Uche Ndukwe

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Princeton University Football vs. Monmouth, Princeton, NJ, September 22, 2018.

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Height:
6-4
Weight:
270
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Dedham, Mass.
High School:
Noble and Greenough

Accolades:
Second Team All-Ivy (2021)
Honorable Mention All-Ivy (2022)
Phil Steele Fourth Team All-Ivy (2021, 2022)

2022: Team captain … Saw time in nine games … Tied career high with 17 tackles .. Added 4.5 tackles per loss and three sacks ... Recovered his own forced fumble at Lafayette ... Had a sack at Stetson, at Columbia and vs. Dartmouth

2021: Posted 17 tackles, 9.5 for loss and six sacks in six contests … Was seventh in the Ivy League in sacks and ninth in tackles for loss …Had three tackles for a loss vs. Harvard ... Collected a fumble recovery at Monmouth ... Snagged 2.5 sacks vs. Columbia ... Recorded a sack vs. Stetson and Lehigh.

2019: Saw time in seven games, contributing 12 tackles, five going for loss and three sacks.

2018: developed on the defensive line in practice and J.V. games during Princeton's Ivy championship year and first undefeated season since 1964.

Before Princeton:
Noble and Greenough: Earned first-team All-Prep School (New England) and All-ISL (Independent School League) honors while playing defensive end, outside linebacker, and tackle … selected to the FBU All-American Bowl … team captain … also lettered in basketball and crew … class president … Student Life Council member.

Personal: Son of Obiora and Laurette Ndukwe … has an older sibling Obi and a younger sibling Amarachi … plays the classical upright bass … considering studying either economics or in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Policy.