2016 Football Roster
Sep 27 (Sat)
2:00 pm MT
Jacob Onyechi
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Sugar Land, TX
- High School:
- I.H. Kempner
- Position:
- LB
2015 – Played in 12 games, starting seven … recorded 25 total tackles, including 18 unassisted … had 4.0 tackles for loss for 10 yards … had two pass breakups and one fumble recovery … career-best seven tackles at Boise State … had four tackles at New Mexico.
2014 – Played in 12 games, starting one … recorded 17 total tackles, including six unassisted … had a half quarterback sack … recorded a career-high eight tackles against New Mexico in his first-career start … had four tackles at Utah State.
2013 – Played in two games … saw action against New Mexico and Colorado State … was not credited with any statistics.
High School – Lettered three years in football and track and one in basketball … was the district 200 meter champion in track as a sophomore … all-state academic in football … high school football coach was Darrin Andrus.
Personal – Son of Stephen and Ada Onyechi … is one of five children … nickname is Spaceman … majoring in mechanical engineering ... completed Operations Air Force at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. last summer … also completed a summer academics course in behavioral sciences and was on the cadet leadership team during survival training last summer … completed survival training in the summer of 2014.
