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Felix Anudike-Uzomah
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Anudike-Uzomah at the 2023 NFL Combine
No. 97 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (2002-01-24) January 24, 2002 (age 23)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Lee's Summit (MO)
College: Kansas State (2020–2022)
NFL Draft: 2023 / Round: 1 / Pick: 31
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (LVIII)
  • First-team All-American (2022)
  • Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2022)
  • 2× Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year (2021, 2022)
  • 2× first-team All-Big 12 (2021, 2022)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 18, 2024
Total tackles: 41
Sacks: 3.0
Forced fumbles: 2
Fumble recoveries: 1
Player stats at PFR

Felix Anudike-Uzomah (born January 24, 2002) is an American professional football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State, where he was named the 2022 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year before being selected by the Chiefs with the last pick of the first round of the 2023 NFL draft.

Early years

Anudike-Uzomah was born on January 24, 2002, in Kansas City, Missouri. He attended Lee's Summit High School in Lee's Summit, Missouri. He is of Nigerian descent.

College career

Anudike-Uzomah finished his freshman season at Kansas State with three tackles and one sack. He was named a starter going into his sophomore season. Anudike-Uzomah set a school record with four sacks, including two strip sacks, against TCU and was named the National Defensive Player of the Week by the Walter Camp Football Foundation. He was originally credited with six sacks, which would have tied the NCAA record, but it was ruled that the two forced fumbles went beyond the line of scrimmage and therefore qualified as rushing attempts. Anudike-Uzomah was named the Big 12 Conference's co-Defensive Lineman of the Year and was included on the all-conference team.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 3+1⁄8 in
(1.91 m)		 255 lb
(116 kg)		 33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		 9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		 4.34 s 6.94 s 34.0 in
(0.86 m)		 10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
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Anudike-Uzomah was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round with the 31st pick of the 2023 NFL draft. Anudike-Uzomah's rookie season ended with 14 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and 1 fumble recovery. The Chiefs reached Super Bowl LVIII where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22. Anudike-Uzomah had 1 tackle in the game, which resulted in a 4-yard loss.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Won the Super Bowl
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
2023 KC 17 0 14 8 6 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
2024 KC 17 3 27 16 11 2.5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 34 3 41 24 17 3.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0

Postseason

Year Team Games Tackles Fumbles Interceptions
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck FF FR Yds TD Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD
2023 KC 1 0 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
2024 KC 1 0 2 2 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Career 2 0 3 3 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
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