Luke Reimer (American football)

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Luke Reimer
Nebraska CornhuskersNo. 4
Position Linebacker
Class
Redshirt Redshirt.svg
Redshirt
Senior
Personal information
Born: (2000-05-02) May 2, 2000 (age 24)
Ashland, Kansas
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career history
College
High school Lincoln North Star (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Career highlights and awards

Luke Reimer (born May 2, 2000) is an American football linebacker for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Contents

Early life and high school

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

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

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0+18 in
(1.83 m)
223 lb
(101 kg)
30+58 in
(0.78 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.71 s1.60 s2.70 s4.34 s7.20 s38.0 in
(0.97 m)
10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)
16 reps
All values from Pro Day [14]

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