Chidozie Nwankwo
Chidozie Nwankwo
Wins his gap play after play. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Dana Holgorsen and Deion Sanders. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 11, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at Colorado, 113 tackles — his college career is complete.
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2024
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Karl Dorrell, Mike Sanford Jr., and Deion Sanders. Multi-era developmental context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Deion Sanders
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2024
W 31–26
vs North Dakota State
1 TFL · 1 SACKS · 2 SOLO
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 5 at home.
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Tim Hardiman’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to Kendy Charles's graduate season at Duke (2024).
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