Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-0vs West Georgia | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-31vs Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#55
Ugonna Nwoha
Senior defensive lineman for Kennesaw State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 260 lb · Austell, GA
CFB Index 57 · #132 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Kennesaw State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
sack · 2026
2 TFL · 3 tackles · 3 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 1 tackles, vs West Georgia
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Kennesaw State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- 1 sack in 2025. Then 1 in 2026.
Ugonna Nwoha
Wins his gap play after play. Ugonna Nwoha has been at Kennesaw State through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against Georgia State — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Kennesaw State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Chandler Burks
Kennesaw State
2025–2026era →
Jerry Mack
Kennesaw State
Coaching transition mid-career: Chandler Burks → Jerry Mack. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kennesaw State2-10HC: Chandler Burks · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kennesaw State10-4HC: Jerry Mack · Run-leaning
2026Kennesaw State1-1HC: Jerry Mack · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBreakout
Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 1.5 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jerry Mack
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
57 · #132 of 330 interior linemen
Unranked recruit. Now #132 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #17 of 45 Conference USA DLs
How the All-Conference USA estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kennesaw State | 3 | 2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kennesaw State | 21 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State | 11 | 5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 16 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 47–0
vs West Georgia
1 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 47-point win at home against West Georgia.
With T. Morgan — 76 rush yds (5 car) · 1 TD · R. Collins — 156 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 58.3 · 51 rush yds (7 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Kennesaw State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Kennesaw State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +10 net (29 in / 19 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Kennesaw State · Last season: 10-4 · Talent rank #133 · 2026 recruiting class #120
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ethan Hurkett’s 2022 season.
Matches Ethan on
Height
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Gabriel Murphy's junior season at UCLA (2022).
95%match
Matches Gabriel on
Class year
Height
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Ugonna Nwoha
The defensive line · Kennesaw State
- #6Marcus Patterson6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Devin Morgan5.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #55Ugonna Nwoha2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #96Jaiden Grimes2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #53AJ Miller1 tackle for loss · 2025
9 more on the roster · Kennesaw State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology