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Born: | Pickerington, Ohio, U.S. | September 10, 1994||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Pickerington North (OH) | ||||||||||||
College: | Northwestern (2013–2017) | ||||||||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
Undrafted: | 2018 | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
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Godwin Eric Igwebuike (born September 10, 1994) is an American former football running back who played in the NFL for 6 years. He played college football at Northwestern. Igwebuike was an undrafted free agent in 2018. He announced his retirement in 2024 after spending the offseason in free agency. [1]
Igwebuike played college football at Northwestern as a safety from 2013 to 2017. [2]
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
2013 | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | DNP | ||||||||||
2014 | Northwestern | 11 | 5 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015 | Northwestern | 13 | 13 | 87 | 51 | 36 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2016 | Northwestern | 13 | 13 | 108 | 78 | 30 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | Northwestern | 13 | 12 | 78 | 51 | 27 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 50 | 43 | 324 | 214 | 110 | 0.0 | 31 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 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 11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.44 s | 1.57 s | 2.60 s | 4.12 s | 6.56 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 19 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine [3] [4] |
Igwebuike was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018. [5] At this point in his career, he played safety. He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [6] [7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 16, 2018. [8] He was waived on November 26, 2018. [9]
On November 27, 2018, Igwebuike was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers. [10] He was waived on April 29, 2019. [11]
Igwebuike was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles on April 30, 2019. [12] He was waived on August 2, 2019. [13]
On August 4, 2019, Igwebuike was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets. [14] He was waived on August 31, 2019. [15]
Igwebuike was selected by the Seattle Dragons in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [16]
On January 14, 2021, Igwebuike signed a reserve/futures contract with the Detroit Lions. [17] The Lions converted him to running back two weeks before training camp, and he made the active roster to start the season. [18] He scored his first career touchdown on a 42-yard run on November 14, 2021, against the Pittsburgh Steelers. [19]
On August 30, 2022, Igwebuike was waived by the Lions. [20]
On September 28, 2022, Igwebuike was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad. [21] On December 26, 2022, Igwebuike was signed to the Seattle Seahawks active roster. [22]
On July 30, 2023, Igwebuike signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [23] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad. [24] [25] He was promoted to the active roster on September 9, 2023. [26] He was waived on September 11 and re-signed to the practice squad. [27] [28]
On September 20, 2023, Igwebuike was signed by the Steelers off the Falcons practice squad. [29]
On September 10, 2024, Igwebuike announced his retirement from the NFL via Instagram. [1]
Year | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | Returning | Tackles | ||||||||||||||
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Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Cmb | Solo | Ast | |||
2018 | TB | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
SF | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2021 | DET | 17 | 18 | 118 | 6.6 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 697 | 24.9 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
2022 | SEA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 308 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | ATL | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
PIT | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 282 | 25.6 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – | |
Career | 40 | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 18 | 0 | 50 | 1,287 | 25.7 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Igwebuike is married to Ari Igwebuike. [30] Igwebuike is a Christian. [31] [32] His first cousin once removed is former NFL kicker Donald Igwebuike. [33] Igwebuike is also a musician and has released a Christian single called "Long Nights". [31] He also helps to host the Favor Farms Festival, a Christian music festival in his hometown. [31] [32]
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