Kene Nwangwu

Nwangwu, Kene
Position: RB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 209
Born: February 9, 1998
High School: Heritage (Frisco, TX)

Year	College	Participation
2016	Iowa State	Lettered
2017	Iowa State	Redshirted
2018	Iowa State	Lettered
2019	Iowa State	Played
2020	Iowa State	Played

Draft: 4th round (119th overall) 2021 Minnesota Vikings

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL	26	RB	11	0
2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL	26	RB	17	0
2023 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2023 MIN NFL	26	RB	10	0
2024 New York Jets (NFL)2024 NYJ NFL	34	RB	2	0
2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL	34	RB	12	1
5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL			52	1

Team	Date	Transaction
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	5/1/2021	Draft
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	5/15/2021	Signed
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	9/2/2021	Injured Reserve
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	10/19/2021	Activated
2023 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	8/31/2023	Injured Reserve
2023 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	10/18/2023	Activated
2024 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)Minnesota Vikings	8/27/2024	Released
2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)New Orleans Saints	8/28/2024	Assigned on Waivers
2024 New Orleans Saints (NFL)New Orleans Saints	8/29/2024	Released (Failed Physical)
2024 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	9/9/2024	Practice Squad
2024 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	11/30/2024	Practice Squad Elevation
2024 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	12/2/2024	Signed
2024 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	12/14/2024	Injured Reserve
2024 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	3/12/2025	Unrestricted Free Agent
2025 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	3/19/2025	Signed
2025 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	3/11/2026	Unrestricted Free Agent
2026 New York Jets (NFL)New York Jets	3/19/2026	Signed

SNAP COUNTS	TOTAL	OFF	OFF%	DEF	DEF%	ST	ST%
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL	108	29	2.5	0	0.0	79	16.2
2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL	172	18	1.5	0	0.0	154	31.2
2023 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2023 MIN NFL	106	13	1.2	0	0.0	93	21.4
2024 New York Jets (NFL)2024 NYJ NFL	30	1	0.1	0	0.0	29	6.7
2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL	136	28	2.7	0	0.0	108	23.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	552	89		0			16.2

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL	2	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		-	0	12
2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		-	0	6
2024 New York Jets (NFL)2024 NYJ NFL	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		-	0	6
2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL	1	0	0		0	0	0	0	0		-	0	6
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	5	0	0		0	1	0	0	0		-	0	30

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL	13	61	4.7	19	0	3	0	0	0
2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL	9	14	1.6	8	0	1	0	0	0
2023 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2023 MIN NFL	5	13	2.6	8	0	0	0	0	0
2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL	13	49	3.8	16	0	2	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	40	137	3.4	19	0	6	0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL	5	4	80.0	9	2.3	6	0	0	0	0	19	0
2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL	2	2	100.0	21	10.5	16	0	1	0	0	21	0
2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL	1	0	0.0	0			0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	8	6	75.0	30	5.0	16	0	1	0	0	40	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL	18	0	579	32.2	99t	2	14	3	0
2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL	35	0	920	26.3	97t	1	28	1	0
2023 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2023 MIN NFL	15	1	380	25.3	47	0	11	1	0
2024 New York Jets (NFL)2024 NYJ NFL	3	0	157	52.3	99t	1	3	1	0
2025 New York Jets (NFL)2025 NYJ NFL	18	0	604	33.6	99t	1	17	2	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	89	1	2640	29.7	99t	5	73	8	0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
2022 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2022 MIN NFL	3	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
2023 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2023 MIN NFL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
2024 New York Jets (NFL)2024 NYJ NFL	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	6	0	5	1	0	0	1	0	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2024 New York Jets (NFL)2024 NYJ NFL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	0	1	0	0	0	0