Heinrich Haarberg (born March 15, 2003) is an American professional football tight end. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers as a quarterback and tight end.
Early life Haarberg grew up in Kearney, Nebraska and attended Kearney Catholic High School. As a senior, he passed for 1,857 yards and 19 touchdowns and also rushed for 556 yards and 10 touchdowns. Haarberg was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Nebraska over offers from Boston College, Vanderbilt, and NC State. He became the first in-state quarterback to sign a National Letter of Intent to play at Nebraska since 2001.
College career Haarberg joined the Nebraska Cornhuskers as an early enrollee in January 2021. He did not play in any games and redshirted his true freshman season in 2021. Haarberg also did not see any playing time as a redshirt freshman in 2022.
During 2023 spring practices, he began playing tight end in addition to quarterback. Haarberg made his collegiate debut in the 2023 season opener against Minnesota, lining up at tight end and catching one pass for ten yards. The following game against Colorado, he played the final 15 offensive snaps at quarterback following an injury to starter Jeff Sims and completed 2-of-6 pass attempts for 13 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 17 yards in a 36-14 loss. Haarberg was named the starter in place of Sims for the following game against Northern Illinois. In his first career start he completed 14 of 24 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns while also leading the Cornhuskers with 98 rushing yards and scoring another touchdown on 21 carries in a 35-11 win. Haarberg remained the starter for most the rest of the 2023 season, accumulating 967 passing yards, 477 rushing yards, 5 rushing touchdowns, 7 passing touchdowns, and 7 interceptions.
For the 2024 season, Haarberg remained with the Huskers but the starting quarterback position was given to true freshman Dylan Raiola; Haarberg was announced as the primary backup quarterback but would also be a utility player featured in various packages and formations alongside Raiola, with his role being described as similar to the use of Taysom Hill by the New Orleans Saints. Late in 2024, it was announced that Haarberg had officially changed position to tight end.
Statistics Season Team Games Passing Rushing Receiving 2021 Nebraska Redshirt 2022 Nebraska DNP 2023 Nebraska 10 8 5–3 77 157 49.0 967 6.2 7 7 106.6 120 477 4.0 5 2 12 6.0 0 2024 Nebraska 12 1 — 10 18 55.6 101 5.6 0 1 91.6 25 102 4.1 1 2 16 8.0 0 2025 Nebraska 8 0 — Did not record pass attempt 6 5 0.8 0 7 51 7.3 1 Career 30 9 5–3 87 175 49.7 1,068 6.1 7 8 105.0 151 584 3.9 6 11 79 7.2 1
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2026 NFL draft, Haarberg signed with the Carolina Panthers on May 20, 2026, as a tight end. He was waived by the Panthers on June 8 and had tryouts with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts in late July and early August 2026, respectively.
Personal life Haarberg's father, Rod, played football at Nebraska as a fullback. His mother, Liz, ran track at Oklahoma State.
References
External links Nebraska Cornhuskers bio