Uche (left, #77) with the Jaguars |
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| No. 77 Jacksonville Jaguars | |
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| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: March 20, 1984 | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 320 lb (145 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Purdue | |
| NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 5 / Pick: 149 | |
| Debuted in 2007 for the Jacksonville Jaguars | |
| Career history | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Games played | 69 |
| Games started | 57 |
| Fumble recoveries | 1 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Uchechukwu Eberechukwu "Uche" Nwaneri (pronounced OO-chay nwah-NEHR-ee) is an American football player who plays for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Uche was born in Dallas, Texas on March 20, 1984. He played Guard for Purdue University after graduating from Naaman Forest High School. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 149th Overall pick in the 5th round of the 2007 NFL Draft.
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Nwaneri attended Naaman Forest High School]] in Garland, Texas.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Uche Nwaneri OL |
Garland, Texas | Naaman Forest High School | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | 275 lb (125 kg) | 5.0 | Jul 8, 2003 |
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: -- (OL) Rivals: 66 (OL), -- (TX) | ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
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Nwaneri committed to Purdue University on July 8, 2003.[1] Nwaneri also had FBS scholarship offers from Kentucky, and Texas A&M.[2]
Nwaneri saw limited action as a rookie during the Jaguars' 2007 playoff run, playing in 9 games with 1 start.
Nwaneri was elevated to starter after an injury to starting guard Vince Manuwai. In all, he appeared in 15 games during the 2008 season, starting 15 of them. He allowed 4.5 sacks during the season.
Nwaneri and fellow guard Maurice Williams competed for the starting guard position opposite the returning Vince Manuwai. Nwaneri won the job; Williams was deactivated for much of the season before being released on December 5, 2009.[3] Nwaneri appeared in all 16 games, starting 13 of them. He was only credited with allowing one-half of a sack. Nwaneri was also not penalized during the 2009 season.[4]
He gained notoriety in 2010 when he posted doubts about Tim Tebow's potential NFL success on his team's website message board.[5]
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