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Prince Tega Wanogho

Wanogho with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2022
No. 76 – Kansas City Chiefs
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1997-11-22) November 22, 1997 (age 26) Delta State, Nigeria
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	308 lb (140 kg)
Career information
High school:	Edgewood Academy (Elmore, Alabama)
College:	Auburn (2015–2019)
NFL Draft:	2020 / Round: 6 / Pick: 210
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (2020) Kansas City Chiefs (2020–present)
Roster status:	Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LVII) Second-team All-SEC (2019)
Career NFL statistics as of 2022
Games played: 20 Games started: 0 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Prince Tega Wanogho (born November 22, 1997) is a Nigerian-born American football offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn and was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

Early years

Wanogho was born in Delta State, Nigeria and moved to Alabama in 2014 in hopes of becoming a basketball player. He attended Edgewood Academy in Elmore, Alabama, where he learned to play football as a defensive lineman. Despite playing only one year of football, Wanogho was a 4-star recruit, committing to Auburn University to play college football over offers from Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, and Texas, among others.

College career

Wanogho redshirted his first year at Auburn, recovering from a leg injury he suffered while playing basketball his final year of high school. As a converted offensive lineman, he played in 10 games as a backup in 2016. In 2017, he took over as the starter at left tackle and remained there throughout his senior season in 2019, starting a total of 32 games.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Wanogho was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the 210th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was waived from the team on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 game against the Washington Football Team, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. His practice squad contract with the team expired after the season on January 11, 2021.

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 16, 2021, Wanogho signed with the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs. Nine days later, he was released. On January 26, 2021, Wanogho signed a reserves/futures contract with the Chiefs. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated from the practice squad on October 12, 2021. Wanogho won Super Bowl LVII when the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles.

On September 27, 2023, Wanogho was placed on injured reserve.