Honors & Awards
» Team Captain (2020)
» Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; Spring 2018, 2019, 2020)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2019, 2020)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2019, 2020)
2020 (Junior)
A former walk-on, Kade Warner was placed on scholarship for the 2020 season, and he was also voted a captain by his teammates. He played in every game with four starts at wide receiver, catching five passes for 40 yards. Warner caught two passes for 13 yards at Northwestern and added a 13-yard reception in Nebraska's win over Penn State. He added a nine-yard catch at Iowa and had a five-yard reception against Minnesota.
2019 (Sophomore)
Warner missed the season's first four games with an injury, but he returned to play in seven games with five starts as a sophomore. He caught eight passes for a career-high 101 yards, averaging 12.6 yards per reception.
Warner recorded his first two catches of the season at Minnesota, including a career-long 26-yard reception. His next reception was an 18-yard grab at Purdue, and Warner caught two passes for 14 yards at Maryland. He had two catches for 31 yards in the season finale against Iowa.
2018 (Redshirt Freshman)
Warner started seven of the final nine games and had at least one reception in six of those seven starts. On the season, Warner caught 17 passes for 95 yards, ranking sixth on the team in receptions despite not playing the first three games.
Warner made his Husker debut with a start against Purdue, and he caught two passes for 16 yards. He started again the next week at No. 16 Wisconsin, catching a six-yard pass in the first quarter. Warner had two catches for 11 yards at Northwestern and had a three-yard reception in the Huskers’ win over Minnesota. He set a career high with four receptions for 20 yards in the Huskers’ win over Illinois. He then had three catches for 23 yards against Michigan State. Warner wrapped up his season by again catching four passes for 16 yards at Iowa.
2017 (Redshirt)
Warner utilized his redshirt in 2017 after suffering an injury during fall camp.
Before Nebraska (Desert Mountain High School)
Warner was a standout wide receiver for Head Coach David Sedmak and Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Warner scored 39 touchdowns in three seasons for the Wolves, including 35 receiving touchdowns and finished with just under 3,000 all-purpose yards.
In his senior season, Warner broke the state record for most career catches in 11-man football, with 241 catches. He passed former Desert Mountain receiver and current NFL tight end, Mark Andrews, who finished his career with 207 catches. A two-time all-state receiver, Warner was named the 2016 Arizona Wide Receiver of the Year and the 2017 District Player of the Year.
Kade's father, Kurt, was Desert Mountain's offensive coordinator. Kade also played basketball, track and Lacrosse at Desert Mountain High School. Kade chose Nebraska over a scholarship offer from the University of San Diego and preferred walk-on offers from several schools, including Arizona State University, UCLA, Northwestern and Iowa.
Personal
Kade was born on Sept. 29, 1998, and is the son of Kurt and Brenda Warner. A fisheries and wildlife major, Kade earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2021. Warner volunteered his time at the Buffett Cancer Center, a Day of Service, FCA, the Nebraska Football Road Race and local hospital visits.
His father, Kurt, was a quarterback for Northern Iowa from 1989-93. Warner spent time as a record-setting quarterback for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League, before signing with the St. Louis Rams in 1998. He led the Rams to Super Bowl XXXIV following the 1999 NFL season, where they defeated Tennessee, and Warner earned MVP honors. Overall, he quarterbacked his teams to three Super Bowl appearances, while also playing for the New York Giants (2004) and Arizona Cardinals (2005-09), before retiring. Warner was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.