Kene Nwangwu
No. 26 – Minnesota Vikings | |||||||||||
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||
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Born: | Frisco, Texas | February 9, 1998||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | Heritage (Frisco, Texas) | ||||||||||
College: | Iowa State (2016–2020) | ||||||||||
NFL Draft: | 2021 / Round: 4 / Pick: 119 | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2021 | |||||||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Kene Nwangwu (born February 9, 1998) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Iowa State.[1]
Professional career[]
Nwangwu was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round, 119th overall, of the 2021 NFL Draft.[2] On May 15, 2021, he signed his rookie contract with Minnesota, worth $4.23 million with a $752K signing bonus.[3] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2021.[4] He was activated on October 19. His first NFL touchdown was a 98 yard kick-off return for a touchdown versus the Baltimore Ravens in Week 9, earning NFC Special Teams Player of the Week.[5] Three weeks later in Week 12 against the San Francisco 49ers, Nwangwu returned another kick for a touchdown, this one being 99 yards.
References[]
- ^ "Peterson: Iowa State's Dylan Soehner, Kene Nwangwu hope to hear name called in NFL Draft".
- ^ "Minnesota Vikings Round 4 Recap of 2021 NFL Draft". Vikings.com. May 1, 2021.
- ^ "Vikings Sign Fourth-Round RB Kene Nwangwu".
- ^ Peters, Craig (September 1, 2021). "Vikings Claim TE Ben Ellefson & Sign 14 to Practice Squad". Vikings.com.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (November 10, 2021). "Chargers QB Justin Herbert, Falcons QB Matt Ryan lead Players of the Week". NFL.com.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Texas
- Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex
- People from Frisco, Texas
- American football running backs
- Iowa State Cyclones football players
- Minnesota Vikings players
- American football running back, 1990s birth stubs