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Jersey Number 14
Ugochukwu Amadi
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 5-10
- Major:
- History
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Nashville, Tenn.
- High School:
- Overton HS
Bio
Career Highlights
» Played in all 51 of Oregon’s games from 2015-18.
» Scored four TDs over his final two seasons with three coming on pick-6s.
» First FBS player with two pick-6s and a punt return in the same season (2018) since Alabama’s Minkah Fitzpatrick in 2015.
» One of four Power 5 players in 2018 with a pair of pick-6s.
» Only player in the Pac-12 and one of just 11 FBS players with three interceptions and three forced fumbles in 2017.
As A Senior (2018)
» Lombardi Award winner
» Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist
» Associated Press Pac-12 All-Conference second team
» Phil Steele Pac-12 All-Conference first team (PR)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1)
» Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 5)
» Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Oct. 1)
Started all 13 games … Team captain in five games … First FBS player since 2015 and first Pac-12 player since 2007 with two pick-6s and a punt return for a TD in the same season … Tied for the NCAA lead and was one of four Power 5 players with two pick-6s … Finished with 55 tackles, including 5.0 for loss, and 1.5 sacks … Turned two of three interceptions into TDs … Tied for eighth in the Pac-12 in interceptions … Returned three INTs for a total 70 yards and had eight pass breakups … Totaled 223 yards on 14 punt returns … Averaged 15.93 yards per return to lead the Pac-12 and rank seventh nationally amongst players with at least 10 returns … Tied for the NCAA lead with two punt returns of 50-plus yards … Five returns went for 20-plus yards …. vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 1): Second career pick-6 came on a 38-yard interception return on the first drive of the third quarter … Added five tackles and a sack … One of 16 FBS players with a full sack and pick-6 in the same game … vs. San Jose State (Sept. 15): Tied for the team lead with eight tackles and had two pass breakups … Had three punt returns for 100 yards, including a 57-yard return … at California (Sept. 29): Picked off two passes, including a 32-yard return for a TD, and had seven solo tackles … One of 24 FBS players with two interceptions, including a pick-6, in the same game … Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll … vs. UCLA (Nov. 3): Opened the scoring with a 56-yard punt return for a TD … First punt return for a TD by a Duck since 2015.
As A Junior (2017)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Pac-12 Academic All-Conference honorable mention
Played in all 13 games, making eight starts … Started the final six games … Tied for the team lead in interceptions (3) and forced fumbles (3) … Tied for second in the Pac-12 in forced fumbles with all three coming in Pac-12 action … The only player in the Pac-12 and one of just 11 FBS players with three interceptions and three forced fumbles … Finished with 43 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks … Recovered two fumbles, highlighted by a 47-yard scoop and score against Utah (Oct. 28) … Second on the team with eight pass breakups … vs. Southern Utah (Sept. 2): Recorded first career sack to go along with a first quarter interception … vs. Nebraska (Sept. 9): Picked off a pass for the second straight game with an INT on Nebraska’s final drive of the game to seal the win … at UCLA (Oct. 21): Made a career-high nine tackles, including seven solo, while adding a forced fumble … vs. Arizona (Nov. 18): Equaled a season-high with two pass breakups and had eight tackles.
As A Sophomore (2016)
Made nine starts and played in all 12 games … Recorded 42 tackles, including 31 solo … Had five or more tackles in five games … Tied for second on the team with six pass breakups … Had a pair of pass breakups against UC Davis (Sept. 3) and at USC (Nov. 5) … Made six tackles at Washington State (Oct. 1), at California (Oct. 21) and at USC.
As A Freshman (2015)
Played in all 13 games as a true freshman and made four starts … Finished with 25 tackles, including 20 solo, and tied for second on the team with two interceptions … Had three pass breakups … Finished with five or more tackles three times … at No. 5 Michigan State (Sept. 12): Hauled in first career interception in the second quarter … at Washington (Oct. 17): Sealed the road win with an interception with just 24 seconds on the clock in Oregon territory … vs. No. 22 USC (Nov. 21): Set a season-high with seven tackles, including one for loss, and added a pass breakup in the win.
High School
Enrolled in January of 2015 … Four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals … Rated the No. 218 overall recruit, No. 20 cornerback and No. 6 player in the state of Tennessee by Rivals … Tabbed the No. 25 corner in the class by ESPN … Earned All-Southwest Region honors by PrepStar and All-Mid-State accolades by 247Sports … Credited with 25 tackles and two interceptions his senior year in addition to breaking up five passes … Tallied 49 tackles, five interceptions and nine pass breakups as a junior to earn a spot on the Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen … Also returned three punts and one kickoff for touchdowns in 2014 … Finalist for the Hume Award, given to the Nashville-metro’s top prep scholar-athlete … Accounted for 15 touchdowns for the Bobcats, which finished 2014 with a 6-5 record while advancing to the 6A playoffs … Had two tackles and an interception in the Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic … Chose Oregon over Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M and others.
» Played in all 51 of Oregon’s games from 2015-18.
