Grant Wistrom

Nebraska · Edge Rusher · 1994-97

PRS: 92
SPD: 91
STR: 88

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Wistrom won the Lombardi Award in 1997.

Wistrom was a consensus All-American in 1996, a unanimous All-American in 1997 and a 3-time first-team all-conference pick (1995, 1996 and 1997). Wistrom was also named Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1996 and 1997.

In the Nebraska record book, Wistrom ranks No. 1 in career tackles for loss and No. 2 in career sacks. Wistrom's 1996 season ranks No. 8 in program history for tackles for loss.

Wistrom was the No. 6 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, a top-10 selection.

In 17-0 that career earns a 91 overall, the 2nd-highest edge rusher rating at Nebraska since 1990 and No. 1 among all edge rushers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

1995
- Third-team All-American
- First-team all-conference
1996
- Consensus All-American
- Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- First-team all-conference
1997
- Lombardi Award
- Unanimous All-American
- Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
- First-team all-conference
1998
- No. 6 overall pick, NFL Draft

Nebraska Record Book

No. 1 in career tackles for loss
No. 2 in career sacks
No. 8 in single-season tackles for loss (1996)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Nebraska Teammates

Full Nebraska all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 1995-1999 Era

Best college edge rushers since 1990 Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Grant Wistrom) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.