Safety, UTSA, 2019–23
Kelechi Nwachuku
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Class (2023)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Mcallen, TX
Kelechi Nwachuku played safety at UTSA (2019–23).
Career highs
16tackles, career highvs. Army, 2020Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2021 and 2022
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UTSA | 6 | S | Yr 1 | ||
| 2020 | UTSA | 6 | S | Yr 2 | ||
| 2021 | UTSA | 6 | S | Yr 3 | ||
| 2022 | UTSA | 6 | S | Yr 4 | ||
| 2023 | UTSA | 6 | S | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′0″ | 205 |
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
2023 UTSA 13 games, 37 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Houston | L 14–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Texas State | W 20–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Army | L 29–37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | at Tennessee | L 14–45 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Temple | W 49–34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. UAB | W 41–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Florida Atlantic | W 36–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. East Carolina | W 41–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | at North Texas | W 37–29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs. Rice | W 34–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | vs. South Florida | W 49–21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | at Tulane | L 16–29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Marshall | W 35–17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2022 UTSA 10 games, 45 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Houston | L 35–37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | at Texas | L 20–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Texas Southern | W 52–24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Middle Tennessee | W 45–30 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Florida International | W 30–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs.North Texas | W 31–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | vs. Louisiana Tech | W 51–7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 19 | atRice | W 41–7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 26 | vs. UTEP | W 34–31 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 16 ✦ | vs. Troy | L 12–18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021 UTSA 11 games, 32 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | at Illinois | W 37–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Lamar | W 54–0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 27–13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | at Memphis | W 31–28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Western Kentucky | W 52–46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | vs.Rice | W 45–0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | atLouisiana Tech | W 45–16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Southern Miss | W 27–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | atNorth Texas | L 23–45 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 3 | vs.Western Kentucky | W 49–41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 21 ✦ | vs. San Diego State | L 24–38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 UTSA 10 games, 55 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | atTexas State | W 51–48 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 24–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 37–35 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 3 | atUAB | L 13–21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at BYU | L 20–27 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Army | L 16–28 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 27–26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | atFlorida Atlantic | L 3–24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 21 | atSouthern Miss | W 23–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs.North Texas | W 49–17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 UTSA 12 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Incarnate Word | W 35–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | at Baylor | L 14–63 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs.Army | L 13–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | atNorth Texas | L 3–45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 5 | atUTEP | W 26–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | vs.UAB | L 14–33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Rice | W 31–27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | at Texas A&M | L 14–45 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Old Dominion | W 24–23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | vs.Southern Miss | L 17–36 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Florida Atlantic | L 26–40 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | atLouisiana Tech | L 27–41 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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