Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2023UTSA
Kelechi Nwachuku
S • 6'0" • 205 lbs • Mcallen, TX, USA
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Kelechi Nwachuku shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
65
Solid production for a safety
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
52
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UTSA
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- UTSA
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Player Story
Kelechi Nwachuku built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Mcallen, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Kelechi Nwachuku's career was his defensive production: 206...
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- Committed To
- UTSA
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2018
Kelechi Nwachuku, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Postseason · UTSA. Kelechi Nwachuku shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 12.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 206
- TFL
- 4.5
- Sacks
- 1
- Passes defended
- 10
Quick Answers
Kelechi Nwachuku quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTSA · S
- Career Tackles
- 206
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 8 entries · 57 games
- Best season
- 2022 Postseason · UTSA
- Top game
- Rice
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Memorial · UTSA
- High school pipeline
- Memorial · 10 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 37 tackles · S 177th (top 34%) · American Athletic 110th (top 18%) · National 1,011th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 12 | 36 | 1 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 26.7 |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 10 | 55 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 27.3 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 19.3 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 27 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 19.3 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 11 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 11 | 43 | 2.5 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 44.8 |
| 2023 Postseason | UTSA | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 12.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTSA | 13 | 32 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 12.3 |
Related Context
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Kelechi Nwachuku played S for UTSA. Across 5 tracked seasons, Kelechi Nwachuku recorded 206 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2020 with UTSA.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Postseason
UTSA paired 6.5 primary output with 23.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2023 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 12.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2023 Postseason · UTSA
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.1
Efficiency
12.6
Usage
2.2
Consistency
2.6
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Marshall: 1. Houston: 0. Texas State: 0. Army: 0. Tennessee: 0. Temple: 0. UAB: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. East Carolina: 0. North Texas: 0. Rice: 0. South Florida: 0. Tulane: 0
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Marshall: 5 by 30.8. Houston: 1 by 4.2. Texas State: 1 by 4.2. Army: 3 by 12.5. Tennessee: 6 by 25. Temple: 4 by 16.7. UAB: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 1 by 4.2. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 3 by 12.5. Rice: 4 by 16.7. South Florida: 5 by 20.8. Tulane: 1 by 4.2
Split Comparison
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Wins0.1 · Games = 9 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 4 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
30.8 vs Marshall
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/20 | @ Marshall | W 35-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Fri 11/24 | @ Tulane | L 16-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs South Florida | W 49-21 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | vs Rice | W 34-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | @ North Texas | W 37-29 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs East Carolina | W 41-27 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 36-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | vs UAB | W 41-20 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | @ Temple | W 49-34 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Tennessee | L 14-45 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/15 | vs Army | L 29-37 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs Texas State | W 20-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | @ Houston | L 14-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kelechi Nwachuku story
Kelechi Nwachuku built his college career from 2019 through 2023 as a safety from Mcallen, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with UTSA. The clearest part of Kelechi Nwachuku's career was his defensive production: 206 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 57 career games in the available record. That gives Kelechi Nwachuku's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTSA
2019-2023
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | UTSA | 4 | 15.8 | 2.5 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | UTSA | 3 | 24.3 | 3.9 | -1 |
| 2021 Postseason | UTSA | 2 | 13.9 | 3.2 | -1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | UTSA | 2 | 13.9 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 2022 Postseason | UTSA | 6.5 | 23.3 | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | UTSA | 6.5 | 23.3 | 5.2 | 0 |
| 2023 Postseason | UTSA | 1 | 12.6 | 2.2 | -5.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | UTSA | 1 | 12.6 | 2.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Rice
Week 12 · W 41-7 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
@ San Diego State
Week 1 · L 24-38 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
76.9 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 76.9 takeover score.
#3
@ Marshall
Week 1 · W 35-17 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
54.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 54.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 4 · W 37-35 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 13 · L 26-40 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
47.5 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 47.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Postseason · UTSA
6.5 primary output · 23.3 efficiency · 5.2 usage
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#2
2022 Regular Season · UTSA
44.8
6.5 primary · 23.3 efficiency · 5.2 usage
#3
2020 Regular Season · UTSA
27.3
3 primary · 24.3 efficiency · 3.9 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
3
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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