris Dishman | OL | 1997 | 11583 |
| Crawford (Crawford) | Dub Miller | OL | 1935 | 15223 |
| Creighton (Omaha) | Fred Pollack | OL | 1998 | 30829 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Gene Williams | OL | 1991 | 8150 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Junior Bryant | DL | 1995 | 9783 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Easton Stick | QB | 2019 | 11993 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Mike Davlin | OL | 1955 | 18064 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Zach Potter | TE | 2009 | 21105 |
| Crete (Crete) | Steve Hokuf | QB | 1933 | 7696 |
| Curtis (Curtis) | Ted Doyle | OL | 1938 | 5455 |
| David City (David City) | Bob Martin | LB | 1976 | 12092 |
| DeWitt (DeWitt) | Glenn Presnell | RB | 1931 | 1948 |
| East (Lincoln) | Rob Zatechka | OL | 1995 | 22984 |
| East (Lincoln) | Eric Stokes | DB | 1997 | 25269 |
| East (Lincoln) | Kent Wells | DL | 1990 | 26736 |
| East Butler (Brainard) | Joel Makovicka | RB | 1999 | 10426 |
| Edgar (Edgar) | Ossie Wiberg | RB | 1927 | 8859 |
| Elba (Elba) | Randy Rasmussen | OL | 1967 | 3337 |
| Elkhorn (Elkhorn) | Spencer Long | OL | 2014 | 18908 |
| Elkhorn (Elkhorn) | Trevor Robinson | OL | 2012 | 23043 |
| Elkhorn (Elkhorn) | Jay Moore | DL | 2007 | 26158 |
| Elkhorn (Elkhorn) | Brian Gragert | P | 1996 | 33339 |
| Fairbury (Fairbury) | Forrest McPherson | OL | 1935 | 10232 |
| Fairfield (Fairfield) | Glen Spear | RB | 1926 | 14894 |
| Fairmont (Fairmont) | Derrie Nelson | LB | 1983 | 22195 |
| Falls City (Falls City) | Henry Bassett | OL | 1924 | 15589 |
| Freeman (Adams) | Merle Zuver | OL | 1930 | 16112 |
| Gothenburg (Gothenburg) | Milan Creighton | E | 1931 | 4822 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Tom Rathman | RB | 1986 | 2469 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Bill Callihan | RB | 1940 | 4564 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Les McDonald | E | 1937 | 5358 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Bob G. Smith (KR) | KR | 1955 | 12828 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Bob G. Smith | RB | 1955 | 12984 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Carl Samuelson | OL | 1948 | 13618 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Bob Kahler | RB | 1941 | 16718 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Royal Kahler | OL | 1941 | 17953 |
| Gretna (Gretna) | Andy Janovich | RB | 2016 | 8178 |
| Gross Catholic (Bellevue) | Brian Blankenship | OL | 1986 | 16241 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Harry Hopp | RB | 1941 | 5831 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Tom Osborne | WR | 1960 | 8922 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Harry Hopp (P) | P | 1941 | 8930 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Marc Boerigter | WR | 2000 | 13882 |
| Holdredge (Holdredge) | Todd Brown | WR | 1983 | 26123 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Kyle Larson | P | 2004 | 6612 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Brett Maher | K | 2013 | 9485 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Brett Maher (P) | P | 2013 | 27965 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Noah Keller | LB | 2012 | 29250 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Isaiah Stalbird | LB | 2024 | 35604 |
| Kramer (Columbus) | Charley Brock | OL | 1939 | 1846 |
| La Vista (Papillion) | Kenny Onatolu | LB | 2007 | 20950 |
| Lakeview (Columbus) | Kelly Saalfeld | OL | 1980 | 33350 |
| Laurel-Concord (Laurel) | Seppo Evwaraye | OL | 2006 | 31980 |
| Lexington (Lexington) | Mick Tingelhoff | OL | 1962 | 249 |
