Kene Nwangwu
RB
#26
Experience: 3 years
Height: 6-1
Weight: 210 lbs
College: Iowa State
2022 SEASON
- CAR9
- YDS14
- AVG1.56
- TDS0
Rushing
| YEAR | TEAM | G | ATT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 9 | 14 | 1.6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 13 | 61 | 4.7 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 28 | 22 | 75 | 3.4 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| YEAR | TEAM | G | REC | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 1st | 1st% | 20+ | 40+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 28 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 35 | 920 | 26.3 | 97 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | 18 | 579 | 32.2 | 99 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 28 | 53 | 1499 | 28.3 | 99 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Minnesota Vikings | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | Minnesota Vikings | 11 | |||||||||||
| TOTAL | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biography
• Named Co-Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the year for 2020 after earning Academic All-Big 12 on 3 occasions during his career.
• Did not miss a game (38) over his final 3 seasons at Iowa State.
• Established himself as one of the top KO returners in the nation as a true freshman in 2016, averaging 26.4 yards per return.
OFF THE FIELD
• Name is pronounced ken-A wahn-goo.
• Brother, Emeka, ran track at UT-Arlington.
• Majored in mechanical engineering.
• Named Co-Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the year for 2020 after earning Academic All-Big 12 on 3 occasions during his career.