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Honors & Awards
» Nebraska Scout Team Special Teams MVP (2015)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2015)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017)
2017 Outlook
Alex Boryca will enter 2017 in hopes of competing for playing time at linebacker and on the Huskers' special teams units. A walk-on from Cozad High School, the 6-2, 220-pounder has the versatility to play multiple linebacker positions. Boryca earned Nebraska Special Teams Scout Team MVP in 2015.
2016 (Sophomore)
Boryca added depth at linebacker, but did not play in a game.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman)
Boryca added depth at linebacker but did not play in a game. For his effort in practice, Boryca was named Nebraska's Scout Team Special Teams MVP.
2014 (Redshirt)
Boryca redshirted during his first year at Nebraska.
Before Nebraska (Cozad HS)
Boryca was a standout at Cozad High School, where he starred at linebacker and running back. As a senior, he helped Coach Brian Cargill’s team to a perfect 13-0 record and the Class C-1 state title. Boryca racked up 115 tackles in 2013, including 51 solo stops. He also had 11 tackles for loss, five sacks and forced a fumble. Boryca made seven tackles in the state title game victory over Ashland-Greenwood.
He also saw action at running back, rushing 28 times for 127 yards and seven touchdowns, including two TD runs in the state championship game. Boryca was a first-team Class C-1 all-state pick by the Omaha World-Herald and Lincoln Journal Star as a senior. He also was named the Kearney Hub’s 2013 Hub Territory Defensive Player of the Year.
Boryca helped the Haymakers to the state playoffs in both 2011 and 2012.
Personal
The son of Adam and Becky Boryca, Alex was born on Oct. 11, 1995. He is majoring in agricultural economics. He was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring of 2015. Boryca was named to the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) and Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016, 2017) for his outreach work, including volunteering with Uplifting Athletes, Pilger tornado relief and local hospital visits.