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Prince Amukamara NFL Draft Bio

Prince Kelechi Amukamara (born June 6, 1989) is an American football cornerback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Nebraska, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Giants in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft, and was a member of the Giants' Super Bowl championship team as a rookie.

Amukamara attended the University of Nebraska, and played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team from 2007 to 2010. After arriving at Nebraska, Amukamara contemplated playing basketball on top of football, but dropped those plans after fall football practices began. As a freshman in 2007, Amukamara was described as being a newcomer "with a lot of personality" by senior linebacker Corey McKeon. He made his debut for Nebraska on September 22 against Ball State, playing on special teams. Amukamara finished the year with four tackles in eight games, splitting time in the secondary and on special teams.

Entering his sophomore season, there was speculation as to whether he would play at running back or cornerback, before being named the back-up cornerback after training camp. He ended up starting the games against Western Michigan, New Mexico State, and Virginia Tech, as he played in all 13 of Nebraska's games. He finished the year with 34 tackles, with his season-high of eight coming against Western Michigan.

As a junior, Amukamara became a starter at cornerback for Nebraska. Against Louisiana-Lafayette, Amukamara suffered an injury during the game, but did not miss any games. Amukamara finished the 2009 season with five interceptions, tied for the most on the team, 11 pass-breakups, 64 tackles, and two sacks. He was named to the first-team All-Big 12 after the season.

Amukamara tallied 59 tackles and one sack, but no interceptions as a senior. However, he only allowed 18 completed passes in his direction on 52 attempts during the season, and was praised for his "lock-down ability" against wide receivers during the season. Following the season, he was recognized as a unanimous first-team All-American, and the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Amukamara was also a Jim Thorpe Award finalist, a Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist, and a Ronnie Lott Trophy quarterfinalist.

While at Nebraska, Amukamara majored in political science and received his degree in sociology in December 2010.

Draft Year: 2011 NFL Football Draft Prospect Stats for Prince Amukamara

Pre-Rank	Prospect Name	Position Played	Height	Weight
	Prince Amukamara	Cornerback	6 ft 0 in	207 lbs
Round	Selected	Team	School	Hometown
1	19	N.Y. Giants	Nebraska	Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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