The Nebraska football team’s offense saw some serious struggles against the Iowa Hawkeyes on Friday night. At the same time, the defense put together one of its best performances of the year. Against the country’s No. 2 ranked running back, they held the Iowa attack to just 49 yards on the ground. It was the one 72 yard pass with 5 or 6 broken tackles that was the difference.
There are some players that managed to put together performance that allowed them to stand out from the pack.
Below are the best defensive performances for the Nebraska football team in their 13-10 loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Nebraska football top defensive performers against the Iowa Hawkeyes
MJ Sherman
It’s safe to say Sherman didn’t have the impact career with the Huskers he was hoping for, but he had a very good night in his final regular season game with NU after transferring over before last season. On Friday he had 2 tackles and contributed to a tackle for loss, putting together the best rating on the defense with a 79.6 overral.
Mikai Gbayor
The junior linebacker is looking like someone who will be impactful in 2025 but he put his stamp on the Iowa game, getting 2 tackles and a pass defended. He finished with a 75.3 overall rating on the night.
John Bullock
Bullock was all over the field on Friday night, collecting 5 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and 1 pass defended for the Nebraska football team. Those numbers help contribute to a rating of 71.9 overall.