RB Rex Burkhead, 5-11, 200, So.

If he isn’t already, Burkhead is on his way to becoming the most popular Nebraska player among NU fan. His character and humble demeanor is part of it, but it’s more Burkhead’s style and game.

As a runner, he’s tough and doesn’t quit. He doesn’t lose yards. He makes one move, hits the hole and barrels confidently. Concerns - we had them, too - that Burkhead wouldn’t be durable were completely unfounded and wrong. A freak foot break may have sideline Burkhead for a good chunk of the season, but the guy who came back at the end of year was better than the guy who got hurt.

We’ll see if Burkhead remains the Wildcat quarterback, or if that job is passed to Taylor Martinez. Because the Wildcat is essentially a power running game out of the shotgun, we have a hunch Burkhead will still man the role some of the time. He’s likely to become NU’s third-down back, as well, because of his superior hands and better pass-blocking skills.

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DB Prince Amukamara, 6-1, 200, Sr.

At the beginning of Prince Amukamara’s career, fans rightly wondered whether a guy who had been so dazzling on offense in high school was best kept on the defensive side of the ball. Through two average seasons at cornerback, those bleats got a little louder.

Amukamara shut down all such concerns last year like he did many of the Big 12’s best receivers. Though far from a finished product in 2009, Amukamara had flashes of brilliance, aggression and great coverage skill for the Huskers - enough to get NFL Draftniks buzzing about a potential early entry to the league. Amukamara wisely stayed, however, for his senior season, where he’ll try to couple even more knowledge with his prodigious physical talents.

As an athlete, Amukamara might be the best on the team - friend Roy Helu calls him a “freak” - and he developed better timing in 2009. Fast enough for deep routes - with a big enough to body up taller receivers, Amukamara is pretty everything you want in a boundary corner: Rangy and speedy. He’s also become a better tackler.

So what’s left? Amukamara has to become better on jump ball situations - he was burned a few times in the Texas Tech and Texas games - and needs to work on not face-guarding his opponent. The more film study he does, the better he’ll be. Amukamara has a real chance to be Nebraska’s best pure corner since Ralph Brown.

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DE Pierre Allen, 6-5, 265, Sr.

After a sophomore season that had a few pundits thinking Allen might be ready for the NFL very soon, a nasty turf toe injury limited the Colorado native throughout 2009. Allen was still productive on the field, but, unsurprisingly, he seemed to have lost a step.

Presuming that step has returned, look out in 2010.

With long arms and upper-body strength, Allen is already a powerful defensive end who’s technically proficient. With the toe healed after the offseason, expect to see Allen contend for double-digit sacks - if Cameron Meredith doesn’t get there first, anyway.

Allen, a silent partner last season who rarely talked to the media (much like his buddy Barry Turner) will likely open up this year as he takes on more of a leadership role on the defense. Between he, Meredith and Jared Crick (still to come on our list) Nebraska should have another excellent defensive line.

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LG Keith Williams, 6-5, 315, Sr.

Now or never for Nebraska’s most talented interior offensive lineman. Injuries significantly slowed what should have been a breakout year for Williams; he was in and out of the lineup early in the year, and, because of NU’s thin depth at the position, never got a chance to rest his torn pectoral muscle. Playing with that is a bit like playing with a heart attack; it’s no joke. That Williams played some many games is a little amazing - it also speaks to how hard-up the Huskers really were.

Health is the primary concern with Williams; if he has that, he’s a top-shelf guard in the Big 12, among the best. Physical and possessing good feet, Williams is also plenty tough and a good run blocker for a left guard. He pulls well and gets his hat on the right side of defenders in a zone scheme. He simply must stay healthy.

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CB Alfonzo Dennard, 5-9, 190, Jr.

