Israel Mukuamu

Israel Mukuamu is an American football cornerback for the South Carolina Gamecocks and the owner of the Georgia Bulldogs.

Israel Mukuamu
South Carolina Gamecocks – No. 24
PositionCornerback
ClassJunior
Career history
College
High schoolParkway
(Bossier City, Louisiana)
Personal information
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and high school

Mukuamu grew up in Moncks Corner, South Carolina and attended Berkeley Senior High School before moving to Bossier City, Louisiana before his senior year and transferred to Parkway High School.[1][2] Mukuamu originally committed to play college football at Florida State, but de-committed and opted to attended South Carolina.[3][4]

College career

Mukuamu played in all 13 of South Carolina's games as a true freshman, with 17 tackles, two tackles for loss, one interception, one pass broken up and a forced fumble.[5] He was named second team All-SEC as a sophomore after finishing the season with 59 tackles with four interceptions and 13 pass breakups.[6][7][8]

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References
  1. "Signee 101: Get to know 3-star safety Israel Mukuamu". Dayton Daily News. December 19, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. "South Carolina football: Israel Mukuamu returns home". The Charlotte Observer. January 22, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. McGranahan, Hale (November 29, 2017). "Israel Mukuamu de-commits from Florida State". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. "Israel Mukuamu commits to South Carolina Gamecocks". The State. December 9, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. Del Bianco, John (August 12, 2019). "Horn, Mukuamu injecting 'contagious' habits, 'nasty' play". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. Del Bianco, John (March 7, 2020). "Versatility goes up for Mukuamu if teammates show improvement". 247Sports.com. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  7. "College football has a defensive superstar to properly appreciate: Israel Mukuamu". Washington Post. October 14, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  8. "Pro Football Focus has Mukuamu as best South Carolina returning player". The State. April 5, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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