NEW EPISODE: Five Nebraska Football Players Poised to Break Out in 2025

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TJ Birkel
March 24, 2025

As the Nebraska football team begins spring practice, the Common Fans look at five players (plus a few honorable mentions) who are poised for breakout seasons in 2025.   

  • Emmett Johnson – finished 2024 on a major high note and set to be THE GUY at running back in 2025. 

  • Cortez Mills – the true freshman wide receiver most likely to make an immediate impact. 

  • Keona Davis/Riley Van Poppel – two young D linemen who will need to take the next step if the Nebraska defense is to avoid a dropoff. 

  • Vincent Shavers Jr. – was all over the field as a true freshman and poised for a starting role in 2025. 

  • Heinrich Haarberg – new season, new position, same great athlete. 

  • Honorable mentions:

    • Grant Brix

    • Willis McGahee IV

    • Cam Lenhardt

    • Hardley Gilmore IV

This and so much more on the latest episode of the Common Fan Podcast!

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