Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2016-2020Iowa State
Kene Nwangwu
RB • 6'1" • 210 lbs • Frisco, TX, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Kene Nwangwu leans balanced backfield option traits and 50 efficiency.
Impact Production
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Developing production for a back
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
35
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Kene Nwangwu built his college career from 2016 through 2020 as a running back from Frisco, TX wearing No. 3, spending time with Iowa State. The clearest part of Kene Nwangwu's career was his return-game role: 2,470...
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- Committed To
- Iowa State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2016
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2021
- Selection
- Round 4 · Pick 14
- Overall
- No. 119
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Kene Nwangwu, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Postseason · Iowa State. Kene Nwangwu leans balanced backfield option traits and 50 efficiency.
Quick Answers
Kene Nwangwu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 801
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 48 games
- Best season
- 2020 Postseason · Iowa State
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Heritage · Iowa State
- High school pipeline
- Heritage · 9 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2021 · Round 4 · Pick 14 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 3 · Senior
- 2020 Scrimmage yards rank
- 361 scrimmage yards · RB 189th (top 32%) · Big 12 41st (top 21%) · National 437th (top 20%)
Kene Nwangwu played RB for Iowa State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kene Nwangwu recorded 744 rushing yards, 57 receiving yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with Iowa State.
Recognition
Honors
- 20202020 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
- 20182018 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionsecond
- 20162016 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
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