Izuchukwu King Ani

Position:
Defensive Line
Height:
6-4
Weight:
265
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Hendersonville, Tenn.
High School:
Davidson Academy (Tenn.) / Mississippi State
Prev School:
Mississippi State

TULSA – Played two seasons at Tulsa … transferred to Tulsa from Mississippi State in the summer of 2022 … saw action in four career games.

2023 – Played in two games … saw action against UAPB and Temple … had one tackle and a 0.5 TFL for -1 yard.

2022 – Played in two games and had two tackles … saw action versus Jacksonville State and Navy … had two stops against JAX State … earned academic all-conference honors.

AT MISSISSIPPI STATE – Spent three years at Mississippi State … had one career tackle … 2021 (Soph) – Saw action in three games and recorded one tackle against Tennessee State …2020 (RS Freshman) – Did not see playing time … 2019 (Freshman) – Redshirted his initial year with the program … enrolled early and went through spring practice … was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the fall semester.

HIGH SCHOOL – Prepped at Davidson Academy under head coach Jonathan Quinn … was a four-star recruit by ESPN … was a three-star prospect according to 247Sports and Rivals.com … tabbed as the No. 5 recruit in Tennessee by ESPN … his team posted a 28-1 record in his final two seasons … totaled 80 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks for his career … tabbed third-team all-Midstate by The Tennessean as a sophomore … totaled 36 total tackles (21 solo) with 7.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one pass breakup and 20 quarterback hurries as a senior.

PERSONAL – Favorite sports team is Chelsea FC … favorite NFL team is the New England Patriots … speaks four languages … former NFL star Tom Brady is his favorite NFL player … lists The Blind Side as his favorite sports movie and 300 as his favorite movie … born in Nigeria … mother’s name is Nkechi Ani … working on master’s in business … (first name pronounced Is-ooh-choo-Kwoo)