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Jersey Number 5
Chike Anigbogu
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- 203
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- High School:
- Ridge Point
Bio
Honors at Rice
2024
Tied Josh Pearcy for the Rice career record by playing in his 58th and final game vs. USF to close out his career… Played a total of 1,445 snaps in his career (519 on defense, 926 on special teams… Selected for the second consecutive year by his teammates as a team captain… Credited with 12 tackles on the season and matched his career for tackles for loss (4)… Had a season-high three stops at Army, including one for a three-yard loss and added two in his final game, including one for a loss of two.
2023
Credited with a career-high 26 tackles (19/7), four TFL (18 yards lost), and two sacks (14 yards lost) while playing in all 13 games while also serving as the captain of the Owls’ special teams… Scored his first career touchdown and had the Owls’ first punt return TD since 2012 when he scooped a blocked punt vs. SMU and returned it 15 yards to open the scoring… Credited with a career-high five tackles at UTSA… Recorded his first career sack vs. Texas Southern while his second, for a loss of seven yards, came on a fourth down against ECU to end the Pirates' final attempt at a comeback… Has 727 career snaps on special teams along with 354 on defense, 168 of them in 2023.
2022
Saw action in all 13 games in the defensive rotation and on special teams… Led the team with 269 plays on special teams… Credited with five tackles, including two vs. Charlotte.
2021
Credited with 13 tackles on the year along with a pair of quarterback hurries and one quarterback hit... Credited with three tackles vs. Texas Southern and Southern Miss and shared tackles for loss vs. Houston and TSU... Also broke up a pass vs. Southern Miss...Third on the team with five special teams stops.
2020
Saw action in all five games and made his first career start at Southern Miss… Named the Owls' Defensive Player of the Game against the Golden Eagles after being credited with four tackles and forcing a fumble late in the first half to set up the Owls third touchdown… Came back to register three tackles in the next game at North Texas.
2019
Gained valuable experience by playing in four games while retaining his redshirt… Made his debut at UTSA and also saw action vs. Southern Miss, North Texas, and UTEP on special teams.
Ridge Point High School
Two-time, All-District 20-6A for coach Brett Sniffin at Ridge Point as the Panthers captured the district title in 2018… Finished his senior season with 75 tackles (21 for loss/4 sacks), two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries… Earned boys athlete of the week honors from the Houston Chronicle after finishing with 15 tackles (seven for loss including three sacks) in Ridge Point’s win over Elkins… Completed his career with 125 tackles (30 for loss/5 sacks), three interceptions, and three fumble recoveries… Academic All-State selection.
Personal
Full name: Chike Anigbogu... Born: December 22 at Austin, Texas... Parents: Julian and Ogonna Anigbogu... Rice major: Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology ... Rice College: Will Rice
Will Rice College
- C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
- Team Captain 2023
- AFC Good Works Team Nominee
- Burlsworth Trophy Nominee
- NFF Hampshire Honor Society 2024
- AAC All-Academic 2024
- Rice Honor Athlete 2025
2024
Tied Josh Pearcy for the Rice career record by playing in his 58th and final game vs. USF to close out his career… Played a total of 1,445 snaps in his career (519 on defense, 926 on special teams… Selected for the second consecutive year by his teammates as a team captain… Credited with 12 tackles on the season and matched his career for tackles for loss (4)… Had a season-high three stops at Army, including one for a three-yard loss and added two in his final game, including one for a loss of two.
2023
Credited with a career-high 26 tackles (19/7), four TFL (18 yards lost), and two sacks (14 yards lost) while playing in all 13 games while also serving as the captain of the Owls’ special teams… Scored his first career touchdown and had the Owls’ first punt return TD since 2012 when he scooped a blocked punt vs. SMU and returned it 15 yards to open the scoring… Credited with a career-high five tackles at UTSA… Recorded his first career sack vs. Texas Southern while his second, for a loss of seven yards, came on a fourth down against ECU to end the Pirates' final attempt at a comeback… Has 727 career snaps on special teams along with 354 on defense, 168 of them in 2023.
2022
Saw action in all 13 games in the defensive rotation and on special teams… Led the team with 269 plays on special teams… Credited with five tackles, including two vs. Charlotte.
2021
Credited with 13 tackles on the year along with a pair of quarterback hurries and one quarterback hit... Credited with three tackles vs. Texas Southern and Southern Miss and shared tackles for loss vs. Houston and TSU... Also broke up a pass vs. Southern Miss...Third on the team with five special teams stops.
2020
Saw action in all five games and made his first career start at Southern Miss… Named the Owls' Defensive Player of the Game against the Golden Eagles after being credited with four tackles and forcing a fumble late in the first half to set up the Owls third touchdown… Came back to register three tackles in the next game at North Texas.
2019
Gained valuable experience by playing in four games while retaining his redshirt… Made his debut at UTSA and also saw action vs. Southern Miss, North Texas, and UTEP on special teams.
Ridge Point High School
Two-time, All-District 20-6A for coach Brett Sniffin at Ridge Point as the Panthers captured the district title in 2018… Finished his senior season with 75 tackles (21 for loss/4 sacks), two interceptions, and two fumble recoveries… Earned boys athlete of the week honors from the Houston Chronicle after finishing with 15 tackles (seven for loss including three sacks) in Ridge Point’s win over Elkins… Completed his career with 125 tackles (30 for loss/5 sacks), three interceptions, and three fumble recoveries… Academic All-State selection.
Personal
Full name: Chike Anigbogu... Born: December 22 at Austin, Texas... Parents: Julian and Ogonna Anigbogu... Rice major: Sports Medicine & Exercise Physiology ... Rice College: Will Rice
Will Rice College
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