David Hoffken

Honors & Awards » Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2025) » Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2025) » Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2025) 2025 (Redshirt Freshman) David 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. Hoffken recorded one tackle at Penn State for his first tackle in a Big Ten Conference game. 2024 (Redshirt) 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 Huskers 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 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.