2021 Football Roster
Roster
Brian Ugwu
- Position:
- DL
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-3 / 250
- Hometown:
- Hillside, N.J.
- High School:
- Hillside
- Major:
- Pre Business
2020 Academic All-Big Ten
2021 (Sophomore): Did not see game action.
2020 (Sophomore): Played in two games ... named to the Academic All-Big Ten list (12/10) ... appeared in the win over Maryland (12/12) ... made season debut on special teams versus Penn State (12/5).
2019 (Freshman): Played in one game ... made collegiate debut in the win over Massachusetts (8/30) and recorded a tackle on kickoff coverage.
Prior to Rutgers: Coached by Barris Grant at Hillside … played linebacker and running back for the Comets … helped Hillside to back-to-back NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II state titles in 2017 and 2018 … finished 2018 senior season with 114 tackles and eight sacks along with 1,190 yards rushing and eight touchdowns … Hillside closed out 2018 campaign with an 11-1 record, including a 36-10 victory over Manasquan in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II final … First Team All-Group II and Mid-State 38 by the Star-Ledger … First Team All-New Jersey by USA Today … totaled 91 tackles with nine sacks along with 1,164 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior … helped Hillside capture its first NJSIAA state title in 32 years in 2017 … First Team All-Group II by the Star-Ledger … a consensus three-star recruit … pegged the No. 27 overall prospect in New Jersey by 247Sports … No. 32 overall recruit in the Garden State by Rivals.
Personal: An economics major.
