Godwin Igwebuike
American football player (born 1994)
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Godwin Eric Igwebuike (born September 10, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for six years in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northwestern Wildcats as a safety.
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Pickerington, Ohio, U.S.
Igwebuike with the Northwestern Wildcats in 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 10, 1994 Pickerington, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Pickerington North | ||||||||||||||
| College | Northwestern (2013–2017) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2018: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Early life
Godwin Eric Igwebuike was born on September 10, 1994, in Pickerington, Ohio.[1] He attended Pickerington High School North.[1]
College career
Igwebuike played college football for the Wildcats at Northwestern University as a safety from 2013 to 2017.[2] He recorded college career totals of 324 tackles, seven interceptions, 31 pass breakups, three forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 5 ft 11+3⁄8 in (1.81 m) | 213 lb (97 kg) | 31+1⁄4 in (0.79 m) | 9+3⁄4 in (0.25 m) | 4.44 s | 1.57 s | 2.60 s | 4.12 s | 6.56 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 8 in (3.25 m) | 19 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine[3][4] | ||||||||||||
Igwebuike was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2018.[5] At this point in his career, he played safety. He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[6][7] He was promoted to the active roster on November 16, 2018.[8] He was waived on November 26, 2018.[9]
On November 27, 2018, Igwebuike was claimed off waivers by the San Francisco 49ers.[10] He was waived on April 29, 2019.[11]
Igwebuike was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles on April 30, 2019.[12] He was waived on August 2, 2019.[13]
On August 4, 2019, Igwebuike was claimed off waivers by the New York Jets.[14] He was waived on August 31, 2019.[15]
Igwebuike was selected by the Seattle Dragons in the 2020 XFL Supplemental Draft on November 22, 2019. He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020.[16]
On January 14, 2021, Igwebuike signed a reserve/futures contract with the Detroit Lions.[17] The Lions converted him to running back two weeks before training camp, and he made the active roster to start the season.[18] He scored his first career touchdown on a 42-yard run on November 14, 2021, against the Pittsburgh Steelers.[19] On August 30, 2022, Igwebuike was waived by the Lions.[20]
On September 28, 2022, Igwebuike was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad.[21] On December 26, 2022, Igwebuike was signed to the Seattle Seahawks active roster.[22]
On July 30, 2023, Igwebuike signed with the Atlanta Falcons.[23] He was waived on August 29, 2023, and re-signed to the practice squad.[24][25] He was promoted to the active roster on September 9, 2023.[26] He was waived on September 11 and re-signed to the practice squad.[27][28]
On September 20, 2023, Igwebuike was signed by the Steelers off the Falcons practice squad.[29]
On September 10, 2024, Igwebuike announced his retirement from the NFL via Instagram after spending the offseason in free agency.[30]
Career statistics
NFL
| Year | Team | GP | Rushing | Receiving | Returning | Tackles | ||||||||||||||
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| Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Ret | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Cmb | Solo | Ast | |||
| 2018 | TB | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| SF | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | DET | 17 | 18 | 118 | 6.6 | 42 | 1 | 7 | 60 | 8.6 | 18 | 0 | 28 | 697 | 24.9 | 47 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 2022 | SEA | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 308 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | ATL | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| PIT | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 282 | 25.6 | 36 | 0 | – | – | – | |
| Career | 40 | 21 | 122 | 5.8 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 63 | 7.9 | 18 | 0 | 50 | 1,287 | 25.7 | 50 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
College
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2013 | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | DNP | ||||||||||
| 2014 | Northwestern | 11 | 5 | 51 | 34 | 17 | 0.0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Northwestern | 13 | 13 | 87 | 51 | 36 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | Northwestern | 13 | 13 | 108 | 78 | 30 | 0.0 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | Northwestern | 13 | 12 | 78 | 51 | 27 | 0.0 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 50 | 43 | 324 | 214 | 110 | 0.0 | 31 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Personal life
Igwebuike is married to Ari Igwebuike.[31] Igwebuike is a Christian.[32][33] His first cousin once removed is former NFL kicker Donald Igwebuike.[34] Igwebuike is also a musician and has released a Christian single called "Long Nights".[32] He also helps to host the Favor Farms Festival, a Christian music festival in his hometown.[32][33]