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Jersey Number 10
JD Spielman
- Position:
- WR
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 167
- Hometown:
- Minneapolis, Minn.
- High School:
- Eden Prairie High School
- Prev School:
- Nebraska
Bio
CAREER HONORS
- 2019 Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten
- 2019 Honorable-Mention AP All-Big Ten
- 2018 Third-Team All-Big Ten
- 2018 Third-Team AP All-Big Ten
- 2017 FWAA Freshman All-American
- 2017 USA Today Freshman All-American
- 2017 Third-Team All-Big Ten Wide Receiver
- 2017 Honorable-Mention AP All-Big Ten Wide Receiver
- 2017 Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten Kick Returner
- 2017 BTN Big Ten All-Freshman Team Wide Receiver
- 2017 BTN Big Ten All-Freshman Team Kick Returner
2020 | SENIOR
Played in the opening three games before a season-ending injury ... had two receptions for 16 yards and returned two punts for 28 yards in his TCU debut in the season opener against Iowa State ... had five punt returns for 52 yards, including a season long 24-yard effort, the following week in a 33-31 win at No. 9 Texas ... also had a 20-yard reception in the game ... recorded a season best 19-yard carry to go with two catches against Kansas State in his final game of the season ... totaled five receptions for 56 yards ... averaged 11.4 yards on seven punt returns and 7.0 yards on four rushing attempts for the year.
2019 | JUNIOR (NEBRASKA)
Earned All-Big Ten honors for the third straight season … started all 12 games … led Nebraska in receptions (49), receiving yards (898), receiving touchdowns (5) and all-purpose yards (1,038) … his 898 receiving yards were a career high and ranked sixth on NU’s single-season list … became the first Husker with three 800-yard receiving seasons ... posted a top-10 receiving yards season in school history for the third straight year … recorded four 100-yard games, tying for the second-most in a season in school history … averaged 18.3 yards per reception, the fourth-highest yards-per-catch average in Nebraska history among receivers with 40 receptions … also Nebraska’s top punt returner, averaging 8.0 yards per return with a 76-yard touchdown against South Alabama … it was his second career punt return for a score, joining 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers and Niles Paul as the only Huskers with a return touchdown, punt or kickoff, in three consecutive seasons … posted his fifth career 100-yard receiving game at Colorado, catching five passes for 112 yards and a touchdown … opened the game’s scoring with a 65-yard touchdown catch on Nebraska’s opening drive … it was his sixth career touchdown covering 65 yards or longer … set season highs at Illinois with seven receptions for 160 yards, the third-highest receiving total of his career …caught five passes for 97 yards against Indiana, including a 45-yard reception … totaled his third 100-yard receiving game of the season at Purdue, hauling in six passes for 123 yards … had four catches for 71 yards against No. 15 Wisconsin, including a 23-yard touchdown … posted his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season at Maryland, catching seven passes for 104 yards and a career-high-tying two touchdowns … had 114 all-purpose yards at Maryland, giving him 1,000 all-purpose yards for the third straight season … joined Ameer Abdullah as the only Huskers to have 1,000 all-purpose yards as a freshman, sophomore and junior … caught three passes against Iowa, including a 39-yard touchdown that marked his third consecutive game with a scoring reception … following his junior season, he had caught a pass in each of his 33 career games, a streak that ranked fourth in school history … placed third all-time at Nebraska in both receptions (170) and receiving yards (2,546), while ranking second in 100-yard receiving games (8), third in combined kick return touchdowns (3), seventh in punt return touchdowns (2) and eighth in receiving touchdowns (15).
2018 | SOPHOMORE (NEBRASKA)
Started the opening 10 games before missing the final two contests due to injury … caught 66 passes for 818 yards and eight touchdowns … the 66 receptions ranked third in school history, while his eight touchdown catches were seventh and his 818 receiving yards placed ninth … caught at least three passes in all 10 games he played … had a school-record 209 receiving yards at Wisconsin, giving him the only two 200-yard receiving games in Nebraska history … also had 10 catches against Purdue, becoming the only wide receiver in Husker history with two career double-digit reception games … a 77-yard punt return touchdown against Bethune-Cookman made him the eighth player in school history to have both a punt and kickoff return for a touchdown … ranked sixth nationally in punt return touchdowns in 2018 and was 16th in receptions per game (6.6) … had a 57-yard scoring grab in the season opener against Colorado … had four receptions at No. 19 Michigan … caught 10 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns against Purdue … the two touchdown grabs were a career high, while the 10 receptions were the second-highest total of his career … with his then-season high of 135 receiving yards, he eclipsed 1,000 career receiving yards in his 15th game, one game faster than Johnny Rodgers who was the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner … caught nine passes for a school-record 209 yards at No. 16 Wisconsin … it ranked as the second-highest total by a Big Ten player during the 2018 season … hauled in a 75-yard touchdown in the third quarter for his longest catch of the season and his second career touchdown reception of 75 yards or longer … totaled 212 all-purpose yards against the Badgers, the third-highest total of his career … caught eight passes for 76 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown, the next week at Northwestern … helped lead the Huskers to a win against Minnesota by catching eight passes for 77 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown … recorded his 100th career catch against the Golden Gophers, becoming the first Husker to reach the milestone prior to his junior season … caught six passes for 61 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown, at No. 8 Ohio State … the touchdown catch was his eighth of the season, tying the Nebraska sophomore record.
