Luke Reimer (born May 2, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
| Nebraska Cornhuskers – No. 4 | |
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| Position | Linebacker |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | May 2, 2000 Ashland, Kansas |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Lincoln North Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life and high school
editReimer attended high school at Lincoln North Star. During his senior season, Reimer rushed for 397 yards while hauling in 167 yards through the air and notching nine total touchdowns.[1] Coming out of high school, Reimer decided to commit to play college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[2][3]
College career
editIn Reimer's career debut in week two of the 2019 season he recovered a fumble versus Colorado.[4] Reimer finished his first career season in 2019 with 11 tackles with one being for a loss and a fumble recovery.[5] In week two of the 2020 season, Reimer tallied ten tackles and a sack against Northwestern.[6] Reimer finished the 2020 season tallying 40 tackles with five going for a loss, two sacks, and a forced fumble.[7] In 2021, Reimer totaled 108 tackles with six being for a loss, a sack, six pass deflections, an interception, and three forced fumbles.[8] In 2022 Reimer notched 86 tackles with three and a half going for a loss, a sack, five pass deflections, and an interception.[9] In week eight of the 2023 season, Reimer made six tackles and a sack in a win over Northwestern.[10] Reimer finished the 2023 season with 48 tackles with seven and a being for a loss, and five sacks.[11] For his performance on the season, Reimer was named third team all Big-Ten.[12][13]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 0+1⁄8 in (1.83 m) |
223 lb (101 kg) |
30+5⁄8 in (0.78 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
4.71 s | 1.60 s | 2.70 s | 4.34 s | 7.20 s | 38.0 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
16 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[14] | ||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Gabriel, Parker (April 6, 2018). "North Star's Reimer on Huskers' radar and gunning for Power Five offers". Lincoln Journal-Star. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Munson, Bryan (December 5, 2018). "Reimer flips on FCS commitment to walk on at Nebraska". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Sautter, Mike (November 30, 2018). "Lincoln North Star athlete Luke Reimer drops South Dakota State, chooses to walk on at Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ McKewon, Sam (September 10, 2019). "Luke Reimer's 'lucky' decision to stay home may pay dividends far into future for Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Luke Reimer 2019 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Bauer, Will (November 11, 2020). "Some advice for Nebraska: Get 'more Luke Reimers on your team'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Luke Reimer 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Luke Reimer 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "Luke Reimer 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Moore, Wilson (October 24, 2023). "Nebraska's Luke Reimer on being hospitalized: 'Football was kind of lower on the worry list'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Dorn, Nolan (November 29, 2023). "Nebraska linebacker Luke Reimer earns third-team All-Big Ten honors". KLKN-TV. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Callahan, Sean (November 28, 2023). "Nebraska LB Luke Reimer named third-team All-Big Ten". On3.com. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Bland, Evan (November 28, 2023). "Luke Reimer lone All-Big Ten honoree for Nebraska defense despite collective breakout". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Luke Reimer College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.