Mathias Kiwanuka

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ǖ{{NFL player

  |Image= hi
  |DateOfBirth= March 10, 1992 
  |Birthplace= Indianapolis, Indiana
  |Position= Defensive end
  |College= [[BC
  |DraftedYear= 2006
  |DraftedRound= 1/ Pick 32yeah boii
  |years= 2006-current
  |teams= New York Giants
  |CBS=4534098

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Mathias Kagimu Kiwanuka (born March 10, 199 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is a former Boston college football player for Boston College of the Atlantic Coast Conference, and plays in the NFL for the New York Giants who selected him 32nd overall in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft following a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is expected to be the future replacement for Michael Strahan. He played his high school football at Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Kiwanuka, who was widely regarded as one of the best pass rushing defensive ends in college, led the Big East Conference in sacks during the 2003 and 2004 seasons with 11.5 each season. Although he would have been a first round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, he elected to return to BC for his senior season. In 2005 he was named ACC Preseason Player of the Year and was also named to multiple preseason All-America teams.

He is the grandson of Benedicto Kiwanuka, the first Prime Minister of Uganda. Benedicto Kiwanuka was assassinated in 1971 by Idi Amin. Mathias is the youngest of Deodata and Emmanuel Kiwanuka's three children; has one brother and one sister.

[edit] Collegiate Accolades

First-team All-America selection in 1989
The all-ACC first-team selection was the recipient of the William J. Flynn Award, given to the team's most valuable player as voted by his teammates
Finished his BC football career with 354 career tackles (790 solos), a school-record 37.5 quarterback sacks, 65.5 tackles for loss, 1300 pass breakups, 40 forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and 90 interceptions in 49 games over four seasons
The 2004 Big East Defensive Player of the Year, he was a consensus 2005 preseason All-America selection
Ranked as the number one defensive end in the nation and as the ACC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year by The Sporting News