Loves to compete out on the island. Dennard has incredible hops for a kid his size - his dunks on the basketball court are sometimes recounted by his teammates - but it’s Dennard’s instincts, his sense of timing, that are his biggest strengths. Although a double move will occasionally fool him, it’s very hard to get a go route past him, and he’ll battle the short routes with tenacity and technique. He breaks on the ball better than any Husker defensive back - yes, even better than Dejon Gomes - and he’s a decent open-field tackler.

Dennard has to stay healthy, though, and we’ll see if, long-term, he’s able to do that and still take the risks that he does on jump balls. Dennard sometimes gets so vertical he goes horizontal, and that’s never a position you want to achieve in the air, for the results when you hit the ground are rarely good.

Still, we can’t help but see a little Barron Miles - the former Husker all-conference player who just finished what appears to be a hall-of-fame career in the Canadian Football League - in Dennard. The kid sells out for the team - and we love that.

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DE Cameron Meredith, 6-4, 260, So.

Big fan of the kid who wears Trev Alberts’ old number. Meredith has the frame, smarts and speed to be a great end at NU, a prototypical NFL base end with enough speed to cause pain for top-flight offensive tackles. After spending a year working a rotation with Pierre Allen and Barry Turner, Meredith should easily get the start - probably at rush end - where Husker fans will get to see his talents on a down-by-down basis.

Good leverage, surprisingly quick in pursuit and decent at playing the run, Meredith will benefit, like Turner did, from having the impressive inside push of guy like Jared Crick. Because Meredith is strong enough to force his way across the face of a tackle, he may not always have to play outside contain like Turner appeared to do last year. As Meredith develops more pass-rushing moves, he’ll become a more dangerous weapon for defensive coordinator Carl Pelini. This is a future all-conference player waiting to happen - and all-conference in the Big 12 is NFL-worthy.

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S Eric Hagg, 6-2, 205, Sr.

Boy, is Carl Pelini going to miss this kid when he graduates in 2010. Hagg is one of the great gifts of the Callahan era, a safety with range to body up receivers up to 25 yards - he’s not so great in deep coverage - the size and toughness to make plays in run support, and the speed and athleticism to blitz off the edge. Hagg will likely stay at his nickel position in spring and perhaps throughout the fall; he’s just too important to the Brothers’ Pelini’s designs on stopping the spread. Hagg will find a spot in the NFL in some capacity.

Where Hagg can improve is in deep coverage, where, at times, he loses track of the ball in flight and faceguards too much. Still - the kid is durable, dependable and a frequent playmaker. He’s one of the main reasons NU’s secondary is one of the best in the country.

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OT Jermarcus Hardrick, 6-7, 315, Jr.

So here’s NU’s equivalent of a big free agent signing, a giant, tough, hard-driving right tackle who can anchor the running game and provide a key, immediate dose of depth. It helps that Hardrick is considered the best JUCO tackle recruit in the country. Nebraska is hoping for its own version of Phil Loadholt, frankly, who anchored Oklahoma’s right side and was a key catalyst for the Sooners’ success in the running game.

We haven’t seen Hardrick in NU practice, so we won’t bestow too many hosannas on the kid, but his JUCO video shows an angry sort who can move pile - if not always with the best technique - and seems to play the position with a chip on his shoulder. Bo Pelini especially likes kids who play like they don’t know where their next meal is going to come from.

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WR Brandon Kinnie, 6-3, 215, Jr.

Kinnie appeared to wrest control of the second wide receiver spot toward the end of the 2009 season, making a clutch third-down catch in the Big 12 Championship game. He certainly has the frame and giant hands to be a good receiver; whether he’s fast enough, or a sharp route-runner, remains to be seen. Knnie will be the guy Nebraska goes to when Niles Paul is bracketed by coverage; his success, thus, is tied to helping Paul get open, too.

Kinnie’s biggest strength may be his positive, infectious personality. He willingly took a lesser role in 2009 to learn blocking and route-running and quickly ingratiated himself into the wide receiving corps. His presence at NU will help open the recruiting doors for Ft. Scott (Kan.) JUCO; in fact, Nebraska has already landed Kinnie’s former teammates, Lavonte David and Yoshi Hardrick.

