2021 Football Roster
Roster
George Nyakwol
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 181
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Aldine Eisenhower
- Jess Neely Defensive Award (Defensive Back) 2019
- Co-Captain (2022)
Inside College Football: George Nyakwol's parent's incredible journey (CBS SN)
2021 Preseason Honors
Phil Steele All-Conference USA preseason team (4th team)
2021
Missed the last seven games after ranking among team leaders in interceptions (2) and tackles 25) in the first five games, including 16 in his final two games (Texas Southern and Southern Miss)... Led the team with seven tackles vs. Texas Southern and picked off the fourth pass of his career... Third on the team with nine tackles vs. Southern Miss... Returned to action after missing all of 2020 and was credited with four tackles at Arkansas… Had started 25 consecutive games before missing the 2020 season.
2020
Missed the season after suffering an injury early in fall camp. Phil Steele All-Conference USA preseason team (3rd team). Athlon Sports All-Conference USA preseason team (4th team)
2019
One of four defenders and five Owls overall to start all 12 games and has started 25 consecutive games over the last two years… Tied for the team lead with seven passes defended, tied for second with six PBU, and fourth on the team with 57 tackles… All seven pass defenses (1 interception and 6 breakups) came in conference action and were tied for ninth in the league through the end of the regular season… Opened the season with seven tackles at Army and matched that total vs. UAB and Middle Tennessee for his season-high. Phil Steele preseason All-USA (fourth team)... Dave Campbell’s Texas Football preseason All-Texas (second team).
2018
Led the team with 67 tackles... Reached double figures in tackles for the first time in his career with 11 vs. UTEP to move into the team lead with 49... Bettered his career-high in each of the last three games and has 26 stops over that time... Made his first career start vs. Prairie View and was credited with a pair of tackles and a pass breakup... Picked off his first pass vs. Wake Forest... Credited with five tackles, including his first career TFL at Southern Miss.
2017
True freshman who earned a letter after a standout performance on special teams… Led the team with seven tackles on special teams, three on kickoffs, and four on punt coverage… Twice credited with two tackles in a game (at Pitt, vs. North Texas)… Other Rice Sports Joined the Rice track team for the C-USA Championship meet held at Rice and finished 6th in the triple jump of 15.15m (49-08.50) after only minimal practice time.
Alief Eisenhower High School
Two-time, All-District 16-6A selection for coach Kerry Bamburg in football, helping lead the Eagles to a bi-district title as a junior... Picked off four passes, returning two for touchdowns, as a senior along with 43 tackles and three forced fumbles... Picked off 11 passes in his career (five for TDs) and recorded 121 tackles and eight forced fumbles... Dave Campbell's Texas Football's preseason Subway Superteam (3rd team) and Texas Top 300 and part of DCTF's Class of 2017... Houston Chronicle's Houston 100... Touchdown Club of Houston's Preseason All-Greater Houston Defensive MVP and recognized as a TCH Scholar-Athlete... Three-time state qualifier in the triple jump, earning All-State honors each year... Also a member of the Eagles two-time district champion 4x400 relay... Completed in the UIL Math and Spelling Competitions, finishing fifth in the latter in 2016.
Personal
Full name: George Nyakwol ... Born: December 6 at Beirut, Lebanon. Parents: Shan Nyakwol and Veronica Ajak... (one brother, three sisters)... Rice major: Kinesiology... Rice College: Jones.
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