Trio of Huskers Set for Super Bowl

Football
1/27/2021 2:27:00 PM

NU Athletic Communications

Three former Huskers are preparing for Super Bowl LV as Lavonte David, Khalil Davis and Ndamukong Suh are all members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won the NFC Championship last weekend.

David, a starting inside linebacker, is in his ninth season with Tampa Bay, while Suh, a starting defensive lineman, is in his second season with the Bucs. A defensive lineman, Davis is also a member of the Buccaneers’ active roster and will get to experience Super Bowl Weekend during his rookie season.

In Tampa Bay’s 31-26 win at Green Bay in the NFC Championship Game, David registered four tackles and a pass defended, while Suh also made two tackles. Suh will be competing in the Super Bowl for the second time in three seasons, as he was a starter with the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII.

David ranks second on the Bucs’ squad with 117 tackles this season, including 82 solo stops. The 2011 Big Ten Linebacker of the Year, David has been both an All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in his NFL career, totaling more than 1,100 tackles with 12 interceptions, 51 passes defended, 24 forced fumbles and 24.0 sacks since entering the league in 2012.

An 11-year NFL veteran, Suh has totaled 44 tackles this season with 6.0 sacks. The only defensive player in college football history to be named the Associated Press Player of the Year, Suh is a four-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro honoree. He has made more than 500 tackles in his career with 64.5 sacks.

Davis was the Bucs’ sixth-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, and the rookie registered a pair of tackles in two games played this season.

Nebraska’s three former defensive players on active Super Bowl rosters tie for the most of any school in the country, while the Huskers’ three overall players on active Super Bowl rosters rank fifth among all schools.

Super Bowl LV is set for Sunday, Feb. 7, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. This year marks the 27th time in the last 28 years that Nebraska has had at least one player on a Super Bowl roster.

Most Defensive Players on Active Super Bowl LV Rosters

1.  Nebraska – 3

     LSU – 3

     Iowa – 3

4.  5 schools tied – 2

 

Most Total Players on Active Super Bowl LV Rosters

1.  LSU – 6

2.  Michigan – 4

     Clemson – 4

     Iowa – 4

5.  Nebraska – 3

     5 others tied – 3

 

Based on Chiefs’ and Buccaneers’ active website rosters as of Jan. 27