Felix Anudike-Uzomah (born January 24, 2002) is an American football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State, where he was named the 2022 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year before being selected by the Chiefs with the last pick of the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.
.png) Anudike-Uzomah at the 2023 NFL Combine | |||||||
| No. 97 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||
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| Born: | January 24, 2002 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
| Career information | |||||||
| High school: | Lee's Summit (MO) | ||||||
| College: | Kansas State (2020–2022) | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||
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Early years
Anudike-Uzomah was born on January 24, 2002, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri.[1] He is of Nigerian descent.[2]
College career
Anudike-Uzomah finished his freshman season at Kansas State with three tackles and one sack.[3] He was named a starter going into his sophomore season. Anudike-Uzomah set a school record with four sacks, including two strip sacks, against TCU and was named the National Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.[4][5] He was originally credited with six sacks, which would have tied the NCAA record, but it was ruled that the two forced fumbles went beyond the line of scrimmage and therefore qualified as rushing attempts.[6] Anudike-Uzomah was named the Big 12 Conference's co-Defensive Lineman of the Year and was included on the all-conference team.[7][8]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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| 6 ft 3+1⁄8 in (1.91 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | 33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) | 9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.34 s | 6.94 s | 34.0 in (0.86 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | |||||
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Anudike-Uzomah was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round with the 31st pick of the 2023 NFL draft.[11] Anudike-Uzomah's rookie season ended with 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery. The Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVIII where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22.[12] Anudike-Uzomah had 1 tackle in the game, which resulted in a 4-yard loss.[13]