Nnamdi Obukwelu

88 - Nnamdi Obukwelu

Height: 6-3
Weight: 240
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Brockton, Mass.
High School: Boston College High School
Position: DT
Major: Economics
House Affiliation: Adams

At Harvard
2010: Appeared in nine games on the defensive line and played very well, finishing with 17 tackles including 2.5 for a loss while blocking a kick ... Had a tackle for a loss among three total tackles in a win at Lafayette ... Major H award winner.

2009: Missed the season with an injury.

Background
At Boston College High School:
Earned three letters in football ... Captain of team ... Catholic Conference Player of the Year as a senior after recording 70 tackles, nine sacks and 13 tackles for a loss ... Boston Globe, Boston Herald and Patriot-Ledger All-Scholastic teams ... All-State as a senior ... Catholic Conference All-Star ... Massachusetts Hall of Fame selection in 2008 ... Two-time conference champion ... Won state championship as a senior ... President, National Honor Society ... President, Black and Latino Student Union ... Wrote for school newspaper ... Volunteer at Boston medical Center ... Scholar-Athlete ... Earned The Marguerite Thomson Award.

Personal: Enjoys music and reading ... Aspires for a career in business law ... Older brother, Iffi, played football at Harvard from 2007-09.