Last confirmed: USC, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Carson, CA
Uchenna Nwosu: OLB · USC · #42.
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Uchenna Nwosu
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. This is his second year in the same linebacker corps at USC. A game that shows it: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Texas — Week 3, 2017.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
75 tackles. 13 passes defended. 1 interception. 11.5 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 him by name this season.
On3 Oct 21
Yahoo Sports Oct 16
Sports Illustrated Oct 13Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 14 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-31vs Western Michigan | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 42-24vs No. 14 Stanford | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 5 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-24vs Texas | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 30-20@ California | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-30@ No. 16 Washington State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 38-10vs Oregon State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 28-27vs Utah | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 14-49@ No. 13 Notre Dame | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 48-17@ Arizona State | 8 | 6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 1 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 49-35vs No. 23 Arizona | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 38-24@ Colorado | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 12 | W 28-23vs UCLA | 8 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 14 | W 31-28vs No. 14 Stanford | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 7-24@ No. 5 Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 75 | 47 | 11.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 13 |
Week 9 · 2017
W 48-17
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 8 tackles
Dominant 31-point win on the road against Arizona State.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
75tackles this seasonTFL rate
15%12 TFLSack rate
13%10 sacksPD rate
17%13 pass breakups75 tackles · 11.5 for loss · 9.5 sacks · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Clay Helton, all balanced offenses — 21-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 14 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 6.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
| Road5g | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Clay Helton
Pass share
48.4%
489 pass / 522 run
Plays / game
72.2
14 games
Team sack rate
5.7%
530 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at USC, 128 tackles — drafted at #48 overall by the Los Angeles Chargers.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2014–2017
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Steve Sarkisian → Clay Helton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where he ended up · NFL
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 9th NFL season
Los Angeles ChargersEntering 9th NFL season
