Amechi Uzodinma: CB · Ball State · #3.
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Amechi Uzodinma
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Five seasons in the Ball State secondary to date. That makes two seasons with an honor, the latest All-MAC in 2022. On tape: 7 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 4, 2022.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
46 tackles. 8 passes defended. 3 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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| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Ball State | 46 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 | 3 | -- |
| 2021 | Ball State | 37 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | 1 |
| 2020 | Ball State | 35 | 25 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Ball State | 38 | 32 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12 | 5 | -- |
| 2018 | Ball State | 15 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 171 | 137 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 33 | 10 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 10-59@ Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-37vs Western Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-0vs Murray State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 23-34@ Georgia Southern | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 44-38vs Northern Illinois | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 17-16@ Central Michigan | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | W 25-21vs UConn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-20vs Eastern Michigan | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 10 | W 27-20@ Kent State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-28@ Toledo | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 18-32vs Ohio | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 17-18@ Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 46 | 39 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%8 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
46tackles this season46 tackles · 1 for loss · 8 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
5 seasons under Mike Neu — 27-30 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
54.1%
481 pass / 408 run
Plays / game
74.1
12 games
Team sack rate
2.4%
490 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons at Ball State, 171 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 50 games over five seasons.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2018–2022
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mike Neu.
