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Nebraska Football’s All-Time Top 5 Wide Receivers

By Oliver Vandervoort

Sep 26, 2015; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp (1) gestures after scoring a touchdown against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the first half at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 26, 2015; Lincoln, NE, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp (1) gestures after scoring a touchdown against the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the first half at Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 27, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Kenny Bell (80) catches the ball to score a touchdown against the USC Trojans during the first quarter in the 2014 Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 27, 2014; San Diego, CA, USA; Nebraska Cornhuskers wide receiver Kenny Bell (80) catches the ball to score a touchdown against the USC Trojans during the first quarter in the 2014 Holiday Bowl at Qualcomm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Kenny Bell

Kenny Bell is likely going to be the most controversial name added to this list largely because people probably don’t realize the kind of numbers he really put up as a Husker. Granted the wide receiver came along when the passing game was making the most noise, but he still had to excel in that offense.

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The final career numbers Kenny managed to post are even more impressive when you consider he struggled with injuries through a good portion of his career. Despite being banged up a good portion of the time, he never missed significant playing time.

As a true freshman, Bell hauled in 32 passes for 461 yards and three touchdowns. His second year, he caught 50 passes and added eight touchdowns to his career high 863 yards. He closed out his career with 47 catches in his final season.

Over the course of his career, Bell caught 21 catches, which was just four short of the school record. He did log a school record for career receptions with 181 (15 more than his closest competitor) and also posted a record 2,689 yards in his career.

Those numbers are good enough to land him on this list even if he benefitted from a passing offense people like Irving Fryan and Johnny Rodgers never got to play in.

Next: Who's Number 4?

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