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Jersey Number 12
David Ugwoegbu
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Seven Lakes HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
As a Senior (2023)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- East-West Shrine Bowl participant
- Appeared in 12 games and made seven starts
- 621 total snaps including 421 on defensive line
- All seven starts at linebacker
- Sixth on team with 41 tackles (28 solo)
- 6.0 TFL ranked fourth on team
- Three sacks, three breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
- Season high 7.0 tackles vs. #8/8 Texas (Oct. 21)
- 5.0 tackles and a forced fumble vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)
- 4.0 tackles and a fumble recovery at Kansas State (Oct. 28)
- 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against TCU (Sept. 16) and UCF (Nov. 25)
- 87.3 coverage grade ranked second among all Big 12 edge defenders
- Tackles in all 12 games including multiple stops in eight contests
Prior to Houston
- Played 51 games across four seasons at Oklahoma
- 212 tackles (107 solo stops) in Sooners career
- 16 tackles for loss and four sacks
- 2022 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference
- Ranked fourth in the Big 12 with 8.4 tackles per game
- Totaled 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, a pass breakup, four QB hurries and a safety
- Double-digit tackles in four games
- At least six tackles in every contest
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Played all 13 games and made four starts
- Started in Alamo Bowl win vs. Oregon (Dec. 29)
- 49 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss
- Played in all 11 games and made three starts during 2020
- Made 34 total tackles (16 solo)
- One interception, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, six QB hurries and a blocked punt
- Played in all 14 games during 2019
- 19 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup
- One tackle vs. No. 1 LSU in CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl (Dec. 28)
- One tackle for loss in Big 12 Championship win vs. No. 8 Baylor (Dec. 7)
- Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee
High School
- Four-star recruit by Rivals
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN
- Nation’s No. 25 weakside defensive end by Rivals
- Nation’s No. 26 weakside defensive end by 247Sports
- Nation’s No. 57 weakside defensive end by ESPN
- No. 38 prospect in Texas by Rivals
- No. 47 prospect in Texas by 247Sports
- No. 55 prospect in Texas by ESPN
- 32 tackles (seven for loss), one sack and one forced fumble as a senior
- Offered by Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan and Texas A&M, among others
Personal
- Earned Bachelor of Arts In Criminology from University of Oklahoma
- Played high school football with teammates Sherman Smith and Hakeem Ajijolaiya
- His motivation for working hard: give his mother anything she wants
Press Conference: Head Coach Willie Fritz Previews Texas Bowl vs. LSU
Monday, December 22
National Signing Day Press Conference
Wednesday, December 03
Postgame Press Conference (at Baylor)
Saturday, November 29
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. TCU (Players)
Saturday, November 22
