Player Dossier

2020-2024

Houston

Chidozie Nwankwo

DT • 5'11" • 290 lbs • Richmond, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Chidozie Nwankwo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.3

Efficiency

21.2

Consistency

14.8

Season Value

13.5

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Houston

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
7
Program Path
Houston • Colorado
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Temple

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Chidozie Nwankwo, DT. Best season Best season by value score: 2023 Regular Season · Houston. Chidozie Nwankwo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 18.1 disruption score.

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 21.2 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.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2022 Regular Season · Houston

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0.5

Efficiency

21.2

Usage

5.3

Consistency

14.8

Best Game by takeover score

Tulsa

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Game-by-Game Trend

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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: 0. Tulsa: 0.5

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

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 8.3. Tulsa: 6 by 30

Split Comparison

Wins0.8 · n=5 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · n=4 · -0.7 vs Wins
First Half0.6 · n=5 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=4 · -0.2 vs First Half

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 11/27vs TulsaL 30-37630.5000
Sat 11/19@ East CarolinaW 42-320000
Sat 11/12vs TempleW 43-3642100
Sat 11/5@ SMUL 63-7731000
Sat 10/29vs South FloridaW 42-2765110
Sat 10/22@ NavyW 38-2051000
Fri 10/7@ MemphisW 33-3251100
Fri 9/30vs TulaneL 24-2711000
Sat 9/17vs KansasL 30-4832000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    Houston

    2020-2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Colorado

    2024

    Final stop

Season Progression

2020202020212022202320242024
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2020 PostseasonHouston1.58.75.2
2020 Regular SeasonHouston1.58.75.20
2021 Regular SeasonHouston315.291.5
2022 Regular SeasonHouston4.521.25.31.5
2023 Regular SeasonHouston623.48.41.5
2024 PostseasonColorado718.15.31
2024 Regular SeasonColorado718.15.30

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Temple

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2

Primary metric

2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.7 takeover score.

#2

West Virginia

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.

#3

BYU

2.5

Primary metric

Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 58.2 takeover score.

#4

South Florida

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 53.2 takeover score.

#5

Kansas State

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2023 Regular Season · Houston

6 primary output · 23.4 efficiency · 8.4 usage

20.5

#2

2024 Postseason · Colorado

13.7

7 primary · 18.1 efficiency · 5.3 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · Colorado

13.7

7 primary · 18.1 efficiency · 5.3 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

1

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2026 · Rating 0.926

The Bullis School · Potomac, MD

Committed To
Clemson
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2026

Career Facts

2

Career teams

7

Seasons tracked

124

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 42 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Chidozie Nwankwo quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
DT
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
124