Colorado University Athletics

Chidera Uzo-Diribe Biography

CHIDERA UZO-DIRIBE
6-4, 225, DE
Corona, Calif. (Corona)

HIGH SCHOOL - He earned All-Region honors from PrepStar and is ranked the No. 37 weak side defensive end by Rivals.com, the No. 102 defensive end by Scout.com and No. 114 defensive end by ESPN.  He has only played football for two years and he began starting by the second half of his junior season at Corona High School under coach John Brandon.  He earned second-team All-Big VIII league and was named his team's most valuable linebacker his senior year when he had 69 tackles, 7-+ sacks, two forced fumbles and three pass break-ups.  He also saw action at tight end and caught eight passes for 120 yards and two touchdowns.  He had two catches for 64 yards including a 59-yard touchdown in a 34-3 win over Chino and he also scored a touchdown against Poly with two grabs for 16 yards.  Defensively, he had four games with double-figure tackle totals with a high of 11 coming in the season's last game against Centennial with nine of those 11 solo tackles.  Against Santiago, he had eight tackles and two sacks and against Roosevelt he had 13 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble.  As a junior, he totaled 20 tackles, including 12 against Roosevelt in his first-ever start.  He played basketball and lettered three times and was the team's MVP and won an award for taking the most charges on the team his junior season.  He also ran track & field and participates in the high jump and discus events. 

ACADEMICS - He is undecided on a major at Colorado but is interested in history or political science. 

PERSONAL - He was born May 30, 1992 in Long Beach, Calif.  His cousin is Osi Umenyiora, who was the second round choice of the New York Giants in the 2003 NFL Draft, has two Pro Bowl appearances to his credit and was member of the 2008 Super Bowl championship team. His cousin, Charles Saseum, is a member of the track & field team at California.  He enjoys video games, working out and hanging out with friends.  (Name is pronounced chee-dera u-zo da-ree-bay)