Nebraska Cornhuskers
Nebraska's top projected fantasy scorer for the 2026 season is Anthony Colandrea, a QB projected for 273.5 points (overall rank #862 among every FBS draftable player on the board). Across its top 10 board-ranked players, Nebraska projects for 1185.4 combined fantasy points — 140.0 points above the Big Ten median of 1045.4, ranking #4 of 18 in the conference. Its deepest position group is wide receivers, worth 461.9 combined projected points from 16 rostered players.
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Projected points and board slot are Saturday Night Showdown's own 2026 season-long projections and value-based draft board, generated before Week 0 kicks off — not stats from games already played, and not an average of real-world draft results.
2026 Projected Fantasy Points
Top 25 Nebraska players on the Saturday Night Showdown draft board, ranked by projected fantasy points.
| # | Player | Pos | Proj Pts | Board Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Colandrea | QB | 273.5 | — |
| 2 | Kwazi Gilmer | WR | 162.1 | — |
| 3 | Jamal Rule | RB | 148.0 | — |
| 4 | Mekhi Nelson | RB | 131.8 | — |
| 5 | Jacory Barney Jr. | WR | 119.0 | — |
| 6 | Nebraska Defense | DEF | 81.3 | — |
| 7 | Kyle Cunanan | K | 77.2 | — |
| 8 | Nyziah Hunter | WR | 67.8 | — |
| 9 | Isaiah Mozee | RB | 62.6 | — |
| 10 | Luke Lindenmeyer | TE | 62.1 | — |
| 11 | Kwinten Ives | RB | 53.5 | — |
| 12 | TJ Lateef | QB | 37.0 | — |
| 13 | Vincent Genatone | RB | 36.3 | — |
| 14 | Quinn Clark | WR | 34.4 | — |
| 15 | Cortez Mills Jr. | WR | 12.7 | — |
| 16 | Conor Booth | RB | 9.4 | — |
| 17 | Janiran Bonner | WR | 9.1 | — |
| 18 | Bode Soukup | QB | 8.2 | — |
| 19 | Demitrius Bell | WR | 7.7 | — |
| 20 | Michael Sarikizis | K | 7.4 | — |
| 21 | Larry Miles | WR | 7.3 | — |
| 22 | Daniel Kaelin | QB | 6.7 | — |
| 23 | John Hohl | K | 6.5 | — |
| 24 | Hayes Miller | WR | 6.2 | — |
| 25 | Jackson Carpenter | WR | 5.8 | — |