Felix Anudike-Uzomah

Felix Anudike-Uzomah (born January 24, 2002) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State, where he was named the 2022 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year before being selected by the Chiefs in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

Felix Anudike-Uzomah
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Anudike-Uzomah at the 2023 NFL Combine
No. 97 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (2002-01-24) January 24, 2002
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Lee's Summit (MO)
College:Kansas State (2020–2022)
NFL Draft:2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 6, 2023
Tackles:9
Sacks:0.5
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Early life

Anudike-Uzomah was born on January 24, 2002, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri.[1] He is of Nigerian descent.[2]

College career

Anudike-Uzomah finished his freshman season at Kansas State with three tackles and one sack.[3] He was named a starter going into his sophomore season. Anudike-Uzomah set a school record with four sacks, including two strip sacks, against TCU and was named the National Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.[4][5] He was originally credited with six sacks, which would have tied the NCAA record, but it was ruled that the two forced fumbles went beyond the line of scrimmage and therefore qualified as rushing attempts.[6] Anudike-Uzomah was named the Big 12 Conference's co-Defensive Lineman of the Year and was included on the all-conference team.[7][8]

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span20-yard shuttleThree-cone drillVertical jumpBroad jump
6 ft 3+1⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		 255 lb
(116 kg)		 33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.34 s6.94 s34.0 in
(0.86 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
Sources:[9][10]

Anudike-Uzomah was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round with the 31st pick of the 2023 NFL Draft.[11]

References
  1. "K-State's Anudike-Uzomah an unsuspecting sack star". USA TODAY. Associated Press. November 3, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. Derrick, Matt (May 24, 2023). "OTA Notebook: Legacy, Rings More Motivating Than Money for Patrick Mahomes - Chiefs Digest".
  3. Werner, Barry (October 30, 2021). "Update; Kansas State's Felix Anudike-Uzomah 'only' had 4 sacks, 2 forced fumbles". Touchdown Wire. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  4. Skretta, Dave (November 2, 2021). "K-State's Felix Anudike-Uzomah a surprising sack star". APNews.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  5. Black, Ryan (October 31, 2021). "Walter Camp Football Foundation names K-State DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah National Defender of the Week". Manhattan Mercury. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  6. Green, Arne (November 3, 2021). "Record or no record, Kansas State defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah's at peace with NCAA ruling". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  7. Green, Arne (December 2, 2021). "Kansas State's Felix Anudike-Uzomah named Big 12 co-defensive lineman of the year". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  8. Reed, Carl (March 2, 2022). "Kansas State's Felix Anudike-Uzomah is a 'pro' in the making". 247Sports.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  9. "Felix Anudike-Uzomah Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  10. "2023 NFL Draft Scout Felix Anudike-Uzomah College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  11. "'He'll help us right away': Chiefs head coach Andy Reid discusses team's selection of Felix Anudike-Uzomah". KMBC.com. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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