There wasn’t a Nebraska player that heard his name called on the first night of the NFL Draft — that’s not a surprise.
But when rounds two and three get underway Friday night, Nebraska could see one of its players come off the board.
After Thursday night’s first round picks, Nebraska defensive lineman Ty Robinson is rated by ESPN as the No. 7 available defensive tackle on the board. CBSSports sees Robinson as the No. 14 available defensive lineman.
Robinson was seen by some pundits as a potential day-two pick, which would give Nebraska its first pick on day two of the draft since 2022. That season, center Cam Jurgens went in the second round to the Philadelphia Eagles and cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt was picked in the second round by the Cincinnati Bengals. The players picked on day two before that came in 2016 when Maliek Collins and Vincent Valentine were both third-round picks.
Nebraska went without a draft pick in 2024.
At the tight end spot, a pair of tight ends came off the board in the first round, and ESPN sees Husker tight end Thomas Fidone as the No. 9 available tight end, while CBSSports has Fidone as the No. 10 available tight end in the draft.
CBSSports has Husker wide receiver Isaiah Neyor as the No. 16 overall available wide receiver, while ESPN sees Neyor, who tested well at the NFL Combine, as its No. 24 available wide receiver.
Nebraska cornerback Tommi Hill, who didn’t workout at the NFL Combine or at Nebraska’s Pro Day, is seen as the No. 13 available cornerback by ESPN, while CBSSports sees Hill as its No. 27 available corner heading into day two, after two corners went in the first round on Thursday.
Several other Huskers are likely to land with teams as undrafted free agents or earn minicamp opportunities.
Rounds two and three of the NFL Draft start Friday 5 p.m. CT, with rounds four through seven kicking off at 11 a.m. CT on Saturday.