Honors & Awards
» Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2019, 2020; Spring 2020, 2021)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2020)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2020)
2020 (Redshirt Freshman)
Eli Richter provided depth at outside linebacker but did not appear in a game as a redshirt freshman.
2019 (Redshirt)
Richter redshirted in his first season at Nebraska after joining the Huskers as a walk-on.
Before Nebraska (Kearney Catholic HS)
Richter was a powerful force on both lines for Kearney Catholic High School in his career. As a senior, Richter paved the way for Coach Rashawn Harvey’s offense from his tackle spot, while also adding 81 tackles, including 48 solo stops, along with nine sacks, six hurries and three fumbles caused. Richter earned first-team Class C-1 all-state honors from the Lincoln Journal Star for the second straight year and earned honorable-mention all-state from the Omaha World-Herald for the third straight season. As a junior, Richter helped his team to a 7-3 record and a state playoff appearance. In addition to his strong play on the offensive line, Richter had 79 tackles and 3.5 sacks on defense.
Personal
Eli is the son of Jeff and Cindi Richter, and he was born on April 26, 2001. He is an agricultural economics major. Richter has volunteered his time with a Day of Service, Husker Heroes, the Nebraska Football Road Race, at Roper School and with local hospital and retirement home visits.