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Most Intriguing Huskers: No. 9, freshman RB Jaquez Yant | Football








Nebraska running back Jaquez Yant recently earned a scholarship after a strong spring performance that saw him put himself in position to be part of the Huskers’ backfield this fall. 




As the countdown to the beginning of Nebraska’s preseason camp continues, the Journal Star is counting down its annual list of the 30 Most Intriguing Huskers.

The list, as always, is not about the 30 best players or the 30 most important players, but is based instead purely on intrigue. We’ll cover breakout candidates, new faces, old heads and more. The list tends to skew toward youth and inexperience because, well, those types of players are intriguing. But there are more than a few regulars, too.

No. 9: Jaquez Yant, running back, freshman

Nebraska running backs coach Ryan Held refers to him as the “Yant-a-nator.” 

That gets your attention, right?

It also gets your attention that, according to Held, Yant took the second-most amount of repetitions among Nebraska running backs during spring practice as Held’s crew dealt with a spate of injuries. A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Yant practiced well enough to earn a scholarship after spending the 2020 season as a walk-on. 

And, yes, Yant’s size — 6-foot-2 and 225 pounds — also gets your attention. Held said Nebraska coaches hope Yant’s playing weight in 2021 will be in the mid-230s or even low 240s.

“He still knows the things he has to get better at,” Held said this week on the Husker Radio Network. “He’s just a big guy. So he has to make sure he continuously eats right and trains right. Then there’s the mental aspect so we can count on him to be an every-down back and not just be a situational guy. He’s embraced it. But he can’t take a deep breath and (say), ‘Oh, I’ve earned a scholarship and I’m satisfied now.’



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