Sophomore defensive lineman for Nebraska. 2023: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
6′6″ · 265 lb · Carroll, IA
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 471 nationally · Signed with Nebraska
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman for Nebraska. 2023: 1 sack, 1.5 tackles for loss, 9 tackles.
Blaise Gunnerson
Blaise Gunnerson has played for three head coaches in three seasons at Nebraska. The receipt: 4 tackles against Louisiana Tech — Week 4, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Three seasons at Nebraska, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2021–2023
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 4 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road2g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 4 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-13@ Minnesota | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 14-36@ Colorado | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 28-14vs Louisiana Tech | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-14vs Purdue | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 1 |