2017 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (NEBRASKA)
One of the nation’s top freshmen in 2017 … after scoring on a 99-yard kickoff return against Arkansas State on his first career touch, Spielman went on to post the first 200-yard receiving game in Nebraska history and set Husker freshman records for receptions (55), receiving yards (830), 100-yard receiving games (2) and all-purpose yards (1,572) … also ranked sixth in school history in kickoff return yards (669) … posted the then-seventh-best marks in Husker history in receiving yards (830) and receptions (55) … led all FBS freshmen with 830 receiving yards and 75.5 receiving yards per game, and he ranked second with 142.9 all-purpose yards per game and 669 kickoff return yards … ranked 13th nationally in all-purpose yards, 23rd in kickoff return yards and 40th in receiving yards per game … his 291 all-purpose yards at Minnesota were the 10th-highest total of any FBS player during the 2017 season and his then-school-record 200 receiving yards against No. 9 Ohio State were the 23rd-highest total of 2017 … led the Big Ten in kickoff return yards and kick return average and was third in all-purpose yards and receiving yards per game … in conference play, he led the league in receiving yards per game (88.1), becoming just the second Big Ten freshman in more than 20 years to lead the league in that category … tied for second in the Big Ten with an average of 157.8 all-purpose yards per game in league play … owned NU’s longest kickoff return (99 yards), longest rush (40 yards) and second-longest reception (77 yards) of the season … averaged 17.1 yards per touch and had multiple catches in each of his 11 games, including 11 catches against Ohio State, a Nebraska freshman record … made his first career start in a week three contest against Northern Illinois and totaled three receptions for 52 yards and a 50-yard kickoff return … had five catches for 46 yards and his first career receiving touchdown in his Big Ten debut against Rutgers … totaled six catches for 79 yards against No. 9 Wisconsin … set career highs with 11 catches for a school-record 200 yards the next week against No. 9 Ohio State, including a career-long 77-yard touchdown reception … his 11 catches were an NU freshman record and ranked third overall in Husker history … added six catches for 70 yards at Purdue … totaled 195 all-purpose yards against Northwestern, including a career-long 40-yard run … he caught nine passes for 141 yards at Minnesota in his return to his home state … added a career-high 150 kickoff returns yards to finish with 291 all-purpose yards against the Golden Gophers, a Nebraska freshman record and the fifth-highest overall total in school history … had six receptions for 96 yards the next week at No. 13 Penn State to finish with 375 receiving yards and 489 all-purpose yards in his three games against ranked opponents.
2016 | FRESHMAN (NEBRASKA)
Redshirted in his first season on campus … named the Scout Team Offensive Most Valuable Player.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the 2015 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year, the Minnesota 6A Player of the Year and the USA Today Minnesota Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … also earned first-team Associated Press all-state honors and first-team USA Today Minnesota all-state accolades as a running back … ranked among the top three prospects in Minnesota by Rivals.com, ESPN and 247 Sports … all three services rated him among the top 50 athlete prospects in the country … participated in the Semper Fi All-American Game … helped Eden Prairie in the Minneapolis area to an 11-1 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the Class 6-A playoffs … rushed for 1,259 yards on just 102 carries for an average of more than 12 yards per rush, while scoring 19 touchdowns … also had 151 receiving yards and two scoring grabs … had 234 kickoff return yards and also totaled 241 yards on 12 punt returns … had more than 100 tackles and a pair of interception returns for touchdowns … led Eden Prairie to a 13-0 record and the Class 6-A state title in 2014 … earned AP all-state honors as an all-purpose performer his junior year was also on the Eden Prairie varsity squad as a sophomore in 2013 when the team went 12-0 and captured a state title … his high school coach, Mike Grant, is the son of legendary Minnesota Vikings’ Head Coach Bud Grant … was also a standout lacrosse player at Eden Prairie … helped lead the school to a pair of state championships and originally committed to play lacrosse at Ohio State … the son of Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman and his wife, Michele … his uncle is former Ohio State All-American and NFL standout Chris Spielman, who is now an NFL analyst for FOX Sports.
