{"id":42421,"date":"2018-04-19T09:00:05","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T13:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=42421"},"modified":"2021-03-18T16:37:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T20:37:15","slug":"godwin-igwebuike-2018-nfl-draft-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/19\/godwin-igwebuike-2018-nfl-draft-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Godwin Igwebuike 2018 NFL Draft Profile"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview
\nPosition<\/strong>: Safety
\nHeight<\/strong>: 6’0″
\nWeight<\/strong>: 205 pounds
\nSchool<\/strong>: Northwestern Wildcats<\/p>\n

Combine Performance Data<\/strong>
\n40-yard dash<\/strong>: 4.44 seconds (fifth among safeties)
\nBench press<\/strong>: 19 reps
\nVertical jump<\/strong>: 35.5 inches
\nBroad jump<\/strong>: 10 feet, 8 inches (tied for fifth among safeties)
\nThree-cone drill<\/strong>: 6.56 seconds (tied for best among safeties)
\n20-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 4.12 seconds (second among safeties)
\n60-yard shuttle<\/strong>: 10.81 seconds (best among safeties)<\/p>\n

Godwin Igwebuike 2018 NFL Draft Profile<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Every draft contains a few prospects who sport NFL bloodlines. Whether it’s their father, an older brother, or a cousin, quite a few players are looking to follow in the footsteps of family members by carving out a career in the league. Godwin Igwebuike<\/a><\/strong> is a unique example in that regard. The Northwestern product is the second cousin of Christian Okoye<\/a><\/strong> who played six seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs and was the NFL’s leading rusher during the 1989 season.<\/p>\n

A native of Pickerington, OH in the Columbus area, Igwebuike excelled on both sides of the football for Pickerington North High School. He rushed for nearly 2,000 yards and 29 touchdowns while also making five interceptions and forcing two fumbles during his senior year. Rivals.com rated him a top-30 recruit in Ohio and he\u00a0was actually a finalist for the Mr. Football award in a\u00a0state known for producing top talent. Still, Ohio State wasn’t one of the six Big Ten schools who offered him a scholarship. Northwestern did and he committed to the Wildcats in August of 2012.<\/p>\n

After redshirting, Igwebuike appeared in 11 of 12 games in 2014, making five starts. In a 20-14 upset of Wisconsin, he became the first Northwestern player to intercept three passes in a game since 1973 en route to Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors. Over the next three years, Igwebuike would start every game he played in. It included finishing his junior year with 78 solo tackles, good enough for fifth-best\u00a0in FBS that year. Though his tackle numbers dipped a bit in 2017, he finished with a career-high\u00a0eight pass breakups and added two interceptions. His college career ended with a Music City Bowl win, marking the first time in school history that the Wildcats have won bowl games in consecutive years.<\/p>\n

Strengths<\/span><\/p>\n