Eyioma Uwazurike
Awards and Honors
First Team All-Big 12 – Coaches (2021)
Second Team Academic All-Big 12 (2021)
HM All-Big 12 - Coaches (2019, 2020)
2021
First Team All-Big 12 … Second Team Academic All-Big 12 … one of the top defensive linemen in the Big 12 … started all 13 games on the interior and on the edge … had the second-most tackles on the team among down linemen with 42 … second on the team in TFL (12.0) and sacks (9.0), ranking fourth in the Big 12 and 30th nationally in sacks … also second on the team in QB hurries with six … had at least 0.5 TFL in 10 of 13 games … posted four tackles and 1.5 TFL vs. Iowa … two of his three tackles vs. Baylor were for losses … equaled his career best with six tackles and blocked his second field goal attempt of his career vs. Kansas … against Texas, tallied four tackles and had a career-high 2.5 sacks … tied a career high with six tackles vs. Clemson in the Cheez-It Bowl … tallied 46 starts and played in 60 games in his career, the second-most games played in school history … one of only three players in school history to play in five bowl games ... finished career with 144 tackles, 34.5 TFL, 15.0 sacks, two fumble recoveries, 15 QB hurries and two blocked field goals … ranks third in TFL (34.5) and sixth in sacks (15.0) on ISU’s career record lists.
