 Emmanwori with the South Carolina Gamecocks in 2023 | |
| South Carolina Gamecocks–No. 7 | |
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| Position | Safety |
| Class | Junior |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 7, 2004 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Irmo (Irmo, South Carolina) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Nicholas Ovundah Eze Emmanwori (born February 7, 2004) is an American football safety. He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks.
Emmanwori was born on February 7, 2004, in Greensboro, North Carolina. He moved to Irmo, South Carolina, when he was 7, and later attended Irmo High School. [1] [2] As a senior, he was listed as a 3-star recruit. Emmanwori committed to play college football at the University of South Carolina for the 2022 recruiting cycle. [3] [4]
Entering his freshman season South Carolina debated playing Emmanwori as a linebacker or safety, ultimately deciding to play him at safety. [5] In his first two collegiate starts, he would record 11 and 14 tackles against Arkansas and Georgia respectively. [6] As a true freshman in 2022, Emmanwori would emerge as a key player for the Gamecocks, recording a team high 78 tackles and being named to the SEC All-Freshman Team. [7] [8] [9] As a junior in 2024, he was named to the All-SEC first team and was named a first team All-American by the Associated Press. [10]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 32+1⁄2 in (0.83 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.38 s | 1.49 s | 43.0 in (1.09 m) | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [11] [12] [13] | ||||||||||||