Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2020-2024Colorado
Chidozie Nwankwo
DT • 5'11" • 290 lbs • Richmond, TX, USA
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Chidozie Nwankwo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Impact Production
52
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
54
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
71
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Houston
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Houston • Colorado
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: BYU
Player Story
Chidozie Nwankwo built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Richmond, TX wearing No. 97, spending time with Colorado and Houston. The clearest part of Chidozie Nwankwo's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Clemson
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2026
Chidozie Nwankwo, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2023 Regular Season · Houston. Chidozie Nwankwo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 124
- TFL
- 15.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Chidozie Nwankwo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Colorado · DT
- Career Tackles
- 124
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 42 games
- Best season
- 2023 Regular Season · Houston
- Top game
- BYU
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · The Bullis School · Clemson
- High school pipeline
- The Bullis School · 9 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 97 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 31 tackles · DT 39th (top 17%) · Big 12 156th (top 22%) · National 1,343rd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 7 | 10 | 1.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 17.4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 8 | 22 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 27.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 9 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 45.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 7 | 25 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 49.2 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 43.6 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 11 | 24 | 3 | 1.5 | - | - | 0 | 43.6 |
Related Context
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Chidozie Nwankwo played DT for Houston and Colorado. Across 5 tracked seasons, Chidozie Nwankwo recorded 124 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with Houston.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season
Houston paired 6 primary output with 23.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 22.3 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 Houston, Colorado.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: South Florida
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · Houston
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
22.3
Usage
5.6
Consistency
45.8
Best Game by takeover score
South Florida
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Kansas: 0. Tulane: 0. Memphis: 1. Navy: 0. South Florida: 2. SMU: 0. Temple: 1. East Carolina: 1. Tulsa: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Kansas: 3 by 12.5. Tulane: 1 by 4.2. Memphis: 5 by 30.8. Navy: 5 by 20.8. South Florida: 6 by 45. SMU: 3 by 12.5. Temple: 4 by 26.7. East Carolina: 2 by 18.3. Tulsa: 6 by 30
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 5 · +0.9 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.9 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
South Florida
Best efficiency game
45 vs South Florida
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 11/27 | vs Tulsa | L 30-37 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ East Carolina | W 42-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Temple | W 43-36 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ SMU | L 63-77 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs South FloridaSplash game | W 42-27 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Navy | W 38-20 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 10/7 | @ Memphis | W 33-32 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/30 | vs Tulane | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Kansas | L 30-48 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Chidozie Nwankwo story
Chidozie Nwankwo built his college career from 2020 through 2024 as a defensive tackle from Richmond, TX wearing No. 97, spending time with Colorado and Houston. The clearest part of Chidozie Nwankwo's career was his defensive production: 124 tackles, 15.5 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks across 42 career games in the available record. His career also includes 33 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Chidozie Nwankwo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Houston
2020-2023
Opening stop
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Colorado
2024
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2020202020212022202320242024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Postseason | Houston | 1.5 | 8.7 | 3.9 | — |
| 2020 Regular Season | Houston | 1.5 | 8.7 | 3.9 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Houston | 3 | 15.2 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Houston | 5.5 | 22.3 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Houston | 6 | 23.4 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
| 2024 Postseason | Colorado | 8 | 19 | 5.2 | 2 |
| 2024 Regular Season | Colorado | 8 | 19 | 5.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs BYU
Week 1 · L 14-36 · Postseason · Conference game
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 7 · W 41-39 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
85.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 85.8 takeover score.
#3
vs South Florida
Week 9 · W 42-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#4
@ Temple
Week 11 · W 37-8 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
78.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 78.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Kansas State
Week 9 · L 0-41 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
76.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2023 Regular Season · Houston
6 primary output · 23.4 efficiency · 7.8 usage
49.2
#2
2022 Regular Season · Houston
45.8
5.5 primary · 22.3 efficiency · 5.6 usage
#3
2024 Postseason · Colorado
43.6
8 primary · 19 efficiency · 5.2 usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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