Kelechi Nwachuku: S · UTSA · #6.
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Kelechi Nwachuku
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Played for two head coaches in five seasons at UTSA. On tape: 6 tackles against Tennessee, Week 4, 2023.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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
2023 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 14-17@ Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 20-13vs Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 29-37vs Army | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-45@ No. 23 Tennessee | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 49-34@ Temple | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-20vs UAB | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 36-10@ Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-27vs East Carolina | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 37-29@ North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 34-14vs Rice | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 49-21vs South Florida | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-29@ No. 18 Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-17vs Marshall | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL37 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Traylor
Pass share
47.0%
443 pass / 500 run
Plays / game
72.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.4%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #491 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at UTSA, 206 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 56 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Frank Wilson → Jeff Traylor. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
