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Position: | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | September 4, 1996
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 313 lb (142 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Westfield (Harris County, Texas) |
College: | TCU |
Undrafted: | 2020 |
Career history | |
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Cordel Iwuagwu (born September 4, 1996) is an American former professional football guard. He played college football at TCU. [1]
Iwuagwu attended Westfield High School, where he starred as an offensive guard on the Mustangs' football team. [1] At Westfield, Iwuagwu earned First-team District 15-6A honors. [1] Scout.com rated Iwuagwu as a three-star recruit, the No. 7 offensive guard in the State of Texas, and No. 60 offensive guard in the nation coming out of high school. [1] Iwuagwu, ultimately, chose to attend and play football at TCU over scholarship offers from Arizona State University, University of Illinois, University of Louisville, and Syracuse University. [1]
Iwuagwu redshirted his 2015 freshman season at TCU. [1] In 2017, as a sophomore, Iwuagwu started all 14 games, lining up mostly at left guard. In 2019, after starting all 12 games as a senior, Iwuagwu earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference Team honors. Iwuagwu was selected to the West Team to play in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl. [2]
After his successful college career, Iwuagwu was invited to and attended the 2020 NFL Combine. [3]
After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL draft, Iwuagwu signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020. [4] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, [5] and signed to their practice squad two days later. [6] Iwuagwu was released on September 14, [7] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [8] He was released again on September 28, 2020. [9]
Iwuagwu was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 28, 2020. [10] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [11]
Iwuagwu signed a reserve/futures contract with the Browns on January 18, 2021. [12] Iwuagwu was waived by the Browns on August 16, 2021. [13]