Honors & Awards
» Academic All-Big Ten (2022)
» Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2021, 2022; Spring 2021, 2022)
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2021)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2021)
2022 (Freshman)
Thomas Fidone II did not play in a game in 2022. He was limited throughout the year while recovering from an injury.
2021 (Redshirt)
Fidone suffered an injury prior to the 2021 season that limited his ability to contribute as a true freshman. After rehabbing the injury, Fidone was able to make his Husker debut at No. 19 Wisconsin, the only action he saw during the season.
Before Nebraska (Lewis Central HS)
Fidone was the country’s top tight end recruit and a top 40 recruit, the highest-rated recruit to sign with NU since 2008. Fidone was a high school All-American for Lewis Central High School, as he was selected for the 2021 All-American Bowl, which featured the nation’s top 100 seniors. Fidone was also the lone tight end on the 2020 Sports Illustrated All-America first team. He enrolled at Nebraska in January.
A second-team preseason USA Today All-American, Fidone put up big numbers in his senior season en route to first-team All-America accolades at the conclusion of the season. He caught 43 passes for 845 yards and 10 touchdowns in 10 games, according to the Des Moines Register. Despite facing constant double and triple teams, Fidone averaged 84.5 receiving yards per game and 19.7 yards per catch, an average that ranked fourth in the state according to the Register. For his efforts, Fidone was named to the All-Iowa Elite team in addition to being an all-state selection. As a junior, Fidone had 39 receptions for 576 yards and seven touchdowns to help the Titans reach the state semifinals. Fidone caught more than 100 passes in his prep career while amassing more than 1,500 receiving yards and more than 20 touchdowns.
Fidone was rated as the No. 1 tight end in the 2021 recruiting class by both Rivals and 247Sports. Rivals listed Fidone as the No. 31 overall recruit in the country, while 247Sports tabbed Fidone as the nation’s No. 41 recruit. He was the consensus pick as the top recruit in the state of Iowa. Fidone held offers from nearly every major program in the country and chose Nebraska over Iowa, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame and Penn State.
Personal
Thomas was born on Sept. 20, 2002, and he is the son of Thomas Fidone and Jennifer Ernste and his stepmother is Elizabeth Simon. He is majoring in management.