Defensive tackle, Ole Miss, 2013–15
Robert Nkemdiche
- Number
- No. 5
- Height
- 6′4″
- Hometown
- Loganville, GA
- Born
- Sep 19, 1994, in Atlanta, Georgia
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Robert Nkemdiche played defensive tackle at Ole Miss (2013–15). The Arizona Cardinals took Nkemdiche in the first round, No. 29 overall in the 2016 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
All-America: Walter Camp second team 2015; AP third team 2015
Rushing
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Ole Miss | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 1 | 31 |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | PBU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 34 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
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
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
2015 Ole Miss 5 games, 2 rushing yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. UT Martin | W 76–3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 31 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Fresno State | W 73–21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Sep 19 | at Alabama | W 43–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | vs. Vanderbilt | W 27–16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | at Memphis | L 24–37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
2013 Ole Miss 2 games, 32 rushing yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | atVanderbilt | W 39–35 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | – | – |
| Nov 28 | at Mississippi State | L 10–17 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 18 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2016 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′3½″ |
| Weight | 294 lb |
| Arm length | 33⅞″ |
| Hand size | 10¾″ |
| Wingspan | 80⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.87 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.68 sW |
| Vertical jump | 35″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 28 reps |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
4 seasons, 30 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Arizona Cardinals | 9 | 31 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 30 | 55 | 4.5 | 0 | |
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.
Other pro football
| Years | League | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USFL | Michigan Panthers * |
| 2024 | CFL | Edmonton Elks |
Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.
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