| Lexington (Lexington) | Bob DeFruiter | RB | 1945 | 23218 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Verne Lewellen | RB | 1924 | 214 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Bernie Masterson | QB | 1934 | 1308 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Joe Arenas | RB | 1951 | 2303 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Joe Arenas (KR) | KR | 1951 | 3941 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Joe Arenas (PR) | PR | 1951 | 5490 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | George Sauer (RB) | RB | 1935 | 6872 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Bobby Williams (KR) | KR | 1966 | 8307 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Jay Berquist | OL | 1924 | 8701 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Bobby Williams | DB | 1966 | 12256 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Herm Rohrig (PR) | PR | 1941 | 13278 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Swede Hummell | RB | 1926 | 13588 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Herm Rohrig | RB | 1941 | 17535 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Mike Fultz | DL | 1977 | 18491 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Vic Schleich | OL | 1943 | 19340 |
| McCook (McCook) | Jeff Kinney | RB | 1972 | 7057 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Todd Doxzon | WR | 1998 | 22397 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Jeff Tarpinian | LB | 2011 | 25221 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Eric Crouch | QB | 2002 | 31230 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Mike Caputo | OL | 2012 | 31688 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Seth Olsen | OL | 2009 | 32896 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Nick DeLuca | LB | 2018 | 33384 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Brody Buck | LB | 2022 | 36687 |
| Millard South (Omaha) | Ryan Krause | TE | 2004 | 26547 |
| Millard West (Omaha) | Harrison Phillips | DL | 2018 | 8630 |
| Millard West (Omaha) | Matt Longacre | LB | 2015 | 22467 |
| Mission San Jose (Fremont) | Joe Krakoski Jr. | LB | 1985 | 28813 |
| Mullen | Joel Jacobs | TE | 2004 | 35215 |
| Mullen (Mullen) | John Howell | DB | 2001 | 23467 |
| Nebraska City (Nebraska City) | Bret Clark | DB | 1985 | 11372 |
| Nebraska City (Nebraska City) | Mitch Krenk | TE | 1983 | 26103 |
| North (Omaha) | Niles Paul | TE | 2011 | 9421 |
| North (Omaha) | Niles Paul (KR) | KR | 2011 | 15527 |
| North (Omaha) | Tom Davis | OL | 1978 | 18301 |
| North (Omaha) | Ron Sayers | RB | 1969 | 20877 |
| North (Omaha) | Casey Sayles | DL | 2017 | 22766 |
| North (Omaha) | Brandin Bryant | DL | 2016 | 34294 |
| North (Omaha) | Phil Bates | WR | 2012 | 36370 |
| North (Omaha) | Wilson Thomas | WR | 2003 | 36680 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Danny Woodhead | RB | 2008 | 3008 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Charlie Toogood | DL | 1951 | 3328 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Jim McFarland | TE | 1970 | 14121 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Danny Woodhead (KR) | KR | 2008 | 15933 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Nathan Enderle | QB | 2011 | 38846 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Danny Noonan | DL | 1987 | 9099 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Shawn Bouwens | OL | 1990 | 11976 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Maury Damkroger | LB | 1974 | 24293 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Trevor Johnson | DL | 2004 | 26526 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Erwin Swiney | DB | 2002 | 33280 |
| Northwest (Omaha) | Brad Beckman | TE | 1988 | 16309 |
| Osceola (Osceola) | Lynn Boden | OL | 1975 | 12504 |
| Osmond (Osmond) | Brett Moritz | OL | 1978 | 32282 |
| Papillion-La Vista (Papillion) | Tyrone M. Williams | DL | 1996 | 17325 |
| Papillion-La Vista (Papillion) | Jeremy Slechta | DL | 2002 | 29598 |
| Papillion-La Vista (Papillion) | Mike Erickson | OL | 2005 | 35112 |
| Pawnee City (Pawnee City) | Ray Richards | OL | 1930 | 7389 |
| Pender (Pender) | Ad Wenke | OL | 1923 | 10603 |
| Pierce (Pierce) | Kirk Heyer | DL | 1975 | 33616 |
| Pius X (Lincoln) | Greg Zuerlein | K | 2012 | 2377 |
| Pius X (Lincoln) | Adam Treu | OL | 1997 | 11269 |
| Plainview (Plainview) | Bob Lingenfelter | OL | 1977 | 26289 |
| Ralston (Ralston) | Randy Jostes | DL | 1983 | 19749 |
| Riverside (Cedar Rapids) | Ryan Langan | OL | 2021 | 37535 |
| Roncalli Catholic (Omaha) | Jim Skow | DL | 1986 | 6481 |
| Roncalli Catholic (Omaha) | Dan Hurley | OL | 1982 | 20132 |
| Rushville (Rushville) | Kelly Stouffer | QB | 1987 | 10015 |
