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David Höffken

David Höffken Season 2026

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PositionDL
Weight310 lbs
Height6-7
YearJunior
HometownKiel, Germany
David Höffken
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Honors & Awards
» Two-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2025, 2026)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025, 2026)

2026
David Höffken has played in every game this season. He impressed in the season opener against Ohio, finishing with a career-high two tackles, including a half sack. Höffken had a quarterback hurry against Bowling Green.

2025
Höffken played in 11 games in 2025 as a regular member of Nebraska's defensive line rotation, finishing with two tackles. He made his first career tackle against Houston Christian. Höffken recorded one tackle at Penn State for his first tackle in a Big Ten Conference game.

2024
Höffken played in one game while using his redshirt season in 2024. He made his Nebraska debut against UTEP.

Before Nebraska (Kiel Baltic Hurricanes)
Höffken joined the Husker program from the international level after gaining experience playing American football in his native Germany.

Höffken was part of the Gridiron Imports organization and worked out at a camp in Texas in front of Nebraska coaches in June of 2024. After the camp concluded, Höffken received an offer from the Huskers that he accepted on the spot. 
 
Höffken was part of the Gridiron Imports organization and worked out at a camp in Texas in front of Nebraska coaches in June of 2024. After the camp concluded, Höffken received an offer from the Huskers in which he accepted on the spot. 
 
Höffken had never played football in the United States prior to joining the Huskers. But he did gain experience in Germany, playing three seasons for the Cologne Crocodiles and one season for the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes.
 
Höffken also held offers from Houston and North Texas.
 
Personal
David is the son of Maria Ziaja and Stefan Höffken. David is a psychology major.