#97

Chidozie Nwankwo

Former defensive tackle at Colorado. 2024: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

DT · Colorado · Sr. · #97

5′11″ · 290 lb · Richmond, TX

CFB Index 54 · #125 of 285 interior linemenLow confidenceColorado 2024 — college career complete

Recruiting

3★

DT recruit

No. 855 nationally · Signed with Foster

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive tackle at Colorado. 2024: 2.5 sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss, 31 tackles.

  • Signed as a 3-star recruit to Foster in 2020.
  • Transferred from Houston to Colorado in 2024.
His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at Colorado, 124 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.

20206 games

  • Recruited3-star out of Foster

202411 games

  • Entered the portal

Career arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#855 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2020–2024
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2020–2024

3 coaches
2020–2021
Karl Dorrell
Colorado
2022
Mike Sanford Jr.
Colorado
era →
2023–2024era →

Played under 3 different head coaches: Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr., and Deion Sanders. Multi-era developmental context.

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology