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Isaiah Nwokobia
American football player (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Isaiah Nwokobia (born December 16, 2002)[1] is an American college football safety for the SMU Mustangs.
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Early life
Nwokobia Skyline High School in Dallas, Texas. He was rated as a three star recruit, where he committed to play college football for the SMU Mustangs over other offers from Arizona, Baylor, and Texas.[2]
College career
In week 2 of the 2021 season, Nwokobia recorded a sack and an interception in a victory versus North Texas.[3] In his freshman season in 2021, he totaled 22 tackles with two being for a loss, a sack, a pass deflections, two interceptions, and a forced fumble.[4] During the 2022 season, Nwokobia played in just four games due to nagging injuries, causing him to redshirt.[5] In the 2023 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game, he recorded an interception as he helped the Mustangs to a conference title win over Tulane.[6] Nwokobia finished the 2023 season, playing in all 14 games with ten starts, notching 61 tackles with four and a half being for a loss, a sack, three pass deflections, and two touchdowns.[7] In the 2024 season, he started in all 14 games, putting up 100 tackles with three and a half being for a loss, three pass deflections, and three interceptions, earning first-team all-ACC honors.[8] Instead of declaring for the 2025 NFL draft, Nwokobia returned to SMU for his final season of eligibility.[9]
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