Chidozie Nwankwo: DT · Colorado · #97.
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Chidozie Nwankwo
Wins the gap play after play. The five seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Dana Holgorsen and Deion Sanders. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 11, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
31 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-26vs North Dakota State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 10-28@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-21@ UCF | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-31vs No. 18 Kansas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-7@ Arizona | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-23vs Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-27@ Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 49-24vs Utah | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-37vs Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 52-0vs Oklahoma State | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 14-36vs No. 17 BYU | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 31 | 20 | 4.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
8%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry31 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Pass share
59.2%
481 pass / 331 run
Plays / game
62.5
13 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
523 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #125 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons, at Houston and Colorado, 124 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 41 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dana Holgorsen and Deion Sanders.
