Honors (Nebraska)

Academic All-Big Ten (2020)
Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2019, 2020; Spring 2019, 2020)

Honors at Rice

CoSIDA Academic All-District® 7 (2022)
C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (2022, 2023)

2022
Made the switch to wide receiver during spring drills... Caught seven passes for 98 yards and a touchdown in the spring game.

2021

Threw for 313 yards and two TDs and rushed for 132 and a pair of scores on the ground while playing in nine games (three starts)... made his first start for the Owls vs. Houston and his second at Texas... Also made a pair of starts at Nebraska in 2020... Hit on 5-10 passes for 75 yards in his debut with the Owls at Arkansas and 9-19 for 84 yards vs. Houston... Threw his first TD pass vs. Houston and the second vs. LA Tech… rushed for touchdowns vs. Texas Southern and UTEP., Rushed for 43 yards on just four carries vs. UTEP, including a season-best run of 21 yards.

2020 (Nebraska)
A versatile offensive weapon, playing in seven of eight games, including two starts at quarterback… Completed 48-of-76 passes for 466 yards and one touchdown while rushing 65 times for 364 yards and three touchdowns… Nebraska's third-leading rusher, McCaffrey ranked 16th nationally among all FBS quarterbacks in rushing yards per game (52.0) and 20th nationally among all freshmen in rushing yards per game entering the bowl season… Made his season debut at Ohio State and completed 4-of-5 passing for 55 yards, rushed for 80 yards on only nine carries and also had a five-yard reception against the fifth-ranked Buckeyes… Broke off a career-long 47-yard run on Nebraska's opening touchdown drive vs. OSU… First career start came in a win over Penn State, becoming the first Husker quarterback to win his first career start since 2013… Completed 13-of-21 passes for 152 yards, including a 45-yard touchdown pass, and led Nebraska with 67 rushing yards. Posted his career-high of 256 yards of total offense against Illinois (13-of-26 for 134 yards passing and 122 yards and two touchdowns rushing)… Became the 100th player in Nebraska history to rush for 100 yards in a game with his effort vs. Illinois.

2019 (Nebraska)
Appeared in four games while preserving his redshirt… Completed 9-of-12 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns, ran for 166 yards on 24 carries, and also lined up at receiver for the final two games, catching one pass for 12 yards. Played both wide receiver and quarterback in Nebraska’s 54-7 win at Maryland, completing 3-of-5 passes for 32 yards and rushing 10 times for 83 yards with one reception for 12 yards.

Valor Christian HS
Guided Valor Christian to a perfect 14-0 record and a Class 5A state championship in 2018 while playing for his father Ed… Threw for 2,202 yards as a senior, with 21 touchdowns and only four interceptions… Rushed for 526 yards and eight touchdowns and averaged nearly 6.5 yards per carry… Passed for 169 yards, while picking up 72 yards on the ground in the state title game vs. Cherry Creek… Split time at quarterback as a junior with Colorado signee Blake Stenstrom… Helped Valor Christian to an 11-1 record by rushing for 548 yards and passing for 878 yards and completing 78 % of his attempts… First-team All-Colorado choice as a quarterback by the coaches association, and was a first-team all-state pick by the Denver Post as an athlete… Ranked as the nation’s No. 142 overall prospect by ESPN.com, which listed him as the top prospect in Colorado and the No. 5 dual-threat quarterback in the country… Top player in Colorado, the No. 11 athlete prospect, and among the top 300 players in the nation according to 247Sports… Chose Nebraska originally over Colorado, Michigan, Ohio State, Washington, and UCLA.

Personal
Full name: Luke McCaffrey... Born: April 2... Parents: Ed and Lisa McCaffrey… Father is currently the head coach at Northern Colorado… Three brothers… Oldest brother, Max was a wide receiver at Duke and is currently an assistant coach for his father at Northern Colorado… Christian was the 2015 Associated Press Player of the Year at Stanford in a Cardinal attack coordinated by Owls head coach Mike Bloomgren and was a first-team NFL All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection with the Carolina Panthers in 2019… Dylan combined with his father to win three state titles at Valor Christian before signing with Michigan, before transferring to play again for his father at Northern Colorado in 2021.

Baker College