.jpg) Uwazurike with theIowa State Cyclones in 2019 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1998-05-06)May 6, 1998 (age 26) Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 320 lb (145 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Southfield-Lathrup (Lathrup Village, Michigan) | ||||||||
| College: | Iowa State (2016–2021) | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2022: 4th round, 116th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||
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Eyioma Uwazurike (/ɛnˈjoʊmə/en-YOH-mə;[1] born May 6, 1998) is an American professionalfootballdefensive end for theDenver Broncos of theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football atIowa State.
Uwazurike grew up inDetroit, Michigan and attendedSouthfield-Lathrup High School.[2]
Uwazurikeredshirted his true freshman season due to academics.[3] He became a starter during his redshirt freshman season and had 27 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and one sack.[4] In his first full season as a starter, Uwazurike recorded 32 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks and was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference.[5] He was again named honorable mention All-Big 12 as a redshirt senior after finishing the season with 27 tackles, eight tackles, and three sacks.[6] Uwazurike decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Iowa State for a sixth season.[5] He was named first-team in his final season after finishing the year with 43 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and nine sacks.[7]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 316 lb (143 kg) | 35+1⁄8 in (0.89 m) | 10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) | 5.32 s | 1.82 s | 3.00 s | 4.75 s | 7.58 s | 33.0 in (0.84 m) | 8 ft 11 in (2.72 m) | 23 reps | |
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Uwazurike was selected by theDenver Broncos in the fourth round (116th overall) of the2022 NFL draft.[11]
On July 24, 2023, Uwazurike was suspended indefinitely for gambling violations.[12]
Uwazurike was reinstated by the NFL on August 5, 2024.[13]
