Linebacker, Notre Dame, 2013–16
James Onwualu
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′1″
- Hometown
- Saint Paul, MN
- Born
- Sep 4, 1994, in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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James Onwualu played linebacker at Notre Dame (2013–16).
Career highs
13tackles, career highvs. Army, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 77 | 39 | 12.5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: NCAA statistics, via octonion/football, the season’s official lines (G: games played). A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Notre Dame | 17 | LB | |
| 2014 | Notre Dame | 17 | LB | |
| 2015 | Notre Dame | 17 | LB | |
| 2016 | Notre Dame | 17 | LB | 6′1″ |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2016 Notre Dame 12 games, 77 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Texas | L 47–50 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Nevada | W 39–10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Michigan State | L 28–36 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Duke | L 35–38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 1 | vs. Syracuse | W 50–33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | at NC State | L 3–10 | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Stanford | L 10–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Miami | W 30–27 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Navy | L 27–28 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Army | W 44–6 | 13 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Virginia Tech | L 31–34 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | at USC | L 27–45 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2014 Notre Dame 1 game, 1 return, 6 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. Michigan | W 31–0 | – | – | – | – | – |
2013 Notre Dame 2 games, 2 catches, 34 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | at Pittsburgh | L 21–28 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nov 30 | atStanford | L 20–27 | – | – | – | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Pro day 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0¾″ |
| Weight | 228 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 9⅛″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.76 s |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| Bench press | 24 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.23 s |
Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).
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