
Safety
Height: 5-11
Weight: 205
Class: Junior
Hometown: Lee’s Summit, Mo
Major: Accounting
Played in 13 of 14 games ... shined in the playoffs, where he had 13 tackles (four for loss), 2.5 sacks, an interception ... two fumble recoveries and a forced fumble ... his five tackles vs. Chadron State (12/1) tied his career high ... also had a sack, a fumble recovery and an interception vs. Chadron State ... sacked West Texas A&M quarterback Keith Null in the end zone, forced him to fumble and recovered the ball for his first collegiate score (11/24) ... play gave Northwest a 49-21 lead ... had five tackles and combined on a sack vs. Missouri Western (9/15) ... led Northwest defensive backs in both sacks and tackles-for-loss
Named Cory Stanton Walk-On of the Year … first in the defensive backfield with seven tackles-for-loss and third with 36 tackles … notched fourth career interception and returned it 49 yards against Chadron State (12/2) ... one play after his interception, Northwest scored a touchdown to go ahead 21-7 … had five tackles and a sack vs. Pittsburg State (11/4) … posted at least four tackles in four of final six games
Redshirt season
Honored on the all-state teams for track and field in final two seasons ... all-conference pick all four years ... graduated in 2005
Son of Joseph and Sheila Urum-Eke ... born Oct. 12, 1985 ... full first name is Ikechukwu
2006 14 24 12 36 7.0-33 5.0-28 0 2 1
2007 13 21 18 39 5.0-22 33.0-18 1 2 1
Total 27 45 30 75 12.0-55 8.0-46 1 4 2
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