We’re skeptical of Nebraska’s receiving corps - and NU’s earned that skepticism over time. Kinnie appears to be a 50-catch guy. But so did Menelik Holt. And Chris Brooks. We’ll reserve a heaping of praise until Kinnie actually performs on the field.

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TE Mike McNeill, 6-4, 240, Sr.

There are rumblings that McNeill could see some time at wide receiver, or at least spend more time in a split position, catching passes in the slot. We wouldn’t put it past the Huskers to do that, because, at times, McNeill gets a bit lost in the middle of the field, and frankly doesn’t make a ton of catches down the seam. He’s effective in the short playaction game or down the field.

At times, one wonders if McNeill is angry enough as a tight end. Despite being blessed with a perfect frame for the position, he doesn’t always use it on jump balls.

McNeill improved as an edge blocker in 2009, but he won’t confuse any Husker fan with William Washington. Still - he doesn’t have to leave in heavy formations, which helps in the playaction game.

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DT Terrence Moore, 6-3, 285, Jr.

Moore struggled with foot injuries throughout the 2009 season, and qualified as one of the few defensive disappointments of the year. He’s explosive with his first step, but needs to refine his technique and learn how to fight off blockers once he’s engaged. A bit undersized, but strong. If Moore is healthy, he - not Baker Steinkuehler - is the preferable fit at the nose tackle. His lack of useful experience to this point in his career is a demerit.

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RG Ricky Henry, 6-4, 300, Sr.

Most fans were expecting a snorting beast at right guard last year; what Ricky Henry provided, aside from a couple costly penalties - his holding call negated a NU touchdown in the Virginia Tech game and more or less cost the Huskers the win - a steady, healthy presence at right guard.

A powerful, physical run blocker who led the team in pancakes, Henry became a better pass blocker as the season progressed. He still needs to get better at cut blocking should Nebraska choose to run more option in 2010 - which we suspect will be the case.

Henry has put himself in position to potentially get picked in the NFL Draft - but it’s important he cut out mental mistakes and continue to develop his footwork. As a pulling guard on running plays, Henry can be devastating. Just ask Colorado’s defense.

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RB Dontrayevous Robinson 6-1, 215, So.

We liked this kid before the 2009 season began. He seemed determined, angry in drills. He’s serious about being a complete back, and when pressed into service, he seemed chastened by his costly fumble in the Iowa State game (although it was only one of nine turnovers).

Robinson is a strong, straight-ahead, no-fuss runner who needs to improve his speed and ball security. He could also stand to get a few moves, instead of attacking defenders like Christian Okoye. Once Robinson learns to run with a little patience and flow - while maintaining that tenacity, he’ll become what Quentin Castille was on his way to becoming before he got booted from the team.

Another advantage of playing Robinson is that, because of his playing experience at Euless (Tex.) Trinity High School, he’s versatile. He can catch passes and pass block. That’s more than could be said of Roy Helu or Castille when they entered college.

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LB Eric Martin 6-2, 215, So.

A bullet of a special teams player, fearless and ferocious, Martin has to slow down and let the game come to him if he’s to supplant Sean Fisher or Will Compton at that nickel/dime linebacker position. Martin certain has the physical skills; he’s carries a big frame, packs a wallop and gets to his destination in a hurry. As a pass defender, he’s capable. Where Martin may struggled is with a playaction game or misdirection, zone read plays spread teams like so much.

It’s inevitable that Martin will be a starting linebacker at NU, barring injuries. The question becomes: What’s the learning curve?

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QB/ATH Taylor Martinez 6-1, 185 RFr.

