The HOL In-State Tour 15-year all-offense team

Today HuskerOnline will kickoff the 15th year of our In-State Tour where we scour the state of Nebraska to look at the top players for the classes of 2019 and 2020.

Since this is our 15th year, we thought it would be fun to put together our all-offense and defense teams. The class of 2005 was the first HOL saw on the In-State Tour back in February of 2004.

We looked back at every player from now until then to come up with our top offense list based on the college and even pro careers these Nebraska natives put up. The only requirements are you had to play at least two years of high school football in Nebraska, and your college eligibility must be exhausted to make the list.

Quarterback breakdown: The North Plate native was a fifth-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears and threw for over 10,000 yards and 74 touchdowns over his career at Idaho.

If North Dakota State and Creighton Prep quarterback Easton Stick graduated this year, he might have challenged Enderle for this spot. The drop-off after Enderle and Stick is quite significant in my opinion over the last 15 years. Former Lincoln Southeast and Ohio QB Darrius Vick and Nebraska walk-ons Ryker Fyfe (Grand Island) and Ron Kellogg III (Westside) are the only other notables to start FBS games at quarterback during that period.

Running back/fullback breakdown: It's eye-opening when you look at the fall of the running back position in the state of Nebraska really since Ahman Green and David Horne at Omaha Central.

Danny Woodhead is the only real notable, and he's not eligible for this list since we started the in-state tour after his high school career was over. Auburn's Luke Lundy is also another to consider, but he had such an unusual path from Auburn to the NFL. Maybe someday current Nebraska running back Jaylin Bradley will crack this list?

If you study the careers and numbers of the running back position since the class of 2005, Wahoo's Tyler Kavan is the only one that had a productive career and got a sniff from the NFL. He rushed for 3,421 yards and a school record 65 total touchdowns sharing time with former Iowa star running back Brandon Wegher. His high school film still ranks up there as some of the best we've seen during the in-state tour.

Meanwhile, at fullback, Andy Janovich had a great career at Nebraska in Mike Riley's pro-style system, and he is regarded as one of the best fullbacks in the NFL. Former Millard North standout and Washington fullback Paul Homer also received consideration.

Wide receiver/tight end breakdown: Niles Paul is a shoe-in. He'll be entering his eighth season in the NFL with the Washington Redskins, and he had an outstanding career at Omaha North. He's one of the most dominating receivers in state history over the last 15 years. He played receiver in college, but currently is a tight end in the NFL with Washington Redskins.

His fellow teammates from North Phillip Bates also made our list at wide receiver. Even though Bates was recruited to Iowa State as a quarterback, he played wide-out in Ames and later for Frank Solich at Ohio. He played four seasons in the NFL and still plays wide receiver in Canada. He won a Super Bowl ring with Seattle as well.

We also put former Lincoln Southwest and Nebraska receiver Brandon Reilly on the team, as he put up two big seasons at Nebraska and is currently an active roster member for the Buffalo Bills. His junior season he led the Big Ten in yards per catch at 18.9, which was tied for third all-time in school history. He averaged 18.2 yards per reception in his career, the second-highest per catch average among Nebraska players with at least 60 career receptions, and the most by a Husker wideout.

Offensive line breakdown: All six of these players are very well deserving. They all had solid careers in college and later went on to play in the NFL.

Of these six linemen, only Zach Sterup and Spencer Long are still in the NFL. Sterup was a Week 17 starter, and Long remains a fixture in Washington. Former Lincoln Southwest and Nebraska lineman Baker Steinkuhler was a five-star in high school, but did not play a snap of offensive line at NU, nor did he get much of a look in the NFL because of a bad injury he suffered at the end of his career.