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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 | 31513 |
| Alma (Alma) | Joseph Byler | OL | 1946 | 22085 |
| Alma (Alma) | Bob Peterson | LB | 1963 | 36316 |
| Archbishop Bergan (Fremont) | Brad Ottis | DL | 1994 | 14210 |
| Ashland-Greenwood (Ashland) | Ben Stille | DL | 2022 | 27748 |
| Auburn (Auburn) | Chris Kelsay | DL | 2003 | 2943 |
| Auburn (Auburn) | Chad Kelsay | LB | 1999 | 28704 |
| Aurora (Aurora) | Austin Allen (TE) | TE | 2022 | 38962 |
| Battle Creek (Battle Creek) | Dave Volk | OL | 2002 | 29436 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Al Bloodgood | RB | 1925 | 6275 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Cam Jurgens | OL | 2022 | 6597 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Bob Hohn | DB | 1964 | 10408 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Pid Purdy | RB | 1926 | 11764 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Dick Frahm | RB | 1932 | 12688 |
| Beatrice (Beatrice) | Xavier Omon | RB | 2008 | 24298 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Jerry DePoyster (P) | P | 1968 | 10450 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Rik Bonness | LB | 1976 | 16668 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Jerry DePoyster (K) | K | 1968 | 16756 |
| Bellevue (Bellevue) | Tim Rother | DL | 1988 | 23759 |
| Benson (Omaha) | John Walker | DL | 1983 | 14871 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Kenton Keith | RB | 2007 | 18877 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Dave Hale | DL | 1969 | 21766 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Tony Veland | DB | 1996 | 25999 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Lee Jones | DL | 1988 | 34544 |
| Benson (Omaha) | Archie Gray | WR | 1975 | 34936 |
| Benson (Omaha) | John Simmons (WR) | WR | 1964 | 37147 |
| Bergan (Fremont) | Zach Wiegert | OL | 1995 | 6491 |
| Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) | Zach S. Miller | TE | 2009 | 7967 |
| Bloomfield (Bloomfield) | Tony Wragge | OL | 2002 | 16950 |
| Blue Springs (Blue Springs) | Guy Chamberlin | E | 1920 | 874 |
| Boys Town (Boys Town) | Shaquil Barrett | LB | 2014 | 2395 |
| Boys Town (Boys Town) | Ken Geddes | LB | 1971 | 4502 |
| Boys Town (Boys Town) | Bob Schmit | LB | 1975 | 24846 |
| Broken Bow (Broken Bow) | Kent McCloughan | DB | 1965 | 3908 |
| Bryan (Omaha) | Ken Clark | TE | 1990 | 11546 |
| Burke (Omaha) | George Andrews | LB | 1979 | 6213 |
| Burke (Omaha) | Alex Henery | K | 2011 | 7961 |
| Burke (Omaha) | Xavier Watts | DB | 2025 | 10499 |
| Burke (Omaha) | Rod Kush | DB | 1979 | 15399 |
| Burke (Omaha) | Barney Cotton | OL | 1979 | 23145 |
| Cambridge (Cambridge) | John Mintun | OL | 1920 | 6954 |
| Cambridge (Cambridge) | Alvie Thompson | OL | 1925 | 15876 |
| Catholic (Norfolk) | Bill LaFleur | P | 1999 | 20252 |
| Cedar (Hartington) | Russ Hochstein | OL | 2001 | 13039 |
| Centennial (Utica) | Quentin Neujahr | OL | 1996 | 19490 |
| Central (Omaha) | Gale Sayers | RB | 1965 | 423 |
| Central (Omaha) | Ahman Green | RB | 1998 | 458 |
| Central (Omaha) | Calvin Jones (RB) | RB | 1994 | 3941 |
| Central (Omaha) | Gale Sayers (KR) | KR | 1965 | 5339 |
| Central (Omaha) | Dave Noble | RB | 1924 | 9165 |
| Central (Omaha) | Gale Sayers (PR) | PR | 1965 | 12023 |
| Central (Omaha) | Ahman Green (KR) | KR | 1998 | 12322 |
| Central (Omaha) | Joe Orduna | RB | 1972 | 13866 |
| Central (Omaha) | Keith Jones | RB | 1989 | 16985 |
| Central (Omaha) | Chris Reed | OL | 2015 | 25344 |
| Central (Omaha) | Harland Gunn | OL | 2012 | 28703 |
| Central (Omaha) | Larry Station | LB | 1986 | 29561 |
| Central (Omaha) | Shaun Prater | DB | 2012 | 36512 |
| Central (Omaha) | Brandon Williams (1980) | DB | 2003 | 39085 |
| Central (Omaha) | Curtis Cotton | DB | 1995 | 39751 |
| Central (Omaha) | Malik Harris | DL | 2019 | 40120 |
| Central (Schuyler) | Kyle Emanuel | LB | 2015 | 13483 |
| Central Catholic (Grand Island) | John Parrella | DL | 1993 | 3796 |
| Chadron (Chadron) | Russ Thompson | OL | 1936 | 5794 |
| Chester-Hubbell-Byron (Chester) | Chris Eitzmann | TE | 2000 | 34909 |
| Clay Center (Clay Center) | Mike Ulmer (PR) | PR | 1978 | 21463 |
| Clay Center (Clay Center) | Mike Ulmer | DB | 1978 | 22079 |
| Clay Center (Clay Center) | Mike Ulmer (KR) | KR | 1978 | 22902 |
| College View (Lincoln) | John Marrow | OL | 1937 | 20180 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | LaVerne Torczon | DL | 1960 | 2814 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | Cory Schlesinger | RB | 1995 | 4506 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | Arnie Oehlrich | RB | 1928 | 9224 |
| Columbus (Columbus) | Parker Douglass | K | 2008 | 32836 |
| Concordia (Seward) | Bob Oetting | OL | 1964 | 36596 |
| Cozad (Cozad) | Jared Crick | DL | 2012 | 8085 |
| Cozad (Cozad) | Chris Dishman | OL | 1997 | 11711 |
| Crawford (Crawford) | Dub Miller | OL | 1935 | 15379 |
| Creighton (Omaha) | Fred Pollack | OL | 1998 | 31401 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Gene Williams | OL | 1991 | 8257 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Junior Bryant | DL | 1995 | 9896 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Easton Stick | QB | 2019 | 12139 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Mike Davlin | OL | 1955 | 18259 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | Zach Potter | TE | 2009 | 21355 |
| Creighton Prep (Omaha) | John Bullock | LB | 2025 | 33283 |
| Crete (Crete) | Steve Hokuf | QB | 1933 | 7791 |
| Curtis (Curtis) | Ted Doyle | OL | 1938 | 5539 |
| David City (David City) | Bob Martin | LB | 1976 | 12235 |
| DeWitt (DeWitt) | Glenn Presnell | RB | 1931 | 1970 |
| East (Lincoln) | Kent Wells | DL | 1990 | 22828 |
| East (Lincoln) | Rob Zatechka | OL | 1995 | 23273 |
| East (Lincoln) | Eric Stokes (1973) | DB | 1997 | 37500 |
| East Butler (Brainard) | Joel Makovicka | RB | 1999 | 10539 |
| Edgar (Edgar) | Ossie Wiberg | RB | 1927 | 8958 |
| Elba (Elba) | Randy Rasmussen | OL | 1967 | 3372 |
| Elkhorn (Elkhorn) | Spencer Long | OL | 2014 | 19132 |
| Elkhorn (Elkhorn) | Trevor Robinson | OL | 2012 | 23332 |
| Elkhorn (Elkhorn) | Jay Moore | DL | 2007 | 26595 |
| Elkhorn (Elkhorn) | Brian Gragert | P | 1996 | 33979 |
| Fairbury (Fairbury) | Forrest McPherson | OL | 1935 | 10344 |
| Fairfield (Fairfield) | Glen Spear | RB | 1926 | 15052 |
| Fairmont (Fairmont) | Derrie Nelson | LB | 1983 | 22460 |
| Falls City (Falls City) | Henry Bassett | OL | 1924 | 15743 |
| Freeman (Adams) | Merle Zuver | OL | 1930 | 16284 |
| Gothenburg (Gothenburg) | Milan Creighton | E | 1931 | 4893 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Tom Rathman | RB | 1986 | 2492 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Bill Callihan | RB | 1940 | 4626 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Les McDonald | E | 1937 | 5439 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Bob G. Smith (KR) | KR | 1955 | 12963 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Bob G. Smith | RB | 1955 | 13118 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Carl Samuelson | OL | 1948 | 13764 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Bob Kahler | RB | 1941 | 16897 |
| Grand Island (Grand Island) | Royal Kahler | OL | 1941 | 18138 |
| Gretna (Gretna) | Andy Janovich | RB | 2016 | 8286 |
| Gross Catholic (Bellevue) | Brian Blankenship | OL | 1986 | 16411 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Harry Hopp | RB | 1941 | 5931 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Tom Osborne | WR | 1960 | 9025 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Harry Hopp (P) | P | 1941 | 9032 |
| Hastings (Hastings) | Marc Boerigter | WR | 2000 | 14029 |
| Holdredge (Holdredge) | Todd Brown | WR | 1983 | 26560 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Kyle Larson | P | 2004 | 6704 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Brett Maher | K | 2013 | 9584 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Isaiah Stalbird | LB | 2024 | 27400 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Brett Maher (P) | P | 2013 | 28448 |
| Kearney (Kearney) | Noah Keller | LB | 2012 | 29771 |
| Kramer (Columbus) | Charley Brock | OL | 1939 | 1869 |
| La Vista (Papillion) | Kenny Onatolu | LB | 2007 | 21204 |
| Lakeview (Columbus) | Kelly Saalfeld | OL | 1980 | 33990 |
| Laurel-Concord (Laurel) | Seppo Evwaraye | OL | 2006 | 32564 |
| Lexington (Lexington) | Mick Tingelhoff | OL | 1962 | 255 |
| Lexington (Lexington) | Bob DeFruiter | RB | 1945 | 23505 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Verne Lewellen | RB | 1924 | 215 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Bernie Masterson | QB | 1934 | 1322 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Joe Arenas | RB | 1951 | 2328 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Joe Arenas (KR) | KR | 1951 | 3989 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Joe Arenas (PR) | PR | 1951 | 5572 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | George Sauer (RB) | RB | 1935 | 6968 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Bobby Williams (KR) | KR | 1966 | 8406 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Jay Berquist | OL | 1924 | 8801 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Bobby Williams | DB | 1966 | 12389 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Herm Rohrig (PR) | PR | 1941 | 13418 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Swede Hummell | RB | 1926 | 13731 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Herm Rohrig | RB | 1941 | 17716 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Mike Fultz | DL | 1977 | 18695 |
| Lincoln (Lincoln) | Vic Schleich | OL | 1943 | 19580 |
| McCook (McCook) | Jeff Kinney | RB | 1972 | 7154 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Todd Doxzon | WR | 1998 | 22665 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Jeff Tarpinian | LB | 2011 | 25617 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Eric Crouch | QB | 2002 | 31786 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Mike Caputo | OL | 2012 | 32268 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Seth Olsen | OL | 2009 | 33514 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Nick DeLuca | LB | 2018 | 34026 |
| Millard North (Omaha) | Brody Buck | LB | 2022 | 37552 |
| Millard South (Omaha) | Ryan Krause | TE | 2004 | 27008 |
| Millard West (Omaha) | Harrison Phillips | DL | 2018 | 6690 |
