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Most Intriguing Huskers: No. 26, redshirt freshman RT Bryce Benhart | Football



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No. 26: RT Bryce Benhart, rfr.

A funny thing happens when Nebraska football players stroll around without their jerseys on or work with high school kids during a Friday Night Lights camp without their name and number readily visible from the sideline.

The folks in West Stadium watching tend to find their eyes wandering toward one player in particular. A reporter in the month of June fielded multiple inquiries from fans along the same lines: “Who is THAT?”

That, usually, was redshirt freshman right tackle Bryce Benhart, normally the single largest person on a field that is accustomed to large people.

The 6-foot-9, 330-pound tackle got thrown into the fire in 2020 as NU’s starter and fared OK, flashing some promising signs and also sometimes looking like a freshman adjusting to an entirely new level of competition. That’s what makes Benhart’s second act just as interesting as his first or perhaps even more so.

If he can iron out his play and maintain a consistently high bar, the Huskers are going to be in good shape on the right side of the offensive line. If he continues to struggle, does he get the entire season to work through it, or do offensive line coach Greg Austin and company look at other options? Nebraska has had extremely tall guards in the past, such as Zach Sterup, though it’s not particularly common.



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