OK, we’ll drink the Kool-Aid for one spring. Martinez, at the very least is a fast (and more importantly) elusive runner who seems best suited for a slot receiver position down the road, but will compete at the quarterback position for this spring. If Martinez had learned, once upon a time, a better throwing motion, he might be the odds-on favorite to start. As it stands, his motion is a stripped ball waiting to happen, and he seems to know, which is why, in high school, he frequently rushed reads and got rid of the ball unusually fast. Works in high school. Not against Texas.

Martinez is a skilled athlete, however, and presuming he’s durable enough, he’ll be another weapon to the NU offense, potentially in the Wildcat. We’ll withhold our judgment of him until we watch a full spring.

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LB Sean Fisher, 6-6, 230, So.

The transition from defensive back to linebacker is likely complete, and Nebraska fans should hope to see it translate into better play from Fisher, who at times in 2009 played like a safety inside the box, failing to get low enough to attack blockers, and losing contain in pursuit of the ball carrier.

Fisher is good in pursuit. He has better-than-average range, sideline-to-sideline. Where he needs to improve is sitting in the hole, getting low, and taking on a power run game. Trust us: Opposing teams will run the ball at Fisher if he doesn’t. He’ll get plowed against teams like Washington, Texas A&M and Kansas State.

NU hasn’t enjoyed a great run-stopping linebacker since Stewart Bradley in 2006; Fisher doesn’t have to be that good, but he has to keep a shoulder free and his tenacity up.

The trouble with a kid like this is that he practices well, and is smarter than a whip. Why is that trouble? Because linebacker is sometimes a reckless position, based on instincts as much as intelligence, and Fisher at times gets mechanical in his approach. A kid like Eric Martin, at the very least, makes mistakes at 100 miles per hour.

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DT Baker Steinkuhler, 6-6, 290, So.

The popular notion is that Steinkuhler will team with Jared Crick on Nebraska’s starting interior line. We find that unlikely; NU will struggle to place two linemen of that sheer height inside. So we forsee Steinkuhler, in a perfect world, spelling Crick while Terrence Moore, Jay Guy and Chase Rome lock down the nose tackle position.

We remain perplexed as to why Nebraska coaches insisted Steinkuhler switch to defense and stay there. His length and athleticism is perfectly suited for the offensive tackle position, and we still question whether Steinkuhler has the technique and pad level to consistently produce in the interior. Crick is thicker and, by the sight of it, stronger, while Steinkuhler is more nimble. At any rate - defense is where he’ll stay, after the recruitment of Jermarcus Hardrick. He just strikes us as a Zach Potter type.

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C Mike Caputo, 6-1, 275, Jr.

Nebraska’s likely starting center would appear to have the daunting task of filling Jacob Hickman’s shoes - but we suspect he’s more than up to it. Caputo is one of the strongest Huskers on the team, enjoys a low center of gravity, and capably filled in for an injured Hickman last year. Will he serve as the same leader Hickman was? Probably not - and he shouldn’t have to. Offenses shouldn’t rely on their centers for emotional leadership.

We predict Caputo will be a two-year starter at NU with an outside shot at the NFL, depending on whether teams can get over his size.

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FS/ST Rickey Thenarse 6-0, 205, Sr.

It’s a nice surprise, getting this athletic, well-liked playmaker back for a medical red shirt fifth season. Thenarse may lock down that free safety job, or Bo Pelini and Marvin Sanders may choose to use him in different ways. Thenarse can blitz, tackle and support the run like a devil; he’s struggled throughout his career in pass coverage, which has limited his playing time, although it appeared to be clicking last season when he got hurt.

Thenarse is NU’s biggest special teams weapon, too, and it’s his ability on punt block and punt coverage that gives him a real shot at the NFL. Plus - players have a healthy respect for Thenarse’s life accomplishments. He took himself out a violent madhouse in Los Angeles that claimed his two older brothers, and his sincere intensity is a breath of fresh air in the locker room. Thenarse is one of the best stories on the team. He had a chance to become one of its best defensive players, too.

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SS P.J. Smith, 6-2, 210, So.

