Prince Tega Wanogho

Wanogho with theKansas City Chiefs in 2022
Personal information
Born:	(1997-11-22)November 22, 1997 (age 27) Delta State, Nigeria
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:	Edgewood Academy(Elmore, Alabama)
College:	Auburn (2015–2019)
Position:	Offensive tackle
NFL draft:	2020: 6th round, 210th pick
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2020) Kansas City Chiefs (2020–2023)
Career highlights and awards
2xSuper Bowl champion (LVII,LVIII) Second-team All-SEC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Games played: 23 Stats atPro Football Reference

Prince Tega Wanogho (born November 22, 1997) is a Nigerian professionalAmerican footballoffensive tackle. He playedcollege football atAuburn and was selected by thePhiladelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the2020 NFL draft.

Wanogho was born inDelta State, Nigeria and moved toAlabama in 2014 in hopes of becoming a basketball player.^[1][2][3] He attendedEdgewood Academy inElmore, Alabama, where he learned to play football as adefensive lineman.^[4][5] Despite playing only one year of football, Wanogho was a four star recruit, committing toAuburn University; he had offers from multiple schools such asClemson,Georgia,LSU,Ohio State, andTexas.^[6][7]

Wanoghoredshirted his first year at Auburn, recovering from a leg injury he suffered while playing basketball in his final year of high school.^[8] As a converted offensive lineman, he played in 10 games as a backup in 2016.

In 2017, he took over as the starter at left tackle and remained at that position until his senior season in 2019; he started in a total of 32 games.^[9]

Wanogho was selected by thePhiladelphia Eagles in the sixth round (210th overall) of the2020 NFL draft.^[10] He was waived from the team on September 5, 2020, and signed to thepractice squad the next day.^[11] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's Week 17 game against theWashington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.^[12] His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11.^[13]

On January 16, 2021, Wanogho signed with the practice squad of theKansas City Chiefs.^[14] Nine days later, he was released.^[15] On January 26, Wanogho signed a reserves/futures contract with the Chiefs.^[16] He was waived on August 31 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.^[17][18] He was elevated from the practice squad on October 12.^[19]

In the 2022 season, Wanogho was mostly used on special teams. He wonSuper Bowl LVII where the Chiefs defeated thePhiladelphia Eagles.^[20]

On September 27, 2023, Wanogho was placed oninjured reserve and did not play the remainder of the season.^[21] The Chiefs wonSuper Bowl LVIII against theSan Francisco 49ers to give Wanogho his second (consecutive) Super Bowl championship.^[22]

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