Honors & Awards
» Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2021, 2022; Spring 2021)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2022)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2022)
2022 (Redshirt Freshman)
Heinrich Haarberg did not play in a game in 2022.
2021 (Redshirt)
Haarberg did not play in a game during the 2021 season.
Before Nebraska (Kearney Catholic HS)
A three-year starter for Kearney Catholic High School, Haarberg was the first in-state scholarship quarterback to sign with Nebraska since 2001. He was a 2020 Sports Illustrated All-America candidate. Haarberg enrolled at Nebraska in January.
As a senior, Haarberg completed 55 percent of his passes for 1,857 yards and 19 touchdowns, according to the Kearney Hub. He added 556 rushing yards, scoring 10 touchdowns on the ground and averaging 6.0 yards per carry. For his efforts, Haarberg was named the Hub Territory 11-Man Player of the Year in addition to being an Omaha World-Herald second-team All-Nebraska honoree and a Lincoln Journal Star second-team Super-State selection. Haarberg was an honorable-mention all-state selection by both the World-Herald and Journal Star as a junior, when he threw for 1,869 yards and 23 touchdowns and ran for 426 yards and four scores. Haarberg first became Kearney Catholic’s starting quarterback during his sophomore season. He also starred at the Nebraska Class C state track and field championships as a sophomore, finishing second in the 200-meter dash and the 400-meter relay and third in the 100-meter dash and high jump.
Haarberg was ranked among the nation’s top 20 dual-threat quarterbacks by 247Sports. He had more than a dozen scholarship offers and chose Nebraska over Boston College.
Personal
Heinrich was born on March 15, 2003, and he is the son of Rod and Liz Haarberg. His father, Rod, was a walk-on fullback at Nebraska in the early 1990s. Heinrich is majoring in business administration. Haarberg was part of the leadership team for the Nebraska Football Road Race.