Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2019-2024Miami (OH)
Brian Ugwu
DL • 6'3" • 256 lbs • Hillside, NJ, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Brian Ugwu shows a high-volume tackler profile with 46.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
80
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Miami (OH)
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- Rutgers • Miami (OH)
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Player Story
Brian Ugwu built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Hillside, NJ wearing No. 8, spending time with Miami (OH) and Rutgers. The clearest part of Brian Ugwu's career was his defensive...
Read the storyBrian Ugwu, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Miami (OH). Brian Ugwu shows a high-volume tackler profile with 46.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 156
- TFL
- 37
- Sacks
- 20.5
- QB hurries
- 27
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Brian Ugwu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Miami (OH) · DL
- Career Tackles
- 156
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 37 games
- Best season
- 2024 Postseason · Miami (OH)
- Top game
- Ohio
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DL 6th (top 1%) · Mid-American 42nd (top 8%) · National 398th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 10 | 35 | 10.5 | 5 | 1 | - | 0 | 57.4 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 13 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 10 | - | 0 | 71.4 |
| 2024 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 78.8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 14 | 54 | 14 | 7.5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 78.8 |
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Brian Ugwu played DL for Rutgers and Miami (OH). Across 6 tracked seasons, Brian Ugwu recorded 156 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with Miami (OH).
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Postseason
Miami (OH) paired 41 primary output with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 46.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2024 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 Rutgers, Miami (OH).
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Ohio
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Postseason · Miami (OH)
Games
14
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
46.1
Usage
18.1
Consistency
68.9
Best Game by takeover score
Ohio
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Colorado State: 1.5. Northwestern: 3. Cincinnati: 3. Notre Dame: 3. Massachusetts: 1.5. Toledo: 2.5. Eastern Michigan: 5. Ohio: 6. Central Michigan: 1. Ball State: 2.5. Kent State: 2. Northern Illinois: 5. Bowling Green: 4. Ohio: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Colorado State: 5 by 35.8. Northwestern: 5 by 50.8. Cincinnati: 2 by 38.3. Notre Dame: 6 by 55. Massachusetts: 8 by 48.3. Toledo: 7 by 54.2. Eastern Michigan: 7 by 79.2. Ohio: 5 by 70.8. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. Ball State: 2 by 33.3. Kent State: 2 by 28.3. Northern Illinois: 2 by 58.3. Bowling Green: 2 by 48.3. Ohio: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.2 · Games = 9 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses2.5 · Games = 5 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
14 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Ohio
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/28 | @ Colorado State | W 43-17 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 12/7 | vs Ohio | L 3-38 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/29 | @ Bowling GreenSplash game | W 28-12 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wed 11/20 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 20-9 | 2 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/14 | vs Kent StateSplash game | W 34-7 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | @ Ball StateSplash game | W 27-21 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Central Michigan | W 46-7 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | vs OhioSplash game | W 30-20 | 5 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 38-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | @ ToledoSplash game | L 20-30 | 7 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Massachusetts | W 23-20 | 8 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Notre DameSplash game | L 3-28 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | vs CincinnatiSplash game | L 16-27 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | @ NorthwesternSplash game | L 6-13 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Brian Ugwu story
Brian Ugwu built his college career from 2019 through 2024 as a defensive lineman from Hillside, NJ wearing No. 8, spending time with Miami (OH) and Rutgers. The clearest part of Brian Ugwu's career was his defensive production: 156 tackles, 37 tackles for loss, 20.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 37 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Miami (OH). 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 Brian Ugwu's production has multiple signals. With 37 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Miami (OH) and Rutgers.
The arc is straightforward: Brian Ugwu 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
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rutgers
2019-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Miami (OH)
2022-2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2019202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rutgers | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 17.5 | 32.1 | 12.5 | 17.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 30 | 42.9 | 13.5 | 12.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Miami (OH) | 41 | 46.1 | 18.1 | 11 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Miami (OH) | 41 | 46.1 | 18.1 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Ohio
Week 8 · W 30-20 · Conference game
Win with 6 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
6
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
6 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs Ohio
Week 11 · L 21-37 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
89.7 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 89.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 8 · L 10-16 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#4
@ Eastern Michigan
Week 7 · W 38-14 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Akron
Week 9 · W 27-9 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Postseason · Miami (OH)
41 primary output · 46.1 efficiency · 18.1 usage
78.8
#2
2024 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
78.8
41 primary · 46.1 efficiency · 18.1 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Miami (OH)
71.4
30 primary · 42.9 efficiency · 13.5 usage
Milestones
22
Impact games
25
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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