2021 Football Roster
Amechi Uzodinma II
- Position:
- Cornerback
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-0 / 193
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Orlando, Fla.
- Prev School:
- University HS
- High School:
- University HS
- Major:
- Pre-Telecommunications
Awards and Honors:
2019 All-Mid-American Conference Second Team
2018 Ball State John Hodge Award (most valuable freshman)
Career: Uzodinma’s 32 career passes defended entering the 2022 season are the seventh-most in program history.
2021: Played in all 13 games at cornerback ... totaled 37 tackles (30 solo) and three pass breakups ... three pass breakups were tied for second-most on the team ... had five tackles in season opener vs. Western Illinois (Sept. 2) ... had a solo tackle and a PBU at Penn State (Sept. 11) ... racked up a pair of stops and a PBU vs. Toledo (Sept. 25) ... racked up season-best eight tackles (six solo) at Eastern Michigan (Oct. 16) ... totaled 11 tackles combined in games vs. Miami (Ohio) (Oct. 23) and at Akron (Nov. 2) ... had three tackles and a PBU vs. Buffalo (Nov. 23).
2020: Played in all eight games at cornerback, starting each of the final seven … returned an interception 71 yards for a touchdown in the win over Northern Illinois, marking BSU’s first pick-six since 2010 … tied for second on the team with five pass breakups, including a career-high-tying three of them in the MAC West championship-clinching win over Western Michigan … finished the season with 35 total tackles … had a career-high 10 stops in the MAC Championship Game victory over No. 23 Buffalo … registered the first two sacks of his career with one each in the road wins at Toledo and Central Michigan … named to the watch list for the Jim Thorpe Award.
2019: Played in all 12 games with 11 starts at cornerback … tied the for league high and ranked seventh nationally with five interceptions … finished second in the MAC with 12 pass break-ups … registered an interception in four games, including a pair in the finale against Miami (Ohio) … nearly returned an interception against Fordham for a touchdown on Sept. 7 … had hist first career fumble recovery on Eastern Michigan’s final snap to seal the win in Ypsilanti on Oct. 12 … piled up a career-high nine tackles at Kent State on Nov. 23 … recorded a personal-high three pass break-ups in the win at Northern Illinois on Oct. 5.
2018: Played in all 12 games with four starts at cornerback … started four of the final five games … made his first collegiate start against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 20 … tied for the team lead with five pass break-ups and ranked second with six passes defended … his one-handed interception at Toledo on Oct. 31 was selected as the top play on ESPN SportsCenter’s ‘Top 10 Plays’ the next morning … notched two pass break-ups in the win at Central Michigan on Oct. 13 … also had two pass break-ups in the finale at Miami (Ohio) … tallied a season-high four tackles against EMU.
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters from head coach Derrick Warren at University High … 2-star recruit via 247Sports… team captain … played wide receiver and cornerback for the Cougars … University’s Offensive MVP as a junior … recorded 14 touchdowns in seven games in 2017 … also lettered in basketball and track.
PERSONAL: Son of Amechi and Rhonda Uzodinma … father played collegiate football.
