Jeffrey Ugochukwu
Jeffrey Ugochukwu
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Clark Lea and Tim Beck. The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Georgia Southern, Week 12, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Vanderbilt | 23 | 12 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 22 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Coastal Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Coastal Carolina
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -10 net (33 in / 43 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Coastal Carolina · Last season: 6-7 · Talent rank #80 · 2026 recruiting class #118
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Jay Jones’s 2022 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Jay Jones's sophomore season at Southern Miss (2022).
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