Mackenzie Nworah

Indiana State

Sep 12 (Fri)

6:30 p.m.

Photo by: Missy Minear/Indiana Athletics

Weight:
305
Height:
6-4
Position:
OL
Year:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Manvel

Nworah graduated with an exercise science degree in Dec. 2020.

2020: Played in all eight games with six starts at right guard ... Indiana led the Big Ten (T-17th nationally) in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.25) ... the Hoosiers finished fourth in the conference in scoring (28.9), fifth in passing offense (250.9) and fifth in time of possession (31:15) ... IU offensive player of the week (Michigan) ... member of the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2019 (Junior): Played in eight games with three starts at right guard ... Indiana matched a school record with nine 30-point games ... IU set a program mark with 3,931 passing yards, and finished third with 5,626 total yards and 413 points ... the Hoosiers finished second in the Big Ten in passing offense (302.4, 15th nationally) and first downs (23.4, T-20th), third in total offense (432.8) and time of possession (33:44, 7th), and fifth in scoring offense (31.8) ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2018 (Sophomore): Appeared in the Maryland win (11/10) ... battled injuries and did not see any additional game action ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2017 (Freshman): Started six times and played in 10 games at right guard ... Indiana finished third in the Big Ten (35th nationally) in passing offense (265.7), and sixth in scoring offense (26.8) and total offense (395.8) ... IU offensive player of the game (Rutgers).

2016: Redshirted the 2016 season.

Prep/Personal: Offensive lineman for head coach Kirk Martin at Manvel High School ... voted the team’s top lineman ... named the most valuable player at the Lineman Challenge ... led Manvel to an 11-3 record and a state quarterfinals appearance in 2015 ... team recorded 3,700 passing yards and 3,204 on the ground ... rated the No. 31 offensive guard nationally by Scout ... teammate of IU defensive lineman Alfred Bryant ... parents are Evelyn and Christian Nworah ... his parents are from Nigeria ... Christian was in line to be king and Mackenzie is a prince in the royal family ... started the CrisMachelle Autism Foundation with his parents as a legacy for his older brother, Obiora, who was born with autism ... volunteers at the Foundation in the United States and Africa ... born on Sept. 26, 1997.