Defensive tackle, Nebraska, 2005–09
Ndamukong Suh
- Number
- No. 93
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Portland, OR
- Born
- Jan 6, 1987
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Ndamukong Suh played defensive tackle at Nebraska (2005–09). He won the 2009 Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the 2009 Chuck Bednarik Award, the 2009 Lombardi Award and the 2009 Outland Trophy. He finished fourth in the 2009 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 2009. The Detroit Lions took Suh in the first round, No. 2 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2026.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2026College Football Hall of Fame
- 2008, 2009First-team All-Big 12
- 2009Bronko Nagurski Trophy
- 2009Chuck Bednarik Award
- 2009Lombardi Award
- 2009Outland Trophy
- 2009AP College Football Player of the Year
- 2009Bill Willis Trophy
- 2009Consensus All‑American
- 2009Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year
- 2009Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2009Fourth in the Heisman vote
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Season by season, from Wikipedia
| Season | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | GS | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | PD | Int | TD | FF | FR | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 14 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 11 | 34 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 13 | 76 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 14 | 85 | 52 | 33 | 20.5 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 55 | 38 | 215 | 125 | 90 | 49.5 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
From the college statistics table in Suh’s Wikipedia article (Ndamukong Suh, CC BY-SA), season by season as the article gives them, bowls included where it counts them. Our own records come from box scores, which start in 2004 (tackles in 2016, kickoff returns in 2009).
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005N | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – |
| 2006 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 13 | 39 | 37 | 76 | 16 | 7.5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2009 | 14 | 52 | 33 | 85 | 20.5 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 19 |
| On file | 125 | 90 | 215 | 49.5 | 24 | – | – | – | – | |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources, marked by season: unmarked, cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in); N, 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
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
2009 Nebraska 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8 | at Missouri | W 27–12 | 1 |
2008 Nebraska 2 games with an interception on file, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | vs. San José State | W 35–12 | 1 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Colorado | W 40–31 | 1 |
2006 Nebraska 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14 | at Kansas State | W 21–3 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3⅞″ |
| Weight | 307 lb |
| Arm length | 33½″ |
| Hand size | 10¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 5.09 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.59 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35½″ |
| Broad jump | 8′9″ |
| Bench press | 32 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.21 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.44 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
13 seasons, 192 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowls: 5 (2010, 2012–14, 2016) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 3 (2010, 2013–14) · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2 (2012, 2016)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 2010, 2013–14; AP second team 2012, 2016; Pro Football Writers first team 2010, 2013–14; Sporting News first team 2010–11, 2014.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 62 | 10 | 1 |
| 2011 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 36 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | Detroit Lions | 15 | 31 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 48 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 2014 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 51 | 8.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 60 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 67 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | Miami Dolphins | 16 | 42 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 54 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 16 | 39 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2020 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 44 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 15 | 26 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 192 | 569 | 71.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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