Nebraska head coach Mike Riley said Wednesday that junior wide receiver/punt returner De’Mornay Pierson-El was cleared to return to practice when the Huskers take the practice field Thursday afternoon for the first time.

Pierson-El is returning from a foot and knee injury suffered in a freak accident while celebrating a touchdown in Nebraska’s loss to Purdue last year. In 2015, Pierson-El missed the opening parts of the season, but returned to play in five games, making 12 catches for 111 yards and one touchdown.

Riley said Nebraska is prepared to take things slow with Pierson-El, who missed most of fall camp a year ago with a foot injury.

“When I say he’s cleared, that means he’s been through all the drills and tests and the doctor is the one at the end that says he’s cleared to go 100 percent,” Riley said. “Now, it’s just a matter of practicing him correctly. He hasn’t really done much for a long, long time, so it’s not like we’ll give him the workload of every receiver on the team.

“We were just told, ‘watch the reps’ so we will do that.”

Riley also said freshman slot wide receiver J.D. Spielman is healthy after undergoing knee surgery prior to arriving in Lincoln. Riley said that all of the 105 players who will report for fall camp are healthy to start things off.

Freshman tight end Jack Stoll, who is recovering from an injured wrist, will be in Lincoln rehabbing, but won’t count towards the 105. Sophomore defensive back Nolan Graham suffered a knee injury during spring practice and won’t be part of Nebraska’s 105. Redshirt freshman linebacker Jacob Weinmaster is also out with a back injury, Riley said.

“Every other player reporting is healthy and clear to practice totally,” Riley said.

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