Eyioma Uwazurike: DE · Iowa State · #58.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Eyioma Uwazurike
Bull-rushes through contact at the point of attack. Fifth year in the Iowa State defensive front. The first one came in 2021: All-Big 12. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Kansas — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Bull-rushes through contact, winning with size and length at the point of attack.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 11.5 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.
FOX61 Oct 28
The Des Moines Register Oct 23
Arizona Daily Star Oct 22
Wide Right & Natty Lite Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Iowa State | 43 | 16 | 12.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | Iowa State | 27 | 16 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2019 | Iowa State | 32 | 19 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 2018 | Iowa State | 27 | 12 | 5.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| 2017 | Iowa State | 16 | 7 | 4.0 | 0.5 | -- |
| Career | 145 | 70 | 34.5 | 15.0 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 16-10vs Northern Iowa | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-27vs No. 10 Iowa | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-3@ UNLV | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 29-31@ Baylor | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 59-7vs Kansas | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 33-20@ Kansas State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 24-21vs No. 8 Oklahoma State | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 31-38@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 30-7vs Texas | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 11 | L 38-41@ Texas Tech | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 21-28@ No. 12 Oklahoma | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 48-14vs TCU | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 16 | 11.5 | 8.5 | — | 1 |
Week 10 · 2021
W 30-7
vs Texas
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against Texas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
21%9 sacksTFL rate
28%12 TFLHurry rate
14%6 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
60%9 of 15 pressures43 tackles · 12 for loss · 9 sacks.
5 seasons under Matt Campbell — 39-25 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Campbell
Pass share
48.6%
444 pass / 469 run
Plays / game
76.1
12 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
459 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #12 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Iowa State, 15 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #116 overall by the Denver Broncos.
A stat line in 53 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG 12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Big 12 1st team (2021)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Matt Campbell.
Next stop · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 5th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 5th NFL season