| Millard West (Omaha) | Matt Longacre | LB | 2015 | 22743 |
| Mission San Jose (Fremont) | Joe Krakoski Jr. | LB | 1985 | 29325 |
| Mullen | Joel Jacobs | TE | 2004 | 35938 |
| Mullen (Mullen) | John Howell | DB | 2001 | 23773 |
| Nebraska City (Nebraska City) | Bret Clark | DB | 1985 | 11492 |
| Nebraska City (Nebraska City) | Mitch Krenk | TE | 1983 | 26541 |
| Nebraska City (Nebraska City) | Greg Orton (OL) | OL | 1985 | 32500 |
| North (Omaha) | Niles Paul | TE | 2011 | 9518 |
| North (Omaha) | Niles Paul (KR) | KR | 2011 | 15681 |
| North (Omaha) | Tom Davis | OL | 1978 | 18499 |
| North (Omaha) | Casey Sayles | DL | 2017 | 20801 |
| North (Omaha) | Ron Sayers | RB | 1969 | 21129 |
| North (Omaha) | Marques Sigle | DB | 2025 | 25045 |
| North (Omaha) | Brandin Bryant | DL | 2016 | 34979 |
| North (Omaha) | Phil Bates | WR | 2012 | 37190 |
| North (Omaha) | Wilson Thomas | WR | 2003 | 37542 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Danny Woodhead | RB | 2008 | 3042 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Charlie Toogood | DL | 1951 | 3363 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Jim McFarland | TE | 1970 | 14272 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Danny Woodhead (KR) | KR | 2008 | 16097 |
| North Platte (North Platte) | Nathan Enderle | QB | 2011 | 40001 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Danny Noonan | DL | 1987 | 9201 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Shawn Bouwens | OL | 1990 | 12113 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Maury Damkroger | LB | 1974 | 24634 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Trevor Johnson | DL | 2004 | 26984 |
| Northeast (Lincoln) | Erwin Swiney | DB | 2002 | 33919 |
| Northwest (Omaha) | Brad Beckman | TE | 1988 | 16485 |
| Osceola (Osceola) | Lynn Boden | OL | 1975 | 12632 |
| Osmond (Osmond) | Brett Moritz | OL | 1978 | 32879 |
| Papillion-La Vista (Papillion) | Tyrone M. Williams | DL | 1996 | 17513 |
| Papillion-La Vista (Papillion) | Jeremy Slechta | DL | 2002 | 30139 |
| Papillion-La Vista (Papillion) | Mike Erickson | OL | 2005 | 35828 |
| Pawnee City (Pawnee City) | Ray Richards | OL | 1930 | 7483 |
| Pender (Pender) | Ad Wenke | OL | 1923 | 10724 |
| Pierce (Pierce) | Kirk Heyer | DL | 1975 | 34270 |
| Pius X (Lincoln) | Greg Zuerlein | K | 2012 | 2400 |
| Pius X (Lincoln) | Adam Treu | OL | 1997 | 11388 |
| Plainview (Plainview) | Bob Lingenfelter | OL | 1977 | 26736 |
| Ralston (Ralston) | Randy Jostes | DL | 1983 | 19985 |
| Riverside (Cedar Rapids) | Ryan Langan | OL | 2021 | 36734 |
| Roncalli Catholic (Omaha) | Jim Skow | DL | 1986 | 6570 |
| Roncalli Catholic (Omaha) | Dan Hurley | OL | 1982 | 20366 |
| Rushville (Rushville) | Kelly Stouffer | QB | 1987 | 10129 |
| Scottsbluff (Scottsbluff) | Garrett Nelson | LB | 2023 | 36957 |
| Scotus Central Catholic (Columbus) | Joe Blahak | DB | 1973 | 17834 |
| Scotus Central Catholic (Columbus) | Chad Mustard | TE | 2002 | 18363 |
| Scribner (Scribner) | Don Boll | OL | 1953 | 2479 |
| Seward (Seward) | Sam Koch | P | 2006 | 2437 |
| Seward (Seward) | Lloyd Cardwell | RB | 1937 | 2642 |
| Seward (Seward) | Bub Weller | OL | 1923 | 3740 |
| South (Omaha) | Marlin Briscoe | WR | 1968 | 1576 |
| South (Omaha) | Noah Fant | TE | 2019 | 2945 |
| South (Omaha) | Dave Rimington | OL | 1983 | 6515 |
| South (Omaha) | Gail O'Brien | OL | 1934 | 8183 |
| South (Omaha) | Chris Bober | OL | 2000 | 14034 |
| South (Omaha) | Oudious Lee | DL | 1980 | 17854 |
