#12

David Ugwoegbu

DL · Houston · Sr. · #12

Houston 2023 alumnus
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

David Ugwoegbu

DL · Houston · Sr · #12

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#370 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2023
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

Coaching Lineage · 2021–2023

1 coach
2021
2022
2023

Played his entire career under Dana Holgorsen.

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Oklahoma11-2HC: Bob Stoops · Balanced
2022Oklahoma6-7HC: Brent Venables · Run-leaning, fast tempo
2023Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2023Houston41286.02.53----
2022Oklahoma101507.52.01----
2021Oklahoma48231.50.0------
Career19010115.04.54----

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2023

W 25–24

at Baylor

1 TOT  ·  1 SOLO  ·  1 PD

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Wins his gap play after play.

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.

IDL

His 2023 production profile sits closest to Joseph Zelinsky’s 2023 season.

Eastern Michigan · 2023

#2

Mukendi Wa-Kalonji

Colorado State · 2023

88%
#3

Hunter Echols

Arizona · 2022

86%
#4

Blaine Spires

Bowling Green · 2021

85%
#5

Myles Mendeszoon

Iowa State · 2022

84%

Matches Joseph on

Class year
Height
Hurry rate

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Jones's senior season at Baylor (2023).

Matt Jones

88%match

Baylor · 2023

#2

Aeneas DiCosmo

Vanderbilt · 2024

88%
#3

Kechaun Bennett

UCLA · 2025

88%
#4

Ovie Oghoufo

LSU · 2023

88%
#5

Chris Jones

Florida Atlantic · 2023

NFL Rd 2 · Pk 6
84%

Matches Matt on

Class year
TFL rate
Weight