A new list from CBS Sports ranks the top 150 players in college football and only one Nebraska Cornhusker made the list. Quarterback Anthony Colandrea was listed at No. 124 out of 150 players.
Colandrea joins Nebraska following a breakout junior year with the UNLV Rebels. The St. Petersburg, Florida, native finished the 2025 season throwing for 3,459 yards, 23 touchdowns, and nine interceptions with a 65.9 completion percentage. He also added 649 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns.
The former Rebel's play earned him the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year award. Before UNLV, Colandrea played two seasons at Virginia. He joined a Nebraska team that was looking for a new opening-day starter after Dylan Raiola transferred to the Oregon Ducks.
The Husker quarterback room also includes sophomore and bowl game starter T.J. Lateef and former Virginia quarterback Daniel Kaelin. CBS Sports believes the new quarterback can have a successful season in Lincoln but mentions that other aspects of the offense will need to step up in 2026 for that to happen.
Nebraska moves on from Dylan Raiola to a true dual-threat quarterback who showed plenty of promise at Virginia and UNLV. Colandrea has thrown for more than 7,500 yards, rushed for more than 1,100 yards and accounted for 61 total touchdowns over three seasons. He is a playmaker capable of creating something out of nothing and will be a difficult matchup if Nebraska establishes a consistent ground game around him.
Colandrea was named to the Maxwell Award preseason watch list on Monday morning. The Maxwell Award is given to the college football player of the year and was first given out in 1937. Only one Husker player has won the Maxwell Award. Running back Mike Rozier won the honor in 1983.
Nebraska opens the 2026 season on Saturday, Sept. 5, when the Ohio Bobcats visit Memorial Stadium. Kickoff time is set for 11 a.m. CT and can be seen on FS1.
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