Linebacker, USC, 2014–17
Uchenna Nwosu
- Number
- No. 42
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Hometown
- Carson, CA
- Born
- Dec 28, 1996, in Carson, California
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Uchenna Nwosu played linebacker at USC (2014–17). The Los Angeles Chargers took Nwosu in round 2, No. 48 overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
10tackles, career highvs. Colorado, 20163sacks, career highat Arizona State, 2017Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2017
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
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
2017 USC 14 games, 75 tackles, 9.5 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Western Michigan | W 49–31 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 9 | vs. Stanford | W 42–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 16 | vs. Texas | W 27–24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | at California | W 30–20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | at Washington State | L 27–30 | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Oregon State | W 38–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs. Utah | W 28–27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Notre Dame | L 14–49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Arizona State | W 48–17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Arizona | W 49–35 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | at Colorado | W 38–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 18 | vs. UCLA | W 28–23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dec 1 | vs.Stanford | W 31–28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. Ohio State | L 7–24 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
2016 USC 12 games, 53 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. Alabama | L 6–52 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs. Utah State | W 45–7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | atStanford | L 10–27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atUtah | L 27–31 | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | vs.Arizona State | W 41–20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Colorado | W 21–17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Oct 27 | vs.California | W 45–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Oregon | W 45–20 | 5 | 3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at Washington | W 26–13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atUCLA | W 36–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs.Notre Dame | W 45–27 | 7 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2 ✦ | vs. Penn State | W 52–49 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2018 Senior Bowl (South team, won 45–16).
| Drill | Combine 2018 | Combine or pro day 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′2⅛″ | |
| Weight | 251 lb | |
| Arm length | 33⅝″ | |
| Hand size | 9″ | |
| Wingspan | 78¼″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.65 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 s | |
| Vertical jump | 32″ | |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ | |
| Bench press | 20 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.05 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.27 s |
Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
9 seasons, 106 games with a stat; latest team: Seattle Seahawks.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 27 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Chargers | 13 | 31 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 12 | 32 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Chargers | 17 | 33 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | Seattle Seahawks | 17 | 59 | 9.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | Seattle Seahawks | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | Seattle Seahawks | 15 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 (so far) | Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| NFL career | 106 | 258 | 35.5 | 1 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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