Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-21vs Ohio | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-7vs Bowling Green | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#21
Rex Guthrie
Sophomore safety for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 200 lb · Littleton, CO · Heritage
CFB Index 44 · #329 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Nebraska for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
8 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 5 tackles, vs Ohio
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety for Nebraska. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Nebraska in 2024.
Rex Guthrie
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Second year in the Nebraska secondary, same address the whole way. The receipt: 3 tackles against Bowling Green — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Nebraska3-star out of Heritage
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Nebraska
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Matt Rhule, all run-leaning offenses — 9-6 over that span.
2025Nebraska7-6HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
2026Nebraska2-0HC: Matt Rhule · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Rhule
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
44 · #329 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #329 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #54 of 77 Big Ten DBs
How the All-Big Ten estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 56–7
3 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 49-point win at home against Bowling Green.
With A. Colandrea — 222 yds · 4 TD · 1 INT · QBR 52.8 · 33 rush yds (4 car) · J. Barney Jr. — 8 rec · 115 yds · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Nebraska
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Nebraska
Returning around him
- 1 Nebraska player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (17 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Nebraska · Last season: 7-6 (AP #25) · Talent rank #22 · 2026 recruiting class #88
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Anderson’s 2020 season.
Matches Kevin on
PD rate
Class year
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Joel Cordoba's freshman season at Kent State (2025).
86%match
Matches Joel on
PD rate
TFL rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Rex Guthrie
The secondary · Nebraska
- #21Rex Guthrie63 tackles · 2025
- #37Donovan Jones59 tackles · 2025
- #26Dwayne McDougle47 tackles · 2025
- #10Andrew Marshall45 tackles · 2025
- #22Victor Evans III41 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Nebraska team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology