David Ugwoegbu

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Week 0: DNP

HISTORY — from college profile

2022: Received honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades from league’s head coaches … started all 13 games and ranked second on team (fourth in Big 12) with 109 total tackles … ranked fourth in Big 12 by averaging 8.4 tackles per game … also totaled 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, a pass breakup, four QB hurries and a safety … finished with double-digit tackles in four games and at least six tackles in every contest … logged eight tackles (six solo) vs. Florida State in Cheez-It Bowl (12/29) ... recorded eight tackles (0.5 TFL) at Texas Tech (11/26) … notched team-high 10 tackles (0.5 TFL) and a QB hurry vs. Oklahoma State (11/19) … had 10 stops (0.5 TFL), a pass breakup and a QB hurry at West Virginia (11/12) … tallied eight tackles, one sack, 2.0 TFLs and a QB hurry vs. Kansas (10/15) … recorded 10 stops vs. Texas (10/8) and at TCU (10/1) … registered career-high 15 tackles (most by a Sooner since 2018) vs. Kansas State (9/24) … made six tackles (1.0 sack) in season opener vs. UTEP (9/3).

2021: An Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree … played in all 13 games and made four starts … started vs. Tulane (9/4), Western Carolina (9/11), Baylor (11/13) and in Alamo Bowl win vs. Oregon (12/29) … totaled 49 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss … tallied six tackles vs. Oregon … notched three tackles at Oklahoma State (11/27) … registered six tackles (0.5 TFL) at Baylor … recorded five stops (one solo) at Kansas (10/23) … registered a career-high seven tackles vs. TCU (10/16) … tallied six stops vs. West Virginia (9/25) … made two tackles vs. Nebraska (9/18) … notched five tackles (1.0 TFL) in season opener vs. Tulane. 

2020: Played in all 11 games and made three starts (vs. Kansas [11/7], No. 14 Oklahoma State [11/21] and Baylor [12/5]) … made 34 total tackles (16 solo) and registered one interception, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, six QB hurries and a blocked punt … notched four tackles (three solo) and 1.0 TFL in Cotton Bowl win over No. 10 Florida (12/30) ... logged two stops and two QB hurries in Big 12 Championship win vs. No. 8 Iowa State (12/19) … matched his season high with six tackles (three solo) vs. Baylor … recorded five tackles (one solo) and an interception off of his own batted pass vs. Oklahoma State … registered a season high with six total tackles (two solo), a sack and 2.0 TFLs vs. No. 22 Texas (10/10) … also blocked and recovered a punt against Longhorns en route to Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week honors … notched two solo tackles in season opener vs. Missouri State (9/12).  

2019: Played in all 14 games ... lone start came at Kansas (10/5) … recorded 19 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup … had one tackle vs. No. 1 LSU in CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl (12/28) ... registered a tackle for loss in Big 12 Championship win vs. No. 8 Baylor (12/7) … logged a season-high five stops, two TFLs, one sack and a pass breakup in a win at Oklahoma State (11/30) … recorded three tackles against West Virginia (10/19) … collected two tackles and a TFL vs. South Dakota (9/7).  

High school: 4-star recruit by Rivals and three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … touted as nation’s No. 25 weakside defensive end by Rivals, No. 26 by 247Sports and No. 57 by ESPN … rated the No. 38 prospect in Texas by Rivals, No. 47 by 247Sports and No. 55 by ESPN … recorded 32 tackles (seven for loss), one sack and one forced fumble his senior season … also offered by Alabama, Michigan, Texas A&M and others.

PERSONAL

Major is criminology ... last name pronounced uh-GWAY-boo.