Nebraska enters the 2024-25 season with four returning All-Americans and eight national qualifiers. The Cornhuskers finished ninth at the 2024 NCAA Championships. 

Returning All-Americans are Caleb Smith (125), Brock Hardy (141), Ridge Lovett (149), and Antrell Taylor. 

Hardy is the highest returning placer from last year’s team but Lovett reached the 2022 NCAA tournament finals. 

True freshman LJ Araujo is a Super 32 champion and 2024 U20 World bronze medalist. 

Mark Manning enters his 25th season as Nebraska’s head coach. 

Below is a projected depth chart for the Huskers based on probable starters. The line-up can change throughout the season but this provides a snapshot of the team. Wrestlers can move up or down based on need.

True freshmen can use five competition dates as a starter without losing their redshirt.

A wrestler’s finishes at the NCAA Championships are in parenthesis. National qualifiers are listed as NQ. 

125 Pounds

Caleb Smith, SR (6th-NQ-NQ)
Kael Lauridsen, FR
Alan Koehler, FR

133 Pounds

Jacob Van Dee, SO (NQ)
Hayden Mills, SO

141 Pounds

Brock Hardy, JR (3rd-6th)
Blake Cushing, JR
Omar Ayoub, FR
Ismael Ayoub, SO

149 Pounds

Ridge Lovett, SR (6th-2nd-NQ-NQ)
Scott Robertson, FR

157 Pounds

Antrell Taylor, SO (8th)
Weston Dalton, FR

165 Pounds

Bubba Wilson, SR (NQ-NQ)
Jagger Condomitti, JR
Dez Gartrell, JR
Colin McAlister, FR
Josh Licking, JR

174 Pounds

LJ Araujo, FR
Chris Minto, FR
Adam Thebeau, JR
Marco Christiansen, FR
Cooper French, FR

184 Pounds

Lenny Pinto, JR (NQ-NQ)
Ethan DeLeon, FR

197 Pounds

Silas Alred, JR (NQ-NQ)
Camden McDanel, FR
Dominic Thebeau, FR
Cooper Colson, JR

285 Pounds

Harley Andrews, SO
Matthew Moore, FR