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Most Intriguing Huskers

The only scholarship player not considered for the list is defensive lineman Jahkeem Green, because at the outset of our countdown he is still in junior college and is only verbally bound to Nebraska.

No. 13: Noa Pola-Gates, freshman, DBIt’s difficult to not be intrigued by Pola-Gates considering what Nebraska secondary coach Travis Fisher said about him earlier this week during an appearance on the Husker Sports Network.

Fisher said the 5-foot-11, 175-pound Pola-Gates of Gilbert, Arizona, will begin his college career at safety, where he could immediately compete for playing time behind projected starters Deontai Williams and Marquel Dismuke, a pair of juniors.