2023 Football Roster
Roster
Ugwoegbu, David

Jersey Number 12
David Ugwoegbu
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 250
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- High School:
- Seven Lakes HS
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
Bio
As a Senior (2023)
Prior to Houston
High School
Personal
- East-West Shrine Bowl participant
- Appeared in 12 games and made seven starts
- 621 total snaps including 421 on defensive line
- All seven starts at linebacker
- Sixth on team with 41 tackles (28 solo)
- 6.0 TFL ranked fourth on team
- Three sacks, three breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
- Season high 7.0 tackles vs. #8/8 Texas (Oct. 21)
- 5.0 tackles and a forced fumble vs. Sam Houston (Sept. 23)
- 4.0 tackles and a fumble recovery at Kansas State (Oct. 28)
- 2.0 TFL and 1.0 sack against TCU (Sept. 16) and UCF (Nov. 25)
- 87.3 coverage grade ranked second among all Big 12 edge defenders
- Tackles in all 12 games including multiple stops in eight contests
Prior to Houston
- Played 51 games across four seasons at Oklahoma
- 212 tackles (107 solo stops) in Sooners career
- 16 tackles for loss and four sacks
- 2022 Honorable Mention All-Big 12 Conference
- Ranked fourth in the Big 12 with 8.4 tackles per game
- Totaled 7.5 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, a pass breakup, four QB hurries and a safety
- Double-digit tackles in four games
- At least six tackles in every contest
- 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Conference First Team
- Played all 13 games and made four starts
- Started in Alamo Bowl win vs. Oregon (Dec. 29)
- 49 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss
- Played in all 11 games and made three starts during 2020
- Made 34 total tackles (16 solo)
- One interception, 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack, six QB hurries and a blocked punt
- Played in all 14 games during 2019
- 19 tackles, four tackles for loss, one sack and one pass breakup
- One tackle vs. No. 1 LSU in CFP Semifinal at the Peach Bowl (Dec. 28)
- One tackle for loss in Big 12 Championship win vs. No. 8 Baylor (Dec. 7)
- Joined Houston in January as mid-year enrollee
High School
- Four-star recruit by Rivals
- Three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN
- Nation’s No. 25 weakside defensive end by Rivals
- Nation’s No. 26 weakside defensive end by 247Sports
- Nation’s No. 57 weakside defensive end by ESPN
- No. 38 prospect in Texas by Rivals
- No. 47 prospect in Texas by 247Sports
- No. 55 prospect in Texas by ESPN
- 32 tackles (seven for loss), one sack and one forced fumble as a senior
- Offered by Alabama, Oklahoma, Michigan and Texas A&M, among others
Personal
- Earned Bachelor of Arts In Criminology from University of Oklahoma
- Played high school football with teammates Sherman Smith and Hakeem Ajijolaiya
- His motivation for working hard: give his mother anything she wants
Recap: Houston vs Colorado
Monday, September 15
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Colorado
Friday, September 12
Postgame Press Conference: Football at Rice
Saturday, September 06
Postgame Press Conference: Football vs. Stephen F. Austin
Friday, August 29