Chigozie Nnoruka: DL · Miami · #99.
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Chigozie Nnoruka
Wins the gap play after play. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Jim Mora, Chip Kelly and Manny Diaz. On tape: 2 tackles against Florida State, Week 10, 2019.
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
12 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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
2019 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 25-28@ North Carolina | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 63-0vs Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 17-12vs Central Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28vs Georgia Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-10@ Florida State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 52-27vs Louisville | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-30@ Florida International | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 0-14vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 11 · 2019
W 52-27
vs Louisville
0.5 tackles for loss · 1 tackle
Dominant 25-point win at home against Louisville.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
8%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Manny Diaz
Pass share
52.2%
436 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
64.3
13 games
Team sack rate
10.4%
499 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons, at UCLA and Miami, 2 sacks — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2019
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Jim Mora, Chip Kelly and Manny Diaz.
