2018 Football Roster
Roster
Nnamdi Egbuaba
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 235
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- St. Frances Academy
EGBUABA'S HONOR ROLL
- 3x Academic All-Big Ten (2016, 2017, 2018)
As a Senior (2018): Appeared in all 12 games, earning a start against Rutgers (10/13) ... totaled eight tackles (five solo) on the season ... in start against Rutgers (10/13), totaled a career-best four tackles.
As a Junior (2017): Did not see game action due to injury.
As a Sophomore (2016): Appeared in nine games, totaling four tackles.
As a Redshirt Freshman (2015): Appeared in the final six games of the season, primarily on special teams ... made collegiate debut against Penn State (10/24) ... earned defensive scout team player of the week honors in back-to-back weeks for preparation for West Virginia (9/26) and Michigan (10/3).
As a Freshman (2014): Did not see game action … earned defensive scout team player of the week honors for his preparation for James Madison (8/30).
At St. Frances Academy: During his senior season totaled 105 tackles, 19 sacks and 17 tackles for loss to help the Panthers to a fourth-place finish in the MIAA A Conference … named second team All-Metro by The Baltimore Sun … earned second-team honors on the Maryland Private School All-State Team … represented the South Team in the Chesapeake Bowl … earned first team All-MIAA honors as a junior … rated a three-star recruit by ESPN … rated a two-star recruit by Rivals and Scout … also lettered in basketball for the Panthers … coached by Messay Hailemariam.
Personal: Moved to U.S. from Nigeria in 2012 ... visited his mother and brothers in Nigeria in summer of 2016 ... collected shoes from teammates and donated them to kids from his elementary school in Nigeria ... has earned his undergraduate degree in Information Science and is pursuing a Master's in Supply Chain Management.
