Position Coach: Mike Dawson
Breakdown by class:
- Seniors (1)
- Juniors (3)
- Sophomores (4)
- Redshirt Freshman (4)
- Freshman (2)
There are also three players listed as LB on the 2021 roster but I suspect they will factor more into the ILB room than OLB.
Outside linebacker was a position group that worried many Husker fans going into the 2020 season. The biggest concern was the lack of a true pass rusher. The depth behind the established trio of JoJo Domann, Garrett Nelson and Caleb Tannor was also an unknown.