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Drafted or undrafted, Husker offensive line pipeline has continued steady flow into the NFL | Football



Nebraska hasn’t had a first-team All-America offensive linemen since Toniu Fonoti in 2001, but the Huskers have continued to dot NFL rosters with big boys.

“It might not be what we’re used to seeing — three or four guys a year that get a shot in the NFL — but we absolutely still have NFL talent,” Sirles said. “I think the pipeline, it’s still flowing.”

Between 2008-12, Nebraska produced five drafted offensive linemen, a stretch that included Carl Nicks, who had two Pro Bowl seasons with the New Orleans Saints.

Sirles played on a Husker offensive line in 2013 that included Long at right guard and Qvale at right tackle. Zach Sterup, a sophomore at the time, saw a lot of playing time that year. He, too, later played in the NFL.

Long became a key cog in the trenches in Washington.

Alex Lewis was taken in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft and is in the midst of a three-year, $18.6 million contract with the New York Jets.

Nick Gates, who left NU a year early, was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2018 by the New York Giants. He signed a two-year extension with the team last August.

Sirles and Qvale were among the ex-Husker linemen to go undrafted. But that didn’t stop them from finding success in the league either.



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