Noah Lazaro Season 2015

Honors and Awards
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall, 2015)

2016 Outlook
Redshirt freshman Noah Lazaro was a valuable peformer on the practice field during his first season with the Huskers. A walk-on from Lincoln Southwest High School, the 6-2, 225-pound Lazaro is a versatile performer who could line up at multiple linebacker spots. He could also compete for action on Nebraska's special teams in 2016.

2015 (Redshirt)
Lazaro earned a spot on the 105-man fall camp roster. He went on to redshirt and worked as a scout team linebacker.

Before Nebraska (Lincoln Southwest HS)
Lazaro joined the Huskers after starting for three seasons at Lincoln Southwest High School. The 6-2, 225-pound Lazaro was a standout for Coach Mark King’s teams, helping the Silver Hawks to state playoff appearances in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

During his senior season, Lazaro rushed for 221 yards in the season opener and notched 129 tackles on the season. As a junior, Lazaro rushed for 673 yards and scored six touchdowns while also racking up 136 tackles and two sacks on defense.

Being a standout on both sides of the ball earned Lazaro all-state defensive team honors as a senior and honorable-mention Class A all-state honors from the Lincoln Journal Star each of his last two seasons. Lazaro was also a second team all-state selection by the Omaha World-Herald as a junior. Lazaro also participated in track and field for Lincoln Southwest.

Lazaro had scholarship offers from Army, Ohio, North Dakota State, Illinois State and interest from Ivy League schools.

Personal
Lazaro was born on June 29, 1996, and is the son of Ed and Karen Lazaro.