Nick Henrich

Junior linebacker for Nebraska. 2023: 42 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

LB · Nebraska · Jr. · #3

6′3″ · 235 lb · Omaha, NE

CFB Index 46 · #328 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceNebraska 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

4★

ILB recruit

No. 147 nationally · Signed with Nebraska

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

3 linebacker for Nebraska. 2023: 42 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 2 sacks.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Nebraska in 2019.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Four seasons at Nebraska, 205 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

2019

Signed with Nebraska4-star out of Burke

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#147 national

CFB

College

Nebraska

2020–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2023

3 coaches

2020–2021

Scott Frost

Nebraska

2022

Mickey Joseph

Nebraska

era →

2023

Matt Rhule

Nebraska

era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Scott Frost, Mickey Joseph, and Matt Rhule. Multi-era developmental context.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020Nebraska3-5HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2021Nebraska3-9HC: Scott Frost · Run-leaning

2022Nebraska4-8HC: Mickey Joseph · Run-leaning

2023Nebraska5-7HC: Matt Rhule · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

46Rotational starter #328 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.

Box-score production (6)

Sacks#517 / 2842 · 78th pct

2.0

Tackles for loss#635 / 2842 · 76th pct

4.5

Tackles#798 / 2842 · 71st pct

Solo tackles#1051 / 2842 · 62nd pct

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

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 & context

Splits · Per-game

2023 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	4.8	0.1	0.0	0.2
Road4g	4.5	1.0	0.5	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	4.8	0.6	0.4	0.2
Weeks 8+4g	4.5	0.4	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Matt Rhule

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

46 · #328 of 577 LBs

Former four-star. Now #328 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Nebraska	42	20	4.5	2.0	1	--	--
2022	Nebraska	37	18	3.0	0.0	--	--	--
2021	Nebraska	99	39	3.5	0.5	--	--	--
2020	Nebraska	27	8	0.5	0.0	--	--	--
Career		205	85	11.5	2.5	1	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	L 14-36@ Colorado	3	3	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Wk 3	W 35-11vs Northern Illinois	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	W 28-14vs Louisiana Tech	5	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 7-45vs Michigan	9	5	0.0	0.0	—	1	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 6	W 20-7@ Illinois	5	2	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 9	W 31-14vs Purdue	3	2	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 17-20@ Michigan State	5	0	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 10-13vs Maryland	5	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 17-24@ Wisconsin	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		42	20	4.5	2.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Nick Henrich

2019

2023 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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