Eyioma Uwazurike

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Eyioma Uwazurike is a nose tackle for the Denver Broncos standing 6'6" and weighing 320 pounds. The Broncos selected him in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft after his five-year collegiate career at Iowa State, where he recorded 144 tackles, 15 sacks and two blocked kicks. In his first NFL season (2022), Uwazurike appeared in eight games and tallied 17 tackles with one pass defensed and one blocked field goal attempt. He spent 2023 on the reserve/suspended list before returning in 2024 to appear in four games, recording 11 tackles and 0.5 sacks. Through 12 total games with Denver (2022, '24), he has 28 tackles, 0.5 sacks and three quarterback hits.

Eyioma Uwazurike played 7 games in 2025 with a 53% share of defensive snaps.

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T-146 of 184 · EDGE market by AAV

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