Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2015-2019Miami
Chigozie Nnoruka
DL • 6'2" • 300 lbs • Sacramento, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Chigozie Nnoruka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
61
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UCLA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UCLA • Miami
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Player Story
Chigozie Nnoruka built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with Miami and UCLA. The clearest part of Chigozie Nnoruka's career was his...
Read the storyChigozie Nnoruka, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · UCLA. Chigozie Nnoruka shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 65
- TFL
- 9
- Sacks
- 2
Quick Answers
Chigozie Nnoruka quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami · DL
- Career Tackles
- 65
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · UCLA
- Top game
- Memphis
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · DL 441st (top 52%) · ACC 278th (top 44%) · National 2,483rd (top 42%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2017 Postseason | UCLA | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 59 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 12 | 43 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 59 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 4 | 7 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 39.4 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 8 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.9 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 8 | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.9 |
Related Context
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Chigozie Nnoruka played DL for UCLA and Miami. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chigozie Nnoruka recorded 65 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with UCLA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
UCLA paired 10 primary output with 24.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 24.3 efficiency.
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Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across UCLA, Miami.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Memphis
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · UCLA
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
24.3
Usage
7.8
Consistency
46.7
Best Game by takeover score
Memphis
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas State: 1. Hawai'i: 1. Memphis: 3. Stanford: 0.5. Colorado: 0. Arizona: 0. Oregon: 0. Washington: 0.5. Utah: 2. Arizona State: 1. USC: 0. California: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas State: 3 by 22.5. Hawai'i: 2 by 18.3. Memphis: 4 by 46.7. Stanford: 3 by 17.5. Colorado: 1 by 4.2. Arizona: 4 by 16.7. Oregon: 5 by 20.8. Washington: 4 by 21.7. Utah: 5 by 40.8. Arizona State: 8 by 43.3. USC: 4 by 16.7. California: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1 · Games = 7 · +0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Memphis
Best efficiency game
46.7 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/27 | vs Kansas State | L 17-35 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs California | W 30-27 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/19 | @ USC | L 23-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Arizona State | W 44-37 | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ UtahSplash game | L 17-48 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Washington | L 23-44 | 4 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Oregon | W 31-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Arizona | L 30-47 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/1 | vs Colorado | W 27-23 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/24 | @ Stanford | L 34-58 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ MemphisSplash game | L 45-48 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Hawai'i | W 56-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chigozie Nnoruka story
Chigozie Nnoruka built his college career from 2015 through 2019 as a defensive lineman from Sacramento, CA wearing No. 99, spending time with Miami and UCLA. The clearest part of Chigozie Nnoruka's career was his defensive production: 65 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2017 with UCLA. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Chigozie Nnoruka's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami and UCLA.
The arc is straightforward: Chigozie Nnoruka moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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UCLA
2015-2018
Opening stop
- 2
Miami
2019
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2015201620172017201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | UCLA | 10 | 24.3 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UCLA | 10 | 24.3 | 7.8 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UCLA | 0 | 7.3 | 1.3 | -10 |
| 2019 Postseason | Miami | 1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Miami | 1 | 7.5 | 1.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Memphis
Week 3 · L 45-48
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#2
@ Utah
Week 10 · L 17-48 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
69.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 69.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Arizona State
Week 11 · W 44-37 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
56.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
#4
vs California
Week 13 · W 30-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Kansas State
Week 1 · L 17-35 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
41.4 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · UCLA
10 primary output · 24.3 efficiency · 7.8 usage
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#2
2017 Regular Season · UCLA
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10 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 7.8 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · UCLA
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0 primary · 7.3 efficiency · 1.3 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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