- 2019 Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten
- 2019 Honorable-Mention AP All-Big Ten
- 2018 Third-Team All-Big Ten
- 2018 Third-Team AP All-Big Ten
- 2017 FWAA Freshman All-American
- 2017 USA Today Freshman All-American
- 2017 Third-Team All-Big Ten Wide Receiver
- 2017 Honorable-Mention AP All-Big Ten Wide Receiver
- 2017 Honorable-Mention All-Big Ten Kick Returner
- 2017 BTN Big Ten All-Freshman Team Wide Receiver
- 2017 BTN Big Ten All-Freshman Team Kick Returner
2020 | SENIOR
Played in the opening three games before a season-ending injury ... had two receptions for 16 yards and returned two punts for 28 yards in his TCU debut in the season opener against Iowa State ... had five punt returns for 52 yards, including a season long 24-yard effort, the following week in a 33-31 win at No. 9 Texas ... also had a 20-yard reception in the game ... recorded a season best 19-yard carry to go with two catches against Kansas State in his final game of the season ... totaled five receptions for 56 yards ... averaged 11.4 yards on seven punt returns and 7.0 yards on four rushing attempts for the year.
2019 | JUNIOR (NEBRASKA)
Earned All-Big Ten honors for the third straight season … started all 12 games … led Nebraska in receptions (49), receiving yards (898), receiving touchdowns (5) and all-purpose yards (1,038) … his 898 receiving yards were a career high and ranked sixth on NU’s single-season list … became the first Husker with three 800-yard receiving seasons ... posted a top-10 receiving yards season in school history for the third straight year … recorded four 100-yard games, tying for the second-most in a season in school history … averaged 18.3 yards per reception, the fourth-highest yards-per-catch average in Nebraska history among receivers with 40 receptions … also Nebraska’s top punt returner, averaging 8.0 yards per return with a 76-yard touchdown against South Alabama … it was his second career punt return for a score, joining 1972 Heisman winner Johnny Rodgers and Niles Paul as the only Huskers with a return touchdown, punt or kickoff, in three consecutive seasons … posted his fifth career 100-yard receiving game at Colorado, catching five passes for 112 yards and a touchdown … opened the game’s scoring with a 65-yard touchdown catch on Nebraska’s opening drive … it was his sixth career touchdown covering 65 yards or longer … set season highs at Illinois with seven receptions for 160 yards, the third-highest receiving total of his career …caught five passes for 97 yards against Indiana, including a 45-yard reception … totaled his third 100-yard receiving game of the season at Purdue, hauling in six passes for 123 yards … had four catches for 71 yards against No. 15 Wisconsin, including a 23-yard touchdown … posted his fourth 100-yard receiving game of the season at Maryland, catching seven passes for 104 yards and a career-high-tying two touchdowns … had 114 all-purpose yards at Maryland, giving him 1,000 all-purpose yards for the third straight season … joined Ameer Abdullah as the only Huskers to have 1,000 all-purpose yards as a freshman, sophomore and junior … caught three passes against Iowa, including a 39-yard touchdown that marked his third consecutive game with a scoring reception … following his junior season, he had caught a pass in each of his 33 career games, a streak that ranked fourth in school history … placed third all-time at Nebraska in both receptions (170) and receiving yards (2,546), while ranking second in 100-yard receiving games (8), third in combined kick return touchdowns (3), seventh in punt return touchdowns (2) and eighth in receiving touchdowns (15).
2018 | SOPHOMORE (NEBRASKA)
Started the opening 10 games before missing the final two contests due to injury … caught 66 passes for 818 yards and eight touchdowns … the 66 receptions ranked third in school history, while his eight touchdown catches were seventh and his 818 receiving yards placed ninth … caught at least three passes in all 10 games he played … had a school-record 209 receiving yards at Wisconsin, giving him the only two 200-yard receiving games in Nebraska history … also had 10 catches against Purdue, becoming the only wide receiver in Husker history with two career double-digit reception games … a 77-yard punt return touchdown against Bethune-Cookman made him the eighth player in school history to have both a punt and kickoff return for a touchdown … ranked sixth nationally in punt return touchdowns in 2018 and was 16th in receptions per game (6.6) … had a 57-yard scoring grab in the season opener against Colorado … had four receptions at No. 19 Michigan … caught 10 passes for 135 yards and two touchdowns against Purdue … the two touchdown grabs were a career high, while the 10 receptions were the second-highest total of his career … with his then-season high of 135 receiving yards, he eclipsed 1,000 career receiving yards in his 15th game, one game faster than Johnny Rodgers who was the 1972 Heisman Trophy winner … caught nine passes for a school-record 209 yards at No. 16 Wisconsin … it ranked as the second-highest total by a Big Ten player during the 2018 season … hauled in a 75-yard touchdown in the third quarter for his longest catch of the season and his second career touchdown reception of 75 yards or longer … totaled 212 all-purpose yards against the Badgers, the third-highest total of his career … caught eight passes for 76 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown, the next week at Northwestern … helped lead the Huskers to a win against Minnesota by catching eight passes for 77 yards, including a 9-yard touchdown … recorded his 100th career catch against the Golden Gophers, becoming the first Husker to reach the milestone prior to his junior season … caught six passes for 61 yards, including a 17-yard touchdown, at No. 8 Ohio State … the touchdown catch was his eighth of the season, tying the Nebraska sophomore record.
