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About Ugenyi: Highly regarded talent within Army program ... blessed with great deal of natural ability ... boasts impressive body frame ... owns unlimited potential ... hard worker with burning desire ... plays game with great deal of passion ... features tireless “motor” ... tremendous athlete ... possesses exciting speed and quickness for big man ... displays great agility ... plays “sideline-to-sideline” ... must be accounted for on every play by offensive unit ... adept at chasing down ball carriers from behind ... always around football ... owns loads of “big-play” potential ... impact player along Black Knights’ defensive front wall ... capable of applying consistent pressure on enemy quarterback ... sheds blockers well ... shifted from defensive end to defensive tackle during spring practice ... fits well at spot in head coach Rich Ellerson’s double-eagle flex defensive system ... can be dominant defender at times ... listed as starter at left defensive tackle entering preseason camp ... candidate for postseason honors ... selected as defensive team captain by teammates for final season ... three-year letterman.
Milestones: Owns 20 career starts ... carries 12-game starting streak into final campaign.
2008: Appeared in all 12 contests ... listed with starting unit at defensive end throughout season ... registered 36 tackles to rank eighth among team leaders ... second on the team with 4.0 quarterback sacks ... also listed fourth with 6.0 tackles for loss ... blocked pair of field goal attempts ... registered season-high eight stops versus arch-rival Navy ... credited with six solo hits in that season-ending showing ... garnered six tackles, including career-high 2.5 quarterback sacks, during road date at Buffalo … notched four tackles to aid home defeat of Louisiana Tech ... added one quarterback sack and one pass breakup opposite Bulldogs ... notched four tackles opposite Air Force ... notched one tackle behind line of scrimmage against Falcons ... totaled four tackles, including 1.5 for loss, during late season road affair at Rice ... credited with three tackles during road victory over Tulane … blocked 47-yard field goal attempt that would have brought Green Wave within seven points early in the fourth quarter of that showing ... blocked 22-yard field goal try against Eastern Michigan ... field goal would have provided Eagles with 16-7 lead in third quarter of game Army would eventually win ... registered three tackles against New Hampshire ... gained two primary stops opposite Wildcats ... posted two tackles, including one for loss, during Army’s near-upset of Texas A&M.
2007: Appeared in all 12 games ... listed with starting unit during season’s first eight contests ... led squad with 7.5 tackles for loss ... credited with 33 tackles overall ... garnered 21 primary stops and one pass breakup ... posted career-best nine tackles during overtime victory opposite Rhode Island ... credited with three tackles for loss and seven solo hits in that affair ... also posted one quarterback sack in victory against Rams ... registered three tackles and one tackle for loss against Rutgers ... credited with two primary hits opposite Scarlet Knights ... recorded two tackles against Temple ... notched 1.5 tackles for loss versus Owls ... produced one forced fumble against Owls ... posted five tackles opposite Tulane ... finished with two primary hits and 1.5 tackles for loss during overtime defeat of Green Wave ... registered five tackles versus service academy rival Navy ... notched three primary hits opposite Midshipmen ... credited with three tackles during road affair at Air Force ... registered two tackles against Boston College ... both stops versus Eagles were of solo variety ... credited with one tackle opposite Akron, Wake Forest, Central Michigan and Tulsa ... added lone pass breakup during road date with Georgia Tech.
2006: Appeared in six contests ... sat out first five games of rookie season … made collegiate debut during Black Knights’ Homecoming defeat of VMI ... saw action in each of club’s final five games ... drew initial collegiate start during road date against Tulane ... came on strong as season progressed ... made tremendous impact in limited playing time ... closed season with 11 tackles, including two for loss ... credited with 10 primary hits ... added one quarterback sack, one pass breakup, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries ... registered three tackles against both TCU and Tulane ... notched two stops versus Navy ... recorded single hits opposite VMI, Air Force and Notre Dame ... posted one tackle for loss versus both Tulane and Notre Dame ... garnered first career sack, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery during impressive stint against Fighting Irish ... added one fumble recovery against TCU and one forced fumble versus Navy ... also notched pass breakup against Midshipmen ... one of just three freshmen to earn varsity letter.
High School: All-area selection at North Springs High in Atlanta, Ga. ... played for head coach Gary McCoy ... split time between defensive end and tight end positions ... all-metro choice ... two-year letterwinner ... established single season school record for quarterback sacks as a junior ... shattered mark following year ... served as team captain during senior campaign ... earned additional varsity letter in basketball ... participated in Junior ROTC program ... served as company commander.
Personal: Born Feb. 23, 1988 ... given name is Victor Chukwuma Ugenyi Jr. ... parents’ names are Victor and Obi Ugenyi ... family immigrated from Nigeria during 1980s ... sister, Chi Chi, graduated from Yale University in 2006 and is currently enrolled in master’s program at Georgia Institute of Technology ... another sister, Kelechi, currently attending University of Georgia ... Victor would like to become a doctor ... huge fan of ESPN Game Day ... majoring in Life Sciences.
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