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Gatorade 2018 - 2019: Player of the Year

Football - Nebraska

Gatorade Player of the year

Nick Henrich

Linebacker
BURKE HS
OMAHA , NEBRASKA
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-3
Press Release

Peak Performance

96

tackles

19.5

tackles for loss

4

sacks
“Henrich is a tough, hard-nosed kid who can really play, from sideline to sideline. There’s no doubt in my mind that he’s one of the top two or three linebackers I’ve coached against in 28 years. He’s a tremendously talented player who never stops out there on the field.”
Head Coach at Omaha North High
Larry Martin

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound senior linebacker recorded 96 tackles, 19.5 tackles for a loss and four sacks this past season, leading the Bulldogs to a 13-0 season and their first Class A state championship. Henrich was selected to both the Omaha World-Herald All-Nebraska team and the Lincoln Journal Star Super-State squad and has been chosen to play in the 2019 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Academic Achievement

Henrich has maintained a weighted 4.20 GPA in the classroom. He has verbally committed to play football on scholarship at the University of Nebraska next fall.

Exemplary Character

Henrich has volunteered locally on behalf of the Special Olympics, Athletes 4 Children and Open Door Mission.