2017 | REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (NEBRASKA)
One of the nation’s top freshmen in 2017 … after scoring on a 99-yard kickoff return against Arkansas State on his first career touch, Spielman went on to post the first 200-yard receiving game in Nebraska history and set Husker freshman records for receptions (55), receiving yards (830), 100-yard receiving games (2) and all-purpose yards (1,572) … also ranked sixth in school history in kickoff return yards (669) … posted the then-seventh-best marks in Husker history in receiving yards (830) and receptions (55) … led all FBS freshmen with 830 receiving yards and 75.5 receiving yards per game, and he ranked second with 142.9 all-purpose yards per game and 669 kickoff return yards … ranked 13th nationally in all-purpose yards, 23rd in kickoff return yards and 40th in receiving yards per game … his 291 all-purpose yards at Minnesota were the 10th-highest total of any FBS player during the 2017 season and his then-school-record 200 receiving yards against No. 9 Ohio State were the 23rd-highest total of 2017 … led the Big Ten in kickoff return yards and kick return average and was third in all-purpose yards and receiving yards per game … in conference play, he led the league in receiving yards per game (88.1), becoming just the second Big Ten freshman in more than 20 years to lead the league in that category … tied for second in the Big Ten with an average of 157.8 all-purpose yards per game in league play … owned NU’s longest kickoff return (99 yards), longest rush (40 yards) and second-longest reception (77 yards) of the season … averaged 17.1 yards per touch and had multiple catches in each of his 11 games, including 11 catches against Ohio State, a Nebraska freshman record … made his first career start in a week three contest against Northern Illinois and totaled three receptions for 52 yards and a 50-yard kickoff return … had five catches for 46 yards and his first career receiving touchdown in his Big Ten debut against Rutgers … totaled six catches for 79 yards against No. 9 Wisconsin … set career highs with 11 catches for a school-record 200 yards the next week against No. 9 Ohio State, including a career-long 77-yard touchdown reception … his 11 catches were an NU freshman record and ranked third overall in Husker history … added six catches for 70 yards at Purdue … totaled 195 all-purpose yards against Northwestern, including a career-long 40-yard run … he caught nine passes for 141 yards at Minnesota in his return to his home state … added a career-high 150 kickoff returns yards to finish with 291 all-purpose yards against the Golden Gophers, a Nebraska freshman record and the fifth-highest overall total in school history … had six receptions for 96 yards the next week at No. 13 Penn State to finish with 375 receiving yards and 489 all-purpose yards in his three games against ranked opponents.
2016 | FRESHMAN (NEBRASKA)
Redshirted in his first season on campus … named the Scout Team Offensive Most Valuable Player.
HIGH SCHOOL
Named the 2015 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year, the Minnesota 6A Player of the Year and the USA Today Minnesota Offensive Player of the Year as a senior … also earned first-team Associated Press all-state honors and first-team USA Today Minnesota all-state accolades as a running back … ranked among the top three prospects in Minnesota by Rivals.com, ESPN and 247 Sports … all three services rated him among the top 50 athlete prospects in the country … participated in the Semper Fi All-American Game … helped Eden Prairie in the Minneapolis area to an 11-1 record and a trip to the quarterfinals of the Class 6-A playoffs … rushed for 1,259 yards on just 102 carries for an average of more than 12 yards per rush, while scoring 19 touchdowns … also had 151 receiving yards and two scoring grabs … had 234 kickoff return yards and also totaled 241 yards on 12 punt returns … had more than 100 tackles and a pair of interception returns for touchdowns … led Eden Prairie to a 13-0 record and the Class 6-A state title in 2014 … earned AP all-state honors as an all-purpose performer his junior year was also on the Eden Prairie varsity squad as a sophomore in 2013 when the team went 12-0 and captured a state title … his high school coach, Mike Grant, is the son of legendary Minnesota Vikings’ Head Coach Bud Grant … was also a standout lacrosse player at Eden Prairie … helped lead the school to a pair of state championships and originally committed to play lacrosse at Ohio State … the son of Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman and his wife, Michele … his uncle is former Ohio State All-American and NFL standout Chris Spielman, who is now an NFL analyst for FOX Sports.
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