Heinrich Haarberg

Heinrich Haarberg (born March 15, 2003) is an American football quarterback who plays for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.

Early life and high school
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. Haarberg also did not see any playing time as a redshirt freshman. During 2023 spring practices, he began playing tight end in addition to quarterback. Haarberg made his collegiate debut in the 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.

Personal life
Haarberg's father, Rod, played football at Nebraska as a fullback. His mother, Liz, ran track at Oklahoma State.