Maduka Nwanekezi
51 Maduka Nwanekezi
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    230
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Milton, Mass.
  • High School:
    Milton
  • Position:
    DL
  • Major:
    Accounting
  • gp
    12
  • tk
    51.0
  • sac
    5.5
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    1

Bio

As a junior: Teamed with classmate Jeff Covitz to produce one of the best defensive end tandems in the Northeast Conference in 2013 ... Fully healthy, appeared in and started all 12 games for the Bulldogs ... Finished the season with 51 tackles, 5.5 sacks and 18 tackles for a loss ... Tackle for a loss total is third most in a single-season in program history ... Started the season on a tear, collecting 13.5 tackles for a loss over the first six games of the season ... Had four tackles and a sack in opener vs. Holy Cross (Aug. 31) ... Collected a season-high nine tackles at Maine (Sept. 14) ... Posted seven tackles, 2.5 sacks and 4.5 tackles for loss at Wagner (Sept. 28) on national TV ... Recorded five tackles and two tackles for a loss against Brown (Oct. 12) ... Posted six tackles against Saint Francis (Nov. 9) ... Finished his season with four tackles and a sack against Central Connecticut (Nov. 23).

As a redshirt-sophomore: Returned from injury to put together a solid season in 2012 ... Appeared in seven games, starting two ... Finished the season with eight tackles, two sacks and 4.5 tackles for a loss ... Recorded three tackles in season-opener vs. Marist (Sept. 1) ... Picked up his first sack of the season vs. Sacred Heart (Nov. 3) ... Collected his second sack in season-finale against Bucknell (Nov. 17).

As a sophomore: Missed the 2011 season due to injury.

As a freshman: Appeared in all 11 games in his freshman season ... Finished the season with 28 tackles, 8.5 tackles for a loss and five sacks ... Recorded a sack in three-straight games from Oct. 30-Nov. 13 ... Registered a season-best six tackles vs. Robert Morris on Nov. 13, including 2.5 tackles for a loss ... Collected two sacks against Saint Francis (PA) on Nov. 6 ... Registered nine QB hurries on the season.

High School: Three-year varsity starting defensive end and guard ... Named Bay State All-League and All-Scholastic by the Patriot Ledger as a senior ... Lettered in both football and varsity track ... Was just one of three selected to represent Milton High School at the Neponset Valley Leadership Institute ... Member of Amnesty International and Outdoor Club.

Personal: Son of Ignatius and Chinyere Nwanekezi ... Born December 31, 1991 in Boston ... Has two brothers and one sister.

Player Profile

Recent Games
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16
  Overall Conf
Solo tackles 27 11
Assists 24 12
Tackles 51.0 23.0
Tackles per game 4.3 3.8
Sacks 5.5 3.5
Sack yards 45 24
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 1 - - - - 0
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 1 - - - - 0
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 31 Holy Cross W, 17-16 4 0 4.0 1.0 7 2.0 9 1 - - - - - - - -
Sep 7 Assumption W, 34-7 2 0 2.0 - - 2.0 4 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 14 at Maine L, 35-22 1 8 9.0 - - 1.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Wagner W, 47-28 3 4 7.0 2.5 17 4.5 23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Stony Brook L, 21-13 2 1 3.0 1.0 14 1.5 15 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Brown L, 41-14 4 1 5.0 - - 2.0 4 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Sacred Heart L, 56-28 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 2 - -
Oct 26 Duquesne W, 42-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Robert Morris L, 24-3 1 2 3.0 - - 0.5 0 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Saint Francis U L, 23-20 4 2 6.0 - - 2.0 7 - - - - - - 2 - -
Nov 16 Monmouth L, 21-18 3 2 5.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at Central Connecticut W, 29-16 2 2 4.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2010-11 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2012-13 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 40 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2010-11 11 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 6 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2010-11 11 - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 6 - - - - - - -
2013-14 12 - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2010-11 11 - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 6 - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 40 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2010-11 11 - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 6 - - - - - - - -
2013-14 12 - - - - - - - -
2014-15 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 40 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2010-11 - - - - - - - - - -
2011-12 - - - - - - - - - -
2012-13 - - - - - - - - - -
2013-14 - - - - - - - - - -
2014-15 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2010-11 11 - - - - 0 .0
2011-12 - - - - - 0 -
2012-13 6 - - - - 0 .0
2013-14 12 - - - - 0 .0
2014-15 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 40 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2010-11 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2011-12 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2012-13 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2013-14 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2014-15 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2010-11 11 18 10 28.0 2.5 5.0 33 8.5 50 - - - - - 2 -
2011-12 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2012-13 6 6 2 8.0 1.3 2.0 11 4.5 14 - - - - - - -
2013-14 12 27 24 51.0 4.3 5.5 45 18.0 75 1 - - - - 5 -
2014-15 11 21 22 43.0 3.9 6.5 40 15.0 58 1 - - - - 1 -
Total 40 72 58 130.0 3.3 19.0 129 46.0 197 2 - - - - 8 -

Splits Stats - Passing

    gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location Home 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

    gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

    gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event Total 12 - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

    gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 6 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 7 - - - - - - - 0
Away 5 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

    gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 6 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 - - - - - - - -
Away 5 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

    kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

    gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event Total 12 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 6 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location Home 7 - - - - 0 .0
Away 5 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 4 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

    pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

    gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event Total 12 27 24 51.0 4.3 5.5 45 18.0 75 1 - - - - 5 -
Conference 6 11 12 23.0 3.8 3.5 24 8.0 37 - - - - - 4 -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location Home 7 18 7 25.0 3.6 1.0 7 9.0 26 1 - - - - 5 -
Away 5 9 17 26.0 5.2 4.5 38 9.0 49 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result Wins 5 11 7 18.0 3.6 4.5 31 9.5 43 1 - - - - 1 -
Losses 7 16 17 33.0 4.7 1.0 14 8.5 32 - - - - - 4 -
Month August 1 4 0 4.0 4.0 1.0 7 2.0 9 1 - - - - - -
September 3 6 12 18.0 6.0 2.5 17 8.0 31 - - - - - 1 -
October 4 7 4 11.0 2.8 1.0 14 3.5 19 - - - - - 2 -
November 4 10 8 18.0 4.5 1.0 7 4.5 16 - - - - - 2 -