Ole Miss offensive lineman Nick Broeker racking up awards
OXFORD, Miss. – If anyone is searching for a Christmas gift for Nick Broeker, here is an idea – a new trophy case.
The Ole Miss senior offensive lineman has been racking up the hardware lately.
Friday, the Springfield, Ill., native was named a second team All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. Yesterday, Broeker received second team All-America accolades on the Walter Camp team.
Another All-American honor 💪@NickBro3ker | #HottyToddy pic.twitter.com/nvipYUcd9C
— Ole Miss Football (@OleMissFB) December 9, 2022
Last week, Broeker also earned the Kent Hull Award which goes to the best offensive lineman in the state of Mississippi.
Broeker was the leader of the Rebels’ offensive line that provided the support for freshman Quinshon Judkins to lead the Southeastern Conference in rushing.
After finishing the regular season with an 8-4 record, Ole Miss will next face Texas Tech in the TaxAct Texas Bowl in Houston. Coincidentally, Broeker could be blocking the Red Raiders’ Tyree Wilson who earned first team FWAA honors.
To round out Broeker’s recent accomplishments, he has accepted an invitation to play in the 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., along with teammate Jonathan Mingo.
WELCOME! OL Nick Broeker @NickBro3ker from @OleMissFB accepted his invite to the 2023 Senior Bowl!!! #HottyToddy#TheDraftStartsInMOBILE™️@JimNagy_SB @PaniniAmerica #RatedRookie pic.twitter.com/wfqbsSpK1N
— Reese's Senior Bowl (@seniorbowl) November 26, 2022
Broeker could have declared for the NFL Draft after last season starring at tackle of the Rebels. But he returned for another season and was moved to guard, the position he is expected to play in the professional ranks.
Steve Barnes
Steve Barnes joins The Rebel Walk staff as a senior writer and brings a trifecta of journalistic experience. As a writer, he has covered college sports for Rivals.com, Football.com and SaturdayDownSouth.com as well as served as a beat writer for various traditional newspapers.
He has been a broadcaster for arena football and several national tournament events for the National Junior College Athletic Association as well as hosting various shows on radio.
A former sports information director at Albany (Ga.) State University and an assistant at Troy and West Florida, he has helped host many NCAA conference, regional and national events, including serving five years on the media committee of the NCAA Division II World Series.
Barnes, a native of Pensacola, Fla., attended Ole Miss in 1983-84, where his first journalism teacher was David Kellum. The duo has come a long way since that time.
He will bring a proven journalistic track record, along with a knack for finding the out-of-the-ordinary story angles to The Rebel Walk.
Barnes continues to reside in Pensacola a mere ten minutes from the beach because he does have taste and a brain.
