2015 Football Roster
Godwin Igwebuike
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 200
- Position:
- S
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pickerington, Ohio
- High School:
- Pickerington North
Signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 28, 2018.
2017: Redshirt senior ... Started 12 of 13 games ... Named a consensus Second-Team All-Big Ten selection ... Led NU defensive backs and ranked third on the team with 78 tackles ... Had a team-best nine pass breakups during the regular season ... Made at least two tackles in all but one contest, including nine games with at least five stops ... Had a season-high 14 tackles, including a career-high eight assisted stops, at Duke ... Also had a double-digit tackle game versus Penn State with 11 ... Recorded his first interception of the season at No. 10 Wisconsin ... Also had an interception in the Wildcats' win at Nebraska ... Ranks sixth among active FBS defensive backs with 209 career solo tackles ... Was named to the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List during the preseason ... Was also named to the Bronko Nagurski Watch List ... Finished the Music City Bowl with six tackles, tied for the team high … Finished his career with 324 career tackles.
2016: Redshirt junior … Started all 13 games at safety … Voted Second-Team All-Big Ten by the Conference’s coaches and third team by the media … Led the Wildcats with 108 tackles and 78 solo stops … Ranked ninth in the country with 6.0 solo tackles per game … Had at least six tackles in 12 of 13 games, including three double-digit performances … Helped lead the Wildcats to a victory over No. 23 Pittsburgh in the 2016 Pinstripe Bowl with seven tackles, an interception and a pass breakup … Had a season-high 15 tackles, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble in the Big Ten opener versus Nebraska … Picked off a pass in the Wildcats’ 24-14 win over Duke … Made 12 tackles, including two for loss, and had a pass breakup in the season opener versus Western Michigan … Had six tackles and recovered a fumble in the 42-21 win over Illinois to conclude the regular season … Academic All-Big Ten.
2015: Redshirt sophomore ... Started every game at safety ... Key part of a staunch defensive secondary ... Second on the squad in tackles with 87 ... Led all defensive backs in tackles ... Racked up 10 tackles and two pass break-ups in victory over Illinois ... Was rewarded with NU's Defensive Player of the Week nod ... Forced and recovered a fumble in victory over Duke ... Also recorded eight tackles against the Blue Devils ... Earned NU's Defensive Big Playmaker honors after the performance ... Took home nine tackles in a shutout victory over Minnesota ... Tallied a pair of tackles for loss in game versus Michigan … Posted season-high of 14 total tackles in bowl game against Tennessee.
2014: Redshirt freshman ... Played in 11 games and made five starts at safety ... Tied for the team lead with three interceptions and totaled 51 tackles ... Missed the Illinois game due to injury ... Matched career high with seven solo tackles at Notre Dame ... Registered a pass breakup at Iowa ... Tallied career-high nine tackles against Nebraska ... Made first career start vs. Wisconsin and became first NU player to intercept three passes in a game since Neil Little did so on 11/10/73 ... Named Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week, Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week and Big Ten Freshman of the Week after breakthrough performance against the Badgers ... Added career-high eight tackles in that game.
2013: Redshirted his freshman season ... Named NU's Defensive Practice Player of the Week following the Michigan game.
High School: Ranked as a four-star recruit and the No. 22 safety prospect by Scout.com ... Rated as the No. 39 athlete nationally by Rivals.com ... Selected as the 2012 Collegiate Sports of America PrepStar Player of the Year for Central Ohio ... Finalist for Mr. Football award in talent-rich Ohio ... Named AP first-team All-Ohio, Columbus Dispatch All-Metro Offensive Player of the Year ... First-team OCC-Ohio Division ... Led Pickerington to a 12-2 record, a Regional 3 DI championship and an appearance in the state semifinals ... Racked up 1,985 rushing yards as a senior with 29 touchdowns and 15 catches for 179 yards ... Defensively, recorded five interceptions — including one pick-six — to go with 79 tackles and two forced fumbles.
Personal: Born Godwin Eric Igwebuike ... Son of Leo and Ebony Igwebuike ... Major is learning and organizational change.
