17–0
70Overall
RBBig 12

Kene Nwangwu

Iowa State · Running Back · 2016-20

RUSH YDS
744
RUSH TD
4
REC YDS
57

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

In 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020, Nwangwu ran for 744 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Nwangwu was the No. 119 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 6th-highest running back rating at Iowa State since 1990 and No. 78 among all running backs of the 2015-2019 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2018
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 2021
    • No. 119 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Kene Nwangwu season-by-season statistics at Iowa State
SeasonCarRush YdsRush TDRecRec Yds
2016271330116
2018391570211
201916115018
2020613394322
Total1437444757

Seasons with tracked stats at Iowa State. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Iowa State Teammates

  1. 91Breece Hall2019-21RB
  2. 80JaQuan Bailey2016-20EDGE
  3. 80Hakeem Butler2015-18WR
  4. 80Joel Lanning2013-17LB
  5. 75Brock Purdy2018-21QB
  6. 74Brian Peavy2014-18S
  7. 74Charlie Kolar2018-21TE
  8. 74David Montgomery2016-18RB
  9. 74Kamari Cotton-Moya2013-17S
  10. 72Allen Lazard2014-17WR

Full Iowa State all-time roster

Top Running Backs of the 2015-2019 Era

  1. 96Derrick HenryAlabama · 2013-15RB
  2. 93Bryce LoveStanford · 2015-18RB
  3. 93Christian McCaffreyStanford · 2014-16RB
  4. 93Saquon BarkleyPenn State · 2015-17RB
  5. 91Nick ChubbGeorgia · 2014-17RB
  6. 91Dalvin CookFlorida State · 2014-16RB
  7. 91Ezekiel ElliottOhio State · 2013-15RB
  8. 91Jonathan TaylorWisconsin · 2017-19RB

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Sources: Wikipedia (Kene Nwangwu) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.