| Scottsbluff (Scottsbluff) | Garrett Nelson | LB | 2023 | 37279 |
| Scotus Central Catholic (Columbus) | Joe Blahak | DB | 1973 | 17650 |
| Scotus Central Catholic (Columbus) | Chad Mustard | TE | 2002 | 18164 |
| Scribner (Scribner) | Don Boll | OL | 1953 | 2455 |
| Seward (Seward) | Sam Koch | P | 2006 | 2413 |
| Seward (Seward) | Lloyd Cardwell | RB | 1937 | 2619 |
| Seward (Seward) | Bub Weller | OL | 1923 | 3703 |
| South (Omaha) | Marlin Briscoe | WR | 1968 | 1560 |
| South (Omaha) | Noah Fant | TE | 2019 | 3873 |
| South (Omaha) | Dave Rimington | OL | 1983 | 6427 |
| South (Omaha) | Gail O'Brien | OL | 1934 | 8075 |
| South (Omaha) | Chris Bober | OL | 2000 | 13886 |
| South (Omaha) | Oudious Lee | DL | 1980 | 17668 |
| South (Omaha) | Vershan Jackson | RB | 2000 | 29861 |
| South (Omaha) | Gene Cullinane | OL | 1989 | 30944 |
| South (Omaha) | Bob Wolfe | OL | 1974 | 30982 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Barrett Ruud | LB | 2005 | 4757 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Chris Cooper | DL | 2001 | 12473 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Carel Stith | DL | 1967 | 15388 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Luke Gifford | LB | 2019 | 19734 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Jon Hesse | LB | 1997 | 25598 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Eric Anderson | OL | 1998 | 30828 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Josh Sewell | OL | 2004 | 33428 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Jerald Foster | OL | 2019 | 36786 |
| Southwest (Lincoln) | Josh Banderas | LB | 2017 | 35953 |
| Southwest (Lincoln) | Brandon Reilly | WR | 2017 | 37073 |
| Spencer-Naper (Spencer) | Scott Connot | DB | 2004 | 29136 |
| St. Cecilia (Hastings) | Zach Sterup | OL | 2016 | 36243 |
| St. Edward (St. Edward) | Scott Shanle | LB | 2003 | 4257 |
| St. Edward (St. Edward) | Clete Fischer | RB | 1949 | 17059 |
| St. Mary's (O'Neill) | John Kirby | LB | 1964 | 4895 |
| St. Mary's (O'Neill) | Larry Tomlinson | E | 1964 | 32569 |
| Stanton (Stanton) | Herb DeWitz | RB | 1927 | 10906 |
| Stanton (Stanton) | Rufe DeWitz | RB | 1924 | 11441 |
| Stanton (Stanton) | Billy W. Johnson | DB | 1966 | 19513 |
| Stanton (Stanton) | Billy Johnson (DB) | DB | 1966 | 25251 |
| Sterling (Sterling) | Dean Steinkuhler | OL | 1984 | 5917 |
| Superior (Superior) | Ed Weir | OL | 1926 | 8890 |
| Superior (Superior) | Joe Weir | E | 1927 | 12024 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Phil Wise | DB | 1971 | 7125 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Sam Vacanti | QB | 1947 | 7215 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Ike Mahoney | RB | 1925 | 7674 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Johnny Rodgers | WR | 1973 | 14277 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Danny Fulton | WR | 1978 | 15879 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Tony Cemore | OL | 1941 | 18442 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Admiral Dewey Larry | DB | 1981 | 22687 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Johnny Rodgers (PR) | PR | 1973 | 25590 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Johnny Rodgers (KR) | KR | 1973 | 27334 |
| Tecumseh (Tecumseh) | Tony Davis | RB | 1976 | 7949 |
| Tecumseh (Tecumseh) | Ed Shaw | OL | 1920 | 9917 |
| Tecumseh (Tecumseh) | Tony Davis (PR) | PR | 1976 | 12483 |
| Tekemah-Herman (Tekemah) | Buck Rasmussen | DL | 2003 | 32691 |
| Tilden (Tilden) | Cliff Ashburn | OL | 1929 | 15037 |
| Ulysses (Ulysses) | Ray Prochaska | E | 1941 | 19583 |
| Wahoo (Wahoo) | Steve Manstedt | LB | 1974 | 28861 |
| Waterloo (Waterloo) | Mark Schellen | RB | 1984 | 17665 |
| West (Bellevue) | Mark Traynowicz | OL | 1985 | 23986 |
| West Point (West Point) | Joe Wostoupal | OL | 1926 | 6065 |
| West Side (Omaha) | Pat Fischer | DB | 1961 | 636 |
| West Side (Omaha) | Pat Fischer (KR) | KR | 1961 | 14216 |
| Wisner (Wisner) | Warren Alfson | OL | 1941 | 10696 |
| Wood River (Wood River) | Scott Frost | DB | 1998 | 24778 |
| York (York) | Jim Norman | DL | 1955 | 16339 |
| York (York) | Aaron Golliday | WR | 2003 | 31739 |
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