Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Athletics

2022: Captain ... Defensive End ... Fourteen solo tackles and 30 assisted stops ... Fourth on team in total tackles (44) and tackles for lost yards (7.5 for 42 yards) ... First in sacks (4.0 for 29 yards lost) … Multiple tackles in eight games .... At least three stops in eight games with season-high eight once (Hobart) ... At least 0.5 tackles for lost yards in six games with 2.0 twice (Dickinson and St. Lawrence) ... Four solo tackles and three assisted stops vs. Saints ... Liberty League Weekly Honor Roll twice ... All-Liberty League First Team ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2021: Captain ... Did not compete due to COVID-19 injury ... Team's George Bode Award ... 

2020: Captain ... Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ... 

2019: Played all 11 games ... Had 12 solo tackles and 14 assisted stops ... Team-high nine tackles for lost yards (55) ... Had 3.5 sacks (25 yards lost) ... Second on team in sacks ... Team-bests two forced fumbles and two blocked kicks ... One fumble recovery ... Two pass breakups ... Liberty League Defensive Player of the Week once ... All-Liberty League First Team ... Cliff Harris Award nominee ... 

2018: Team's Black Watch ... Defensive end ... Played all 12 games ... Ten solo tackles and 18 assisted stops ... Team-best 7.5 tackles for lost yards (24) ... Seven sacks (23 yards lost) ... One fumble recovery ... Six tackles, including two unassisted and 2.5 sacks (10 yards lost), at Ithaca ... Team's Defensive Player of the Week once (Brockport) ... All-Liberty League First Team ...

2017: Defensive end ... Played all 11 games ... Totaled 24 tackles with 13 unassisted ... Four tackles for loss (22 yards) ... Three sacks for loss of 21 yards ... Recovered one fumble ... Multiple tackles in eight games with season-high five against Ithaca (3 solo) ... Had two tackles for lost yards (10) with 9-yard sack against Bombers ... All-Liberty League Honorable Mention ... Team's Defensive Rookie of the Year ...

High School: Two years of football (OL, DE) ... Captain for one ... Most Improved Offensive Player (2015) ... All-State VISSA Division I Honorable Mention (2015) ... Team MVP in 2016 ... All-State First Team VISAA Division I as senior ... Team was VISAAS Division I runner-up in 2015 ... National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete in 2017 ... 

Personal: Computer and Systems Engineering undergraduate degree ... Business Analytics graduate major ... Intern at Decipher Technology Studios (summer 2017) ... Student Athletic Advisory Committee representative ... Son of Nkem and Anthony Konkwo.

On attending Rensselaer: "The balance of a great education and great football program." - August 2018

"I decided to come to RPI because it was the perfect option for a great school academically as well as athletically." - July 2021

Benefits of undergraduate community: "You are surrounded by other gifted students that you can learn from." - August 2018

"Some benefits of RPI include being surrounded by other bright students to build relationships with, networking with notable alumni, as well as being prepared for whatever career field you are heading into after graduation." - July 2021