| South (Omaha) | Vershan Jackson | RB | 2000 | 30413 |
| South (Omaha) | Gene Cullinane | OL | 1989 | 31504 |
| South (Omaha) | Bob Wolfe | OL | 1974 | 31539 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Barrett Ruud | LB | 2005 | 4827 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Chris Cooper | DL | 2001 | 12602 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Carel Stith | DL | 1967 | 15542 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Luke Gifford | LB | 2019 | 16588 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Jon Hesse | LB | 1997 | 26017 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Josh Sewell | OL | 2004 | 33787 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Eric Anderson | OL | 1998 | 34955 |
| Southeast (Lincoln) | Jerald Foster | OL | 2019 | 37656 |
| Southwest (Lincoln) | Josh Banderas | LB | 2017 | 36719 |
| Southwest (Lincoln) | Brandon Reilly | WR | 2017 | 37989 |
| Spencer-Naper (Spencer) | Scott Connot | DB | 2004 | 29658 |
| St. Cecilia (Hastings) | Zach Sterup | OL | 2016 | 37045 |
| St. Edward (St. Edward) | Scott Shanle | LB | 2003 | 4315 |
| St. Edward (St. Edward) | Clete Fischer | RB | 1949 | 17249 |
| St. Mary's (O'Neill) | John Kirby | LB | 1964 | 4966 |
| St. Mary's (O'Neill) | Larry Tomlinson | E | 1964 | 33184 |
| Stanton (Stanton) | Herb DeWitz | RB | 1927 | 11029 |
| Stanton (Stanton) | Rufe DeWitz | RB | 1924 | 11564 |
| Stanton (Stanton) | Billy W. Johnson | DB | 1966 | 19747 |
| Stanton (Stanton) | Billy Johnson (DB) | DB | 1966 | 25646 |
| Sterling (Sterling) | Dean Steinkuhler | OL | 1984 | 6016 |
| Superior (Superior) | Ed Weir | OL | 1926 | 8989 |
| Superior (Superior) | Joe Weir | E | 1927 | 12169 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Phil Wise | DB | 1971 | 7221 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Sam Vacanti | QB | 1947 | 7313 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Ike Mahoney | RB | 1925 | 7769 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Johnny Rodgers | WR | 1973 | 14423 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Danny Fulton | WR | 1978 | 16038 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Tony Cemore | OL | 1941 | 18647 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Admiral Dewey Larry | DB | 1981 | 22976 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Johnny Rodgers (PR) | PR | 1973 | 26006 |
| Tech (Omaha) | Johnny Rodgers (KR) | KR | 1973 | 27784 |
| Tecumseh (Tecumseh) | Tony Davis | RB | 1976 | 8054 |
| Tecumseh (Tecumseh) | Ed Shaw | OL | 1920 | 10029 |
| Tecumseh (Tecumseh) | Tony Davis (PR) | PR | 1976 | 12612 |
| Tekemah-Herman (Tekemah) | Buck Rasmussen | DL | 2003 | 33307 |
| Tilden (Tilden) | Cliff Ashburn | OL | 1929 | 15192 |
| Ulysses (Ulysses) | Ray Prochaska | E | 1941 | 19816 |
| Wahoo (Wahoo) | Steve Manstedt | LB | 1974 | 29374 |
| Waterloo (Waterloo) | Mark Schellen | RB | 1984 | 17851 |
| West (Bellevue) | Mark Traynowicz | OL | 1985 | 24312 |
| West (Bellevue) | Cade Johnson | WR | 2021 | 36976 |
| West Point (West Point) | Joe Wostoupal | OL | 1926 | 6160 |
| West Side (Omaha) | Pat Fischer | DB | 1961 | 647 |
| West Side (Omaha) | Pat Fischer (KR) | KR | 1961 | 14362 |
| Wisner (Wisner) | Warren Alfson | OL | 1941 | 10815 |
| Wood River (Wood River) | Scott Frost | DB | 1998 | 25133 |
| York (York) | Jim Norman | DL | 1955 | 16515 |
| York (York) | Aaron Golliday | WR | 2003 | 32311 |
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