Daniel Kaelin
Nebraska Cornhuskers
65
Depth

Daniel Kaelin

Nebraska CornhuskersSolid
QBOffenseDepthTRANSFER · Virginia
3rd String

Is Daniel Kaelin starting?

Daniel Kaelin is listed 3rd string at QB for Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Redshirt sophomore · #12 · 6'3", 220 lbs

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Depth at QB · Nebraska Cornhuskers

  1. 11091Anthony ColandreaStarter
  2. 21478TJ Lateef
  3. 31265Daniel KaelinYou

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Up next for Nebraska

Nebraska plays Illinois away on Fri, Nov 6. The listed kickoff time is 08:00 PM ET.

The Story

Making His Case

A 3-star recruit out of Bellevue West, ranked #703 nationally coming out of high school. This season: 339 passing yards, 1 TD, 1 INT. That's 12% of the team's production at his spot — good for a 65 overall (Depth tier).

Recruit3★ · #703 NatlTeam Share12%
Elkhorn, NE
Jersey
#12
Class
RS SO/TR
Height
6'3"
Weight
220 lbs
Transfer
Virginia

Stats

SeasonPass YdsTDINT
—33911

Regular-season totals from public sources. Derived splits (completion %, yards per carry, catch rate) aren't available in our current dataset.

Recruiting Profile

Stars
★★★☆☆3-star
Composite
0.8781
National Rank
#703
High School
Bellevue West
Hometown
Bellevue, NE

Why this rating?

On a 85-rated offense; 43th-percentile production at transfer origin (×0.94 for competition level) put them -8 vs unit starters → 65.

Team offense (SP+)
85
Rating basis
On-field stats
Production (prior school)
Outperforms 43% of peers
Recruiting pedigree
Top 50% recruit
Strength of schedule
Faces easier competition — rating adjusted down (×0.94)
Depth-chart adjustment
-8 for role; −12 depth penalty

2026 projection — based on SP+ (a respected team-efficiency metric; 2026 not published yet, using 2025), 2025 production, recruiting, and the 2026 transfer portal; capped to depth-chart order.

2026 Game Log

Sep 19WUNDYDS 4
CMP-ATT
1-2
YDS
-1
TD
0
INT
0
QBR
45.8
CAR
1
YDS
4
AVG
4.0
TD
0

Final W 34-7

Daniel Kaelin's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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Team Role

QB: 339 pass yds · 1 TD · 1 INT
Usage / Involvement12%
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