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Eyioma Uwazurike

Defensive End, Denver Broncos · #96.

Player facts

Team: Denver Broncos
Position: Defensive End
Number: 96
Born: May 6, 1998 (age 28)
Birthplace: Detroit, MI, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 320 lbs
College: Iowa State
Experience: 4 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	11	8	3	1	0	3	0	0
Last 5 Games	8	7	1	1	0	3	0	0
Career	78	38	40	5	1	12	2	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Thu, Oct 15	vs SEA	W 17-14 OT	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 11	@ LAC	W 23-17	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	@ SF	L 24-14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs LAR	W 30-26	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs JAX	W 20-13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Eyioma "Enyi" Uwazurike ( en-YOH-mə oo-WAZ-zur-EE-kay; born May 6, 1998) is an American professional football defensive end for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa State Cyclones.

From Wikipedia’s article on Eyioma Uwazurike, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Uwazurike grew up in Detroit, Michigan and attended Southfield-Lathrup High School.

College career

Uwazurike redshirted his true freshman season due to academics. He became a starter during his redshirt sophomore season and had 27 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, and one sack. In his first full season as a starter, Uwazurike recorded 32 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks and was named honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference. He was again named honorable mention All-Big 12 as a redshirt senior after finishing the season with 27 tackles, eight tackles, and three sacks. Uwazurike decided to utilize the extra year of eligibility granted to college athletes who played in the 2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic and return to Iowa State for a sixth season. He was named first-team in his final season after finishing the year with 43 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and nine sacks.