Denzel Nkemdiche
Denzel-Ray N. Nkemdiche is an American former college football linebacker. He played for the University of Mississippi.
Early life
A native of Loganville, Georgia, Nkemdiche attended Grayson High School, where he played for the Grayson High School Rams football team. As a senior, he helped lead the team to a 10–4 record by recording 101 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, eight sacks, and three interception returns for touchdowns. He was projected to move to the secondary in college, but lacked elite speed, which is why he was only rated as a two-star recruit and not ranked among the nation's top prospects.College career
Nkemdiche chose to attend Ole Miss over Georgia, and redshirted his first year in Oxford, Mississippi. In the [2012 Ole Miss Rebels high school football|football team|2012 season], he led the team with 82 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, four forced fumbles, and three interceptions. He was named second-team All-SEC by the Associated Press and to the SEC All-Freshman team. On October 25, 2014, Nkemdiche broke his ankle against LSU.During the 2015 season, he was released from the football team.