» Scored four TDs over his final two seasons with three coming on pick-6s.
» First FBS player with two pick-6s and a punt return in the same season (2018) since Alabama’s Minkah Fitzpatrick in 2015.
» One of four Power 5 players in 2018 with a pair of pick-6s.
» Only player in the Pac-12 and one of just 11 FBS players with three interceptions and three forced fumbles in 2017.
As A Senior (2018)
» Lombardi Award winner
» Jim Thorpe Award semifinalist
» Associated Press Pac-12 All-Conference second team
» Phil Steele Pac-12 All-Conference first team (PR)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 1)
» Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 5)
» Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Oct. 1)
Started all 13 games … Team captain in five games … First FBS player since 2015 and first Pac-12 player since 2007 with two pick-6s and a punt return for a TD in the same season … Tied for the NCAA lead and was one of four Power 5 players with two pick-6s … Finished with 55 tackles, including 5.0 for loss, and 1.5 sacks … Turned two of three interceptions into TDs … Tied for eighth in the Pac-12 in interceptions … Returned three INTs for a total 70 yards and had eight pass breakups … Totaled 223 yards on 14 punt returns … Averaged 15.93 yards per return to lead the Pac-12 and rank seventh nationally amongst players with at least 10 returns … Tied for the NCAA lead with two punt returns of 50-plus yards … Five returns went for 20-plus yards …. vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 1): Second career pick-6 came on a 38-yard interception return on the first drive of the third quarter … Added five tackles and a sack … One of 16 FBS players with a full sack and pick-6 in the same game … vs. San Jose State (Sept. 15): Tied for the team lead with eight tackles and had two pass breakups … Had three punt returns for 100 yards, including a 57-yard return … at California (Sept. 29): Picked off two passes, including a 32-yard return for a TD, and had seven solo tackles … One of 24 FBS players with two interceptions, including a pick-6, in the same game … Named the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week and to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll … vs. UCLA (Nov. 3): Opened the scoring with a 56-yard punt return for a TD … First punt return for a TD by a Duck since 2015.
As A Junior (2017)
» Coaches Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention
» Pac-12 Academic All-Conference honorable mention
Played in all 13 games, making eight starts … Started the final six games … Tied for the team lead in interceptions (3) and forced fumbles (3) … Tied for second in the Pac-12 in forced fumbles with all three coming in Pac-12 action … The only player in the Pac-12 and one of just 11 FBS players with three interceptions and three forced fumbles … Finished with 43 tackles, including 2.5 for loss and 1.5 sacks … Recovered two fumbles, highlighted by a 47-yard scoop and score against Utah (Oct. 28) … Second on the team with eight pass breakups … vs. Southern Utah (Sept. 2): Recorded first career sack to go along with a first quarter interception … vs. Nebraska (Sept. 9): Picked off a pass for the second straight game with an INT on Nebraska’s final drive of the game to seal the win … at UCLA (Oct. 21): Made a career-high nine tackles, including seven solo, while adding a forced fumble … vs. Arizona (Nov. 18): Equaled a season-high with two pass breakups and had eight tackles.
As A Sophomore (2016)
Made nine starts and played in all 12 games … Recorded 42 tackles, including 31 solo … Had five or more tackles in five games … Tied for second on the team with six pass breakups … Had a pair of pass breakups against UC Davis (Sept. 3) and at USC (Nov. 5) … Made six tackles at Washington State (Oct. 1), at California (Oct. 21) and at USC.
As A Freshman (2015)
Played in all 13 games as a true freshman and made four starts … Finished with 25 tackles, including 20 solo, and tied for second on the team with two interceptions … Had three pass breakups … Finished with five or more tackles three times … at No. 5 Michigan State (Sept. 12): Hauled in first career interception in the second quarter … at Washington (Oct. 17): Sealed the road win with an interception with just 24 seconds on the clock in Oregon territory … vs. No. 22 USC (Nov. 21): Set a season-high with seven tackles, including one for loss, and added a pass breakup in the win.
High School
Enrolled in January of 2015 … Four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals … Rated the No. 218 overall recruit, No. 20 cornerback and No. 6 player in the state of Tennessee by Rivals … Tabbed the No. 25 corner in the class by ESPN … Earned All-Southwest Region honors by PrepStar and All-Mid-State accolades by 247Sports … Credited with 25 tackles and two interceptions his senior year in addition to breaking up five passes … Tallied 49 tackles, five interceptions and nine pass breakups as a junior to earn a spot on the Tennessean’s Dandy Dozen … Also returned three punts and one kickoff for touchdowns in 2014 … Finalist for the Hume Award, given to the Nashville-metro’s top prep scholar-athlete … Accounted for 15 touchdowns for the Bobcats, which finished 2014 with a 6-5 record while advancing to the 6A playoffs … Had two tackles and an interception in the Toyota East vs. West Tennessee All-Star Classic … Chose Oregon over Cincinnati, Duke, Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Northwestern, Penn State, Purdue, Syracuse, Tennessee, Texas A&M and others.
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