Chris Akporoghene

Position:
Offensive Line
Height:
6-3
Weight:
310
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Warri, Nigeria
High School:
IMG Academy
Prev School:
Tennessee

TULSA – Spent the 2022 season at Tulsa … did not arrive on campus until the week of the first game … transferred to Tulsa in the summer of 2022 after spending three seasons at Tennessee … moved to the U.S. from Warri, Nigeria in 2016.

2022 – Played in 10 games, mostly on special teams … saw his first action in the Jacksonville State game on the offensive line … played on special teams in the final nine games … also saw offensive snaps at Navy.

AT TENNESSEE – Played in a total of seven games as a reserve offensive lineman and special teams contributor… 2021 (Soph) – Played one game … 2020 (RS Freshman) – Played in four games, coming against Alabama, Florida, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M … saw action as a reserve lineman and on special teams in four games ... played 20 snaps – 12 on special teams and eight on offense … played in season finale vs. No. 5 Texas A&M ... saw action in 42-17 win at Vanderbilt and against No. 6 Florida ... made his season debut against No. 2 Alabama, seeing action on special teams and on the offensive line late in the game … played a season-high nine snaps against the Tide … 2019 (Freshman) – Redshirted … saw action in two games … played late in the game in UT’s win over UAB (11/2) ... made collegiate debut in the fourth quarter vs. No. 3 Georgia, entering the game at right tackle (10/5)

HIGH SCHOOL – A consensus three-star recruit … played his senior season IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, after transferring from The King’s Academy in Seymour, Tennessee … was a starter all four years of his prep career … started nine games as a senior and paved the way for a rushing attack that averaged over 200 yards per game … helped lead IMG to the No. 4 national ranking in 2018 … was a 2017 TSWA Division ll-A All-State selection at the King’s Academy … earned 2017 Tennessee Football Coaches Association Division ll-A all-state honors … was also a 2017 First-Team All-PrepXtra selection … held 33 Division 1 offers coming out of high school … prep coach was Kelvin Wright.

(last name pronounced ah-pore-row-go-nay)