Kenechi Udeze
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 5, 1983 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 285 lb (129 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Los Angeles (CA) Verbum Dei | ||||||||||||
| College: | Southern California | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20 | ||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 51 |
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| Games started: | 47 |
| Tackles: | 117 |
| Quarterback sacks: | 11.0 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 3 |
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Kenechi Nduka Udeze (/kəˈnɛtʃi uːˈdɛzeɪ/; born March 5, 1983) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons during the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and earned consensus All-American honors. The Minnesota Vikings picked Udeze in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He was forced to retire in 2008 after he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He is currently the defensive line coach at the University of Southern California.
Udeze was born in Los Angeles, CA. He attended Verbum Dei High School, a Jesuit-affiliated Roman Catholic school in Los Angeles, where he played high school football for the Verbum Dei Eagles and competed in track as a shot putter (top-throw of 56-7 or 17.34m).
While attending the University of Southern California, Udeze played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2001 to 2003. He was a three-year starter and helped his team to a 2004 Rose Bowl victory and AP national title as a junior. He finished his college career with 135 tackles (51 of them for a loss), 28 sacks (a school record), 14 forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, one interception, five pass deflections, and two blocked kicks. As a junior in 2003, he was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American.
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