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Well, boys and girls, the NFL Draft is upon us again. It’s a time where most wives look at their husbands with bemusement for regarding these next three days as their adult Christmas. But we love it, don’t we? As I’ve written before, one thing every team does when building a draft board is organize players into tiers. At the top are the blue-chip prospects — the players viewed as potential franchise cornerstones.

Here’s how the Cornhuskers and Bruins match up statistically entering their Nov. 2 game in Lincoln. Average national ranking in categories listed: Nebraska 62.7, UCLA 83.0. NEBRASKA 5-3 (2-3) UCLA 2-5 (1-4) Rushing offense 126.4 102 64.6 133 Passing offense 231.8 63 237.6 60 Pass efficiency 131.58 80 132.47 75 Total offense 358.1 93 302.1 125 Scoring offense 24.0 95 17.4 127 Rushing defense 98.0 12 98.6 13 Pass defense 203.9 44 268.7 118 Pass eff.

Here’s how the Cornhuskers and Buckeyes match up statistically entering their Oct. 26 game in Columbus. Average national ranking in categories listed: Nebraska 63.5, Ohio State 26.8. NEBRASKA 5-2 (2-2) OHIO STATE 5-1 (2-1) Rushing offense 127.1 99 208.7 20 Passing offense 243.1 57 294.3 18 Pass efficiency 136.70 58 174.29 6 Total offense 370.3 88 503.0 6 Scoring offense 25.0 90 43.5 6 Rushing defense 102.9 16 86.3 6 Pass defense 201.4 42 168.0 15 Pass eff.

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Here’s how the Cornhuskers and Hoosiers match up statistically ahead of their Oct. 19 game in Bloomington. Average national ranking in categories listed: Nebraska 55.2, Indiana 31.9. NEBRASKA 5-1 (2-1) INDIANA 6-0 (3-0) Rushing offense 136.7 90 200.3 28 Passing offense 244.7 55 315.3 11 Pass efficiency 148.36 46 190.95 5 Total offense 381.3 77 515.7 6 Scoring offense 28.0 74 47.5 3 Rushing defense 84.2 9 83.8 8 Pass defense 188.3 36 171.8 26 Pass eff.

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Here’s how the Cornhuskers and Scarlet Knights match up statistically entering their Oct. 5 game in Lincoln. Average national ranking in categories listed: Nebraska 57.3, Rutgers 50.3. NEBRASKA 4-1 (1-1) RUTGERS 4-0 (1-0) Rushing offense 144.6 87 237.8 12 Passing offense 260.8 44 190.3 97 Pass efficiency 158.59 33 150.03 42 Total offense 405.4 62 428.0 48 Scoring offense 30.8 61 35.0 36 Rushing defense 85.4 15 172.8 98 Pass defense 188.8 46 179.5 36 Pass eff.

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Here’s how the Cornhuskers and Boilermakers match up statistically entering their Sept. 28 game in West Lafayette. Average national ranking in categories listed: Nebraska 59.6, Purdue 77.3. NEBRASKA 3-1 (0-1) PURDUE 1-2 (0-0) Rushing offense 140.5 87 183.0 49 Passing offense 261.8 45 171.7 110 Pass efficiency 159.33 34 138.24 67 Total offense 402.3 66 354.7 95 Scoring offense 31.5 59 25.7 92 Rushing defense 94.3 23 269.0 131 Pass defense 192.5 59 123.3 9 Pass eff.