The Nebraska Cornhuskers will walk into 2023 with a new identity and new leadership at the helm. The program has struggled to produce talent that can be recognized nationally, and a recent look at the preseason all-conference team proves it.
Pro Football Focus unveiled their 2023 preseason teams for each conference, and no Nebraska player was featured on the three Big Ten teams they created. Expectedly so, most of the players who were featured came from Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, and Penn State.
Michigan leads the way with seven players on the first team, Ohio State leads the way on the second team with six players, while Penn State leads the way on the third team with seven players.
One area where you can guess the decision of PFF is to leave off Anthony Grant off at least the third team. Grant graded higher and had a more productive year than Ohio State’s TreVeyon Henderson.
Henderson ended the 2022 campaign with just over 500 yards on the ground while grading at 73.9. Grant finished his first season in Lincoln with 909 yards and a grade of 74.0. Grant also forced 52 missed tackles, with TreVeyon only forcing 14.
Henderson did play in four fewer games, but there is a case to be made that Grant deserves a spot in one of the preseason teams. However, when you’re a playoff-contending team, your players will be propped up more than others due to the overall production of the program.
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