Williams Nwaneri is an American football defensive end for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Nebraska Cornhuskers | |
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Position | Defensive end |
Class | Redshirt freshman |
Personal information | |
Born: | Kansas City, Missouri |
Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Weight | 255 lb (116 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Missouri (2024) Nebraska (2025–present) |
High school | Lee's Summit North (Lee's Summit, Missouri) |
High school career
editNwaneri played for Lee's Summit North High School in Kansas City, Missouri, and was rated as a five-star prospect and one of the top players in the 2024 college football recruiting class.[1] On August 14, 2023, he committed to play college football for the Missouri Tigers.[2] Nwaneri was picked to play in the 2024 Under Armour All-America Game.[3]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Williams Nwaneri DE |
Lee's Summit, Missouri | Lee's Summit North | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Aug 14, 2023 | |
Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 |
College career
editMissouri
editOn December 10, 2024, after redshirting his freshman season at Missouri, Nwaneri announced that he would enter the NCAA transfer portal.[4]
Nebraska
editOn December 12, it was reported that Nwaneri had chosen to transfer to Nebraska; he made his commitment official on December 13. He has four seasons of eligibility remaining.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "2024 Top Football Recruits". 247Sports. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ Baumgartner, Blake (2023-08-14). "Mizzou lands '24 five-star defensive end Nwaneri". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ "Williams Nwaneri - Football". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ Pope, Keegan (December 10, 2024). "Missouri freshman DL Williams Nwaneri plans to enter NCAA Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- ^ Olson, Max (December 12, 2024). "Source: Missouri DE Williams Nwaneri to transfer to Nebraska". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Jake (December 13, 2024). "Former five-star prospect Williams Nwaneri signs with Nebraska football". KETV. Omaha, NE. Retrieved December 14, 2024.