Few Husker players wear their confidence so effortlessly as does Smith, whom NU defensive coaches fully expect to fill Larry Asante’s shoes. While Asante is a top-crust athlete, a workout warrior who tests off the charts and hits with ferocity, Smith is more of the player head coach Bo Pelini and secondary coach Marvin Sanders crave at strong safety: Heady, fluid and instinctive. Smith is a smart, impressive leader, to boot.

He’ll wrap up the starting job this spring and hold it until he graduates. Smith has the potential for all-conference or All-American honors. He’ll continue a legacy started by Asante - and improve upon it.

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QB Zac Lee, 6-2, 215, Sr.

Isn’t it funny how Lee went, in the course of one month, from the most-maligned Nebraska quarterback since Joe Dailey in the Big 12 Championship to a gritty leader in the Holiday Bowl who toiled with an undisclosed injury for most of the season?

He’ll sit out all of spring football rehabbing his throwing elbow, and there’s no certainty he’ll regain that strong arm, and yet - eyes will be watching him, and he’ll be watching quarterbacks Cody Green, Kody Spano and Taylor Martinez try to catch him. Lee will have to settle for learning by watching, and who knows? Maybe it’s the best medicine for a player who frankly struggled with decision-making last year.

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OT Marcel Jones 6-7, 310, Jr.

A willing soul who finally started trusting his coaching, skills and expanded frame toward the end of last year before getting hurt (again) and missing a big chunk of the last three games. Early in the year, Marcel Jones was so beaten by smaller, more effective pass rushers that NU was using D.J. Jones - who was even worse - as an option at right tackle.

Now that Marcel Jones will be pushed by Jermarcus Hardrick (or some combination of youngsters) at the right tackle position - not a guy who doesn’t even seem to fit the role - we’ll see if he gets more aggressive against his assignments, especially in the run game. This ultra-gifted player has now made the full transition to a football body and mindset after spending his prep years as a star basketball player. He’s NFL-caliber talent with two long years still left - if the light turns on.

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TE/WR Kyler Reed, 6-3, 230, So.

Promising freshman season never quite off the ground. Reed dropped some passes in traffic, for one thing. Other times, quarterback Zac Lee was so bent on throwing Reed the ball he forced it into double and triple coverage. Then Reed got hurt on a catch-and-run in the Baylor game, and served mostly as a blocker and/or decoy after that. He finished the season with six catches for 54 yards.

This year, we expect Reed to be used more dynamically, possibly at wide receiver or as a split-out tight end. Nebraska offensive coordinator Shawn Watson clearly wants to get this kid the ball in space, but he’s attracted enough attention from defenses at the tight end position that he needs to be used in different spots. Don’t be stunned if he’s used as an H-back or even as the tight end option back on that “inside shovel” play Florida employed so well for the last two seasons.

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DE Jason Ankrah, 6-4, 260, RFr.

Some players just look ready to do damage and Ankrah, the surprise recruit of the 2009 class out of Maryland, was wisely kept under wraps by defensive coordinator Carl Pelini last year to learn and develop behind some stronger, more experienced players.

Defensive ends coach John Papuchis didn’t hunt down this kid at his old high school for nothing. Ankrah is a traditional, pass-rushing defensive end that you’d find in the ACC or Big Ten. Little surprise that NU’s primary competition for his services were Clemson, Virginia Tech and Maryland. Look for Ankrah to be an anchor who occasionally subs in for Pierre Allen on the base end side and creates some pass-rushing options for Carl Pelini in third-and-long situations. Of the young defensive players on Nebraska’s roster, here is the one we’re most excited to see in action.

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WR Curenski Gilleylen, 6-2, 215 Jr.

Disappeared, more or less, after the non-conference season, but officially demoted to the scout team after short-handing some balls in the Iowa State game. He didn’t make a single catch again until the Holiday Bowl - where he dropped some more passes.

