Che Nwabuko

Position:
RB
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Austin, TX
High School:
Manor

2024: Played in seven games as a reserve running back...netted 76 yards and a touchdown on six carries (12.7 avg.)...had two receptions for 15 yards (7.5 avg.)...had 65 rushing yards on three carries, including a 57-yard scoring burst, against Youngstown State...named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team for the second time.

2023: Played in all 12 games, contributing on special teams and as a reserve wide receiver...totaled three rushes for 22 yards (7.3 avg.) and two kickoff returns for 22 yards (11.0 avg.)...had a season-long rush of 24 yards against Wofford...had a season-long 16-yard kickoff return at Notre Dame...named to the All-ACC Academic Football Team.

2022: Did not play in any games and redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Dynamic all-purpose player who excelled as a receiver, running back and return specialist…compiled more than 1,000 all-purpose yards in each of his final two seasons and had 2,984 over his three-year varsity career…district’s Utility Player of the Year…as a senior receiver, had 45 catches for 739 yards (16.4 avg.) and eight touchdowns…also rushed for 215 yards on 41 carries (5.2 avg.) and a score…led Manor to a 9-3 record and the Texas Class 5A Division I playoffs…played under Coach James Keller…also an outstanding sprinter who earned three gold medals at the University Interscholastic League (UIL) State 5A Track and Field Championships (100 meters, 200 meters and 400-meter relay).

PERSONAL: Name is pronounced Cheh Wah-boo-ko...son of Danielle Yett and Chux Nwabuko II…...has one brother and one sister…communication major.