Cordel Iwuagwu

Cordel Iwuagwu (born September 4, 1996) is an American football guard who is currently a free agent.[1] He played college football at TCU.[2]

Cordel Iwuagwu
Personal information
Born: (1996-09-04) September 4, 1996
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:313 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Westfield
(Harris County, Texas)
College:TCU
Position:Guard
Undrafted:2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

High school career

Iwuagwu attended Westfield High School, where he starred as an offensive guard on the Mustangs' football team.[2] At Westfield, Iwuagwu earned First-team District 15-6A honors.[2] Scout.com rated Iwuagwu as a three-star recruit, the No. 7 offensive guard in the State of Texas, and No. 60 offensive guard in the nation coming out of high school.[2] Iwuagwu, ultimately, chose to attend and play football at TCU over scholarship offers from Arizona State University, University of Illinois, University of Louisville, and Syracuse University.[2]

College career

Iwuagwu redshirted his 2015 freshman season at TCU.[2] In 2017, as a sophomore, Iwuagwu started all 14 games, lining up mostly at left guard. In 2019, after starting all 12 games as a senior, Iwuagwu earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference Team honors. Iwuagwu was selected to the West Team to play in the 2020 East-West Shrine Bowl.[3]

Professional career

After his successful college career, Iwuagwu was invited to and attended the 2020 NFL Combine.[4]

Houston Texans

After going undrafted in the 2020 NFL Draft, Iwuagwu signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on April 27, 2020.[5] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[6] and signed to their practice squad two days later.[7] Iwuagwu was released on September 14,[8] and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[9] He was released again on September 28, 2020.[10]

Cleveland Browns

Iwuagwu was signed to the Cleveland Browns' practice squad on December 28, 2020.[11] He was elevated to the active roster on January 2, 2021, for the team's week 17 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[12]

Iwuagwu signed a reserve/futures contract with the Browns on January 18, 2021.[13] Iwuagwu was waived by the Browns on August 16, 2021.[14]

References
  1. "Michigan Panthers roster". Fox Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. "Cordel Iwuagwu". TCU Horned Frogs. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  3. "Past Rosters - 2020" (PDF). East-West Shrine Bowl. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  4. Sidhu, Deepi (May 5, 2020). "Meet the Rookie: G Cordel Iwuagwu". Houston Texans. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  5. Wilson, Aaron (April 25, 2020). "Texans sign TCU guard Cordel Iwuagwu". Houston Chronicle.
  6. "Transactions: Roster Moves (9-5-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 5, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  7. "Texans Announce Roster Moves (9-7-2020)". HoustonTexans.com. September 7, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  8. Wilson, Aaron (September 14, 2020). "Texans cut Cordel Iwuagwu from practice squad". HoustonChronicle.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  9. "Texans Roster Moves (9-15-20)". HoustonTexans.com. September 15, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  10. @TexansPR (September 28, 2020). "The #Texans signed RB C.J. Prosise to the active roster from the practice squad and placed S A.J. Moore Jr. on the Reserve/Injured list. Houston also signed free agent DT Ryan Glasgow and DT Corey Liuget to the practice squad and released G Cordel Iwuagwu from the practice squad" (Tweet). Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Twitter.
  11. "Browns sign WR Alexander Hollins". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 28, 2020.
  12. "Browns make roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 2, 2021.
  13. "Browns sign 14 players". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 18, 2021.
  14. "Browns reduce roster to 85". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 16, 2021.
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