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Indiana Football vs Nebraska: 5 players to watch

By Alec Lasley

LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 5: Running back Maurice Washington #28 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers takes a handoff from quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on October 5, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images)
LINCOLN, NE - OCTOBER 5: Running back Maurice Washington #28 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers takes a handoff from quarterback Adrian Martinez #2 against the Northwestern Wildcats at Memorial Stadium on October 5, 2019 in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Photo by Steven Branscombe/Getty Images) /
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CHAMPAIGN, IL – SEPTEMBER 21: Cam Taylor-Britt #5 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers is tackled after an interception by Ricky Smalling #4 of the Illinois Fighting Illini during the first half at Memorial Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
CHAMPAIGN, IL – SEPTEMBER 21: Cam Taylor-Britt #5 of the Nebraska Cornhuskers is tackled after an interception by Ricky Smalling #4 of the Illinois Fighting Illini during the first half at Memorial Stadium on September 21, 2019 in Champaign, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) /

5. Cam Taylor-Britt

The counterpart of Lamar Jackson is Cam Taylor-Britt, another very talented defensive back for the Cornhuskers.

Just a sophomore, Taylor-Britt is tied with Jackson for a team lead of two interceptions on the season, but is also a lot more involved in the action than Jackson is at times.

With four forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks on the season, he is often times used with blitz packages and more around the line of scrimmage as well.

With 32 tackles on the season, ranked fifth on the team, Taylor-Britt has five or more tackles in five games this season.

Just 6-foot, it’ll be interesting to see who he matches up with and if he and Jackson swap at times due to the size differential with them as well as Nick Westbrook/Donavan Hale and Whop Philyor.

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If he does draw a matchup with Hale or Westbrook, it could be a long day for the sophomore corner as those wideouts love to take advantage of their size in and around the redzone.

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