Ugo Amadi
Ugochukwu Amadi (born May 16, 1997) is an American football safety for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon and was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. As a senior in 2018 he won the Lombardi Award.[1]
No. 28 – Seattle Seahawks | |||||||||||||||
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Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Nashville, Tennessee | May 16, 1997||||||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | John Overton (Nashville, Tennessee) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Oregon | ||||||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2019 / Round: 4 / Pick: 132 | ||||||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
College career
Amadi signed with Oregon out of John Overton High School in Nashville, Tennessee as a consensus four-star cornerback over offers from Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee and Texas A&M. Amadi played in all 51 games with 34 starts for the Ducks from 2015-2018 and finished with 165 total tackles, 9.5 tackles for a loss for 54 yards, three sacks for 16 yards, eight interceptions for 122 yards and two touchdowns, 33 passes defended, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries on defense.
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand size | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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5 ft 9 3⁄8 in (1.76 m) |
199 lb (90 kg) |
31 3⁄4 in (0.81 m) |
9 1⁄2 in (0.24 m) |
4.51 s | 4.19 s | 7.21 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) |
18 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine[2] |
Amadi was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round (132nd overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft.[3]
References
- Hill, Glynn A. (January 26, 2019). "Oregon safety Ugochukwu Amadi wins Lombardi Award". Houston Chronicle. Hearst Communications. Retrieved September 18, 2019.
- "Ugochukwu Amadi Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- Boyle, John (April 27, 2019). "Seahawks Select Oregon Safety Ugo Amadi With Pick No. 132 Overall In 2019 NFL Draft". Seattle Seahawks. Retrieved September 18, 2019.