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2021 Football Roster

Vashaun Newman/UIW Athletics

78 Uzoma Okere

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 290
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Grand Prairie, Texas
  • Highschool Mansfield Timberview HS

Biography

2020 (Redshirt Senior): (Spring 2021) Appeared in two games and started against Sam Houston on April 17.

2019 (Redshirt Junior): A key member of an offensive line that allowed UIW to amass 1,587 rushing yards and 19 rushing TDs… blocking helped sophomore QB Jon Copeland break the program record for single season passing yards with 3,341… also allowed Copeland to tie the program record with 22 TD passes in a season.

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started all 11 games on the offensive line that helped the Cardinals lead the conference in scoring offense with 343 points… UIW also led the conference in total offense with 4,933 yards (493.3 yards per game)… aided the offense in accumulating 1,696 rushing yards, good for fourth in the conference… Cardinals also led the league with 3,237 yards of passing offense… led UIW to a conference-best 656 total offensive yards at UCA… Cardinals also ranked second in single-game records with 621 total offensive yards (vs. Southeastern Louisiana).

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not play... was named to the SLC Commissioner’s Honor Roll with a 3.14 GPA. 

2016 (Freshman): Did not play.

High School: Played on the football team at Mansfield Timberview High School... earned second team all-district honors in 2015.

Personal: Son of Jane Okere... has three siblings; Keke, Chichi and Akudo...born on Oct. 28, 1997.

Statistics

Season:
2021

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 78

    2016Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 260 lbs
    78
  • 78

    2017Redshirt Freshman

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 260 lbs
    78
  • 78

    2018Sophomore

    Offensive Line
    6'2" 290 lbs
    78
  • 78

    2019Junior

    OL
    6'2" 292 lbs
    78
  • 78

    2020Senior

    OL
    6'2" 292 lbs
    78
  • 78

    2021Graduate Student

    OL
    6'2" 290 lbs
    78