2025 NCAA Draft Eligible Players from Nigeria (with Notable Top NCAA Global Prospects)
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This week we will be featuring notable 2025 NCAA Draft Eligible players from Nigeria, along with notable prospects for NCAA recruiting. We hope it is an added layer for scouts and readers from all our leagues and countries that are evaluating for potential player additions or insights.
For further details, film, contact info, and more testing information please refer to player’s profiles on the ALL22 scouting app, or contact Samit Bariana.
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Draft Eligible
EDGE Prince Umanmielen - East Central University (2023-24) / Tarleton State University (2018-22)
Citizenship: Nigeria/United States
Height: 6070e | Weight: 265e
Career Stats: 28 GP | 74 TOT | 31 SOLO | 43 AST | 12.5 TFL | 8 SCK | 1 FF | 1 BLKD
Notable Player Awards: N/A
Background/Player Snapshot: Comes from Nigerian descent. Transferred to East Central after spending five seasons at Tarleton State due to injuries and redshirting. Aligns as a true 4-down DE with his hand in the ground. Very good frame and length for the position. Good straight-line and lateral movement skills. Showcases a good spin move in pass rush as his go-to move. Decent wrap tackler with some strength.
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NCAA Prospect
ILB/RB Isaac Ubaka - NFL Academy, London, England (2019-24)
Citizenship: United Kingdom/Nigeria
Height: 5110e | Weight: 226e | Vertical: 30e
Career Stats: N/A
Notable Player Awards: N/A
Background/Player Snapshot: Ubaka is a convert from rugby. He recently committed to Division II Lenoir-Rhyne College. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of players like Daniel Akinkunmi, who also started in London's NFL Academy, and was one of Europe's most sought after prospects last year before joining Oklahoma.
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Draft Eligible
EDGE Andy Nwaoko - Middle Tennessee State University (2024) / Stony Brook University (2023) / Boise State University (2020-22)
Citizenship: Nigeria
Height: 6030e | Weight: 251e
Career Stats: 19 GP | 24 TOT | 11 SOLO | 13 AST | 4 TFL | 3 SCK | 1 PBU
Notable Player Awards: N/A
Background/Player Snapshot: Nwaoko is originally from Imo State, Nigeria. He started his college career at Boise State where he did not see any playing time until his RS Sophomore year. He played his RS Junior season at Stony Brook before transferring again to MTSU. Has an athletic body type with long arms. Comfortable aligning in a two or three point stance. Displays a good first step in pass rush with a functional ability to win inside with good quickness on his second step. Shows decent play strength against single run blocks, holding the LOS and getting extension, enabling himself to get eyes on the ball carrier.
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NCAA Prospect
OLB/EDGE Samuel Lateju - The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ (2022-24)
Citizenship: Nigeria
Height: 6050e | Weight: 230e
2024 Stats: 52 TOT | 21 TFL | 5 SCK | 7 PBU
Notable Player Awards: N/A
Background/Player Snapshot: Lateju has played the last two seasons for The Lawrenceville School, a boarding school in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He played flag football in his native Nigeria before arriving stateside. He has drawn quite a recruitment buzz and recently signed with the University of Wisconsin. He also received offers from notable programs like Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, West Virginia, and Wake Forest. He was rated as a consensus three-star recruit by On3, 247 Sports, and Rivals.
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