Early in the year, Gilleylen was a frequent playmaker in the slot as defenses concentrated on stopping Niles Paul and Menelik Holt on the edges of the field. Once Holt was counted as a threat, Gilleylen was essentially eliminated, too.

He looks more like a linebacker than a wide receiver, and although he possesses excellent straight-line speed, he lacks wiggle. He can improve as a route-runner and a perimeter blocker. Time and patience is running out for Gilleylen to make the leap as a receiver. This spring will be key to his development.

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OT Mike Smith 6-6, 295, Sr.

A superior athlete who nevertheless leaves something to be desired as Nebraska’s left tackle. His false start penalties are certainly part of the problem. He only generates so-so pile movement in the run game, too. NU’s right tackle situation was so porous last year that opposing teams often moved their best defensive end to line up over there, so Smith got a break, at times, in the pass-blocking game.

Of course, heading into his third season as a starter, Smith will hold on to his job. But he’s low on the list because he has more to prove in his senior campaign. Well-liked on the offense, does he finally become a leader? Does it translate into fewer penalties?

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OT Mike Smith 6-6, 295, Sr.

A superior athlete who nevertheless leaves something to be desired as Nebraska’s left tackle. His false start penalties are certainly part of the problem. He only generates so-so pile movement in the run game, too. NU’s right tackle situation was so porous last year that opposing teams often moved their best defensive end to line up over there, so Smith got a break, at times, in the pass-blocking game.

Of course, heading into his third season as a starter, Smith will hold on to his job. But he’s low on the list because he has more to prove in his senior campaign. Well-liked on the offense, does he finally become a leader? Does it translate into fewer penalties?

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DE Josh Williams, 6-4, 245, So.

Williams spent most of his redshirt freshman season riding a stationary bike while recovering from an injury. Just how much he would contributed had he been healthy is questionable; Carl Pelini and John Papuchis orchestrated an effective three-man rotation at the position that split time between Pierre Allen, Barry Turner and Cameron Meredith. With Turner’s graduation, Williams could be that third wheel - or it could be redshirt freshman Jason Ankrah.

After gaining 30 pounds in his red shirt season, this is Williams first extended opportunity to flash his skills at a bigger weight. Reputedly a pass rusher, we’ll look for an explosive first step and the skill to get around the corner. In 2009, Pelini/Papuchis asked their ends to collapse the pocket toward the interior defensive line; Williams seems like more of a flusher.

In upcoming years, this position will only get more competitive. If Williams is going to stake his claim on a big role at defensive end - now is the time to do it.

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OT Jeremiah Sirles, 6-6, 310, RFr.

Of Nebraska’s four offensive line recruits from the 2009 class, Sirles was the one who, in pads, looked like he belonged on the field right away. Smart, athletic and blessed with just the right amount of football nasty, Sirles was solid at the No. 2 left tackle before sustaining a few minor injuries that forced him to red shirt. He’ll back up Mike Smith at left tackle and push for extensive playing time by the end of the season if Smith can’t work on his false start penalties.

Reports from fall camp painted Sirles as a consistently good run blocker for the left side, and a decent pass blocker. He may lack Smith’s pure agility - remember, Smith came to NU as a defensive end/tight end recruit - but he can better absorb a bull rush. We’ll watch Sirles closely this spring. He’s a budding star on the line.

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TE Ben Cotton 6-6, 250, So.

Quickly developing into the “hoss” tight end with pass-catching capabilities, Cotton is a useful tool in Nebraska’s offense. A key blocker in the Huskers’ jumbo sets, Cotton is physical and nasty at the line of scrimmage - he engages with leverage instead of chicken-fighting or messing with subtle positioning - and is improving as a pass receiver. He won’t catch a ton of passes with Mike McNeill and recruit Chase Harper being added to the mix.

More importantly, he’s becoming a sixth offensive lineman out there, with the attitude and intelligence to complement the role. Cotton provides a big target and is a steady reliable force in the offense.

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