Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2019BYU
JJ Nwigwe
DL • 6'5" • 260 lbs • Rockwall, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
JJ Nwigwe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · BYU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- BYU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
JJ Nwigwe built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 88, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of JJ Nwigwe's career was his defensive production: 22...
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- Committed To
- BYU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
JJ Nwigwe, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · BYU. JJ Nwigwe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 22
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
JJ Nwigwe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- BYU · DL
- Career Tackles
- 22
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · BYU
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Rockwall-Heath · BYU
- High school pipeline
- Rockwall-Heath · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 88 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 21 tackles · DL 287th (top 34%) · FBS Independents 91st (top 32%) · National 1,889th (top 32%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 33.3 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Postseason | BYU | 9 | 4 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 55 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 9 | 17 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 55 |
Related Context
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JJ Nwigwe played DL for BYU. Across 4 tracked seasons, JJ Nwigwe recorded 12 receiving yards and 22 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with BYU.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
BYU paired 9 primary output with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 19.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · BYU
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
19.7
Usage
8.3
Consistency
31.5
Best Game by takeover score
Hawai'i
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Hawai'i: 4.5. USC: 0. Toledo: 0.5. South Florida: 0. Utah State: 0. Liberty: 1. Idaho State: 2. Massachusetts: 1. San Diego State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Hawai'i: 4 by 61.7. USC: 2 by 8.3. Toledo: 4 by 21.7. South Florida: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Liberty: 1 by 14.2. Idaho State: 1 by 24.2. Massachusetts: 3 by 22.5. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 4 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Hawai'i
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Hawai'i
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/25 | vs Hawai'i2+ sacks · Splash game | L 34-38 | 4 | 2 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/1 | @ San Diego State | L 3-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | @ Massachusetts | W 56-24 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | vs Idaho StateSplash game | W 42-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/10 | vs Liberty | W 31-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/3 | @ Utah State | W 42-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ South Florida | L 23-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ Toledo | L 21-28 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs USC | W 30-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
JJ Nwigwe story
JJ Nwigwe built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 88, spending time with BYU. The clearest part of JJ Nwigwe's career was his defensive production: 22 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, and 1 interception across 11 career games in the available record. His career also includes 12 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives JJ Nwigwe's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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BYU
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20162017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Postseason | BYU | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | BYU | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | BYU | 9 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | BYU | 9 | 19.7 | 8.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 1 · L 34-38 · Postseason
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5
Havoc Plays
87.2 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.2 takeover score.
#2
vs Idaho State
Week 12 · W 42-10
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Havoc Plays
56.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Liberty
Week 11 · W 31-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
37.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Massachusetts
Week 13 · W 56-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
35.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 35.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Toledo
Week 5 · L 21-28
0.5
Havoc Plays
25.7 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · BYU
9 primary output · 19.7 efficiency · 8.3 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · BYU
55
9 primary · 19.7 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · BYU
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
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Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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