Chidobe Awuzie

Chidobe Awuzie
Colorado Buffaloes No. 4
Position Cornerback
Class Senior
Major Business
Career history
College
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-24) May 24, 1995
Place of birth San Jose, California
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Chidobe Awuzie (born May 24, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Colorado Buffaloes.

Early years

Awuzie attended Oak Grove High School in San Jose, California.[1] At Oak Grove, Awuzie played cornerback as well as wide receiver and was rated as a three-star recruit by both Rivals.com[2] and ESPN.com.[3] Awuzie committed to play college football for the University of Colorado Boulder, over offers from other "Power 5" schools including Pac-12 opponents Utah and Washington State.

College career

Awuzie gained immediate playing time his freshman season and was named to the All-Pac-12 football team second team for his junior season in 2015.[4] Before his senior season, he was named to the Thorpe Award watchlist,[5] annually given to best defensive back in the nation, as well as the Nagurski Award watchlist, which is given to the best defensive player in college football.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "High school football preview: Chidobe Awuzie carries heavy workload for Oak Grove". Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  2. ↑ "Rivals.com". n.rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  3. ↑ "Football Recruiting - Chidobe Awuzie - Player Profiles - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
  4. ↑ "Pac-12 football all-Conference team announced". Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "Awuzie named to Thorpe award watch list". CU Buffs website.
  6. ↑ "Awuzie named to Nagurski watch list". Ralphie Report.

7. https://n.rivals.com/content/prospects/11939

8. http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/chidobe-awuzie/5rvRX_TlEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/gendersport/football-stats.htm

9. http://247sports.com/Player/Chidobe-Awuzie-20125

10. http://www.scout.com/player/162751-chidobe-awuzie/analysis?year=2013

11. http://espn.go.com/college-football/player/_/id/550668/chidobe-awuzie

12. http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_21430040/high-school-football-preview-chidobe-awuzie-carries-heavy

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