Luke Reimer (American football)
| 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 | |
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| High school | Lincoln North Star (Lincoln, Nebraska) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Luke Reimer (born May 2, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Early life and high school[edit]
Reimer 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[edit]
In 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 (6 April 2018). "North Star's Reimer on Huskers' radar and gunning for Power Five offers". Lincoln Journal-Star. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Munson, Bryan (5 December 2018). "Reimer flips on FCS commitment to walk on at Nebraska". Rivals.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Sautter, Mike (30 November 2018). "Lincoln North Star athlete Luke Reimer drops South Dakota State, chooses to walk on at Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ McKewon, Sam (10 September 2019). "Luke Reimer's 'lucky' decision to stay home may pay dividends far into future for Nebraska". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Luke Reimer 2019 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Bauer, Will (11 November 2020). "Some advice for Nebraska: Get 'more Luke Reimers on your team'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Luke Reimer 2020 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Luke Reimer 2021 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Luke Reimer 2022 Game Logs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Moore, Wilson (24 October 2023). "Nebraska's Luke Reimer on being hospitalized: 'Football was kind of lower on the worry list'". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Dorn, Nolan (29 November 2023). "Nebraska linebacker Luke Reimer earns third-team All-Big Ten honors". KLKN-TV. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Callahan, Sean (28 November 2023). "Nebraska LB Luke Reimer named third-team All-Big Ten". On3.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Bland, Evan (28 November 2023). "Luke Reimer lone All-Big Ten honoree for Nebraska defense despite collective breakout". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "2024 NFL Draft Scout Luke Reimer College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.