Brian Ugwu: DL · Miami (OH) · #8.
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Brian Ugwu
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Third year in the same defensive front at Miami (OH). That makes two straight seasons on the honors list: All-MAC again in 2024. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Massachusetts — Week 5, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 14.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Miami (OH) | 59 | 24 | 14.5 | 7.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Miami (OH) | 62 | 31 | 12.0 | 8.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Miami (OH) | 35 | 18 | 10.5 | 5.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 156 | 73 | 37.0 | 20.5 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 6-13vs Northwestern | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 16-27vs Cincinnati | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 3-28@ No. 17 Notre Dame | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Massachusetts | 8 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 20-30@ Toledo | 7 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-14@ Eastern Michigan | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-20vs Ohio | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 46-7vs Central Michigan | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-21@ Ball State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-7vs Kent State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 20-9vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 28-12@ Bowling Green | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 15 | L 3-38vs Ohio | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 43-17vs Colorado State | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 24 | 14.5 | 7.5 | — | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
25%14 TFLSack rate
13%8 sacksHurry rate
27%16 hurries59 tackles · 14.5 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Chuck Martin — 26-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.7 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chuck Martin
Pass share
49.9%
398 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
57.0
14 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
410 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #9 of 426 FBS edge rushers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2024 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Three seasons at Miami (OH), 20 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2024) — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 37 games over three seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 1ST TEAM
All-MAC 1st team (2024)
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 2 schools: Chris Ash, Nunzio Campanile, Greg Schiano and Chuck Martin.
