NFF National Scholar-Athletes
Chris Weber, LB – University of Nebraska
Nutrition Science – 3.96 GPA
Head Coach: Mike Riley | Athletics Director: Bill Moos
Faculty Athletics Representative: Josephine Potuto
Described as someone who “represents all the good things about college athletics,” Nebraska’s Chris Weber has transitioned from a former walk-on to a starting linebacker for one of the country’s most storied football programs. Nebraska boasts the most NFF National Scholar-Athletes in history, with Weber becoming the 23rd honoree in a long line of Husker elite.
With a near-perfect 3.96 GPA in nutrition science, Weber has recently been accepted to medical school at the University of Nebraska. A two-time Academic All-District selection, the Elkhorn, Neb., native is also a three-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar. He has been named an Academic All-Big Ten selection the last three years and is an eight-time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll member.
His senior season is proving to be his best yet, as Weber currently leads the team with 66 tackles, six tackles for loss and five pass breakups. He posted a season-high 12 tackles, including a tackle for loss, and added two pass breakups in the Huskers’ fourth-quarter comeback win against Purdue on Oct. 28.
Weber earned Nebraska Walk-On of the Year honors after posting 49 tackles, two pass deflections and one fumble recovery during the 2015 season and was officially placed on scholarship in January 2016. The team captain and three-year letterman recorded a career-best 17-tackle performance versus Illinois during his sophomore campaign, and he has helped the Huskers to three bowl appearances, including a win at the 2015 Foster Farms Bowl.
Weber serves as the president of the Huskers’ Uplifting Athletes chapter and has helped the organization raise $125,000 for pediatric brain cancer research. He is a four-time member of the Tom Osborne and Brook Berringer Citizenship Teams and a three-year volunteer with the NFL Play 60 initiative. Weber has assisted at the Lincoln Food Bank and the Peoples City Mission and has served as a speaker during American Education Week. Garnering valuable insight into the medical profession, he has also found time to shadow five different doctors since 2014.
All stats as of Nov. 1, 2017.
