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Eyioma Uwazurike
Broncos logoDenver Broncos

Eyioma Uwazurike

DEposition#96jersey28age6' 6"height320lbs4 yrsexperienceIowa Statecollege

Injured Reserve · Shoulder · The Broncos placed Uwazurike (shoulder) on injured reserve Saturday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports.

At a glance

Eyioma Uwazurike is a defensive end for the Denver Broncos (No. 96). In 8 games of the 2026 season: 17 tackles, 1 sacks. Snap share in Week 8: 45% of defensive snaps. Latest injury report: Injured Reserve (shoulder).

Is Eyioma Uwazurike playing this week?

Eyioma Uwazurike is listed as injured reserve with a shoulder injury on the latest injury report: The Broncos placed Uwazurike (shoulder) on injured reserve Saturday, Aric DiLalla of the team's official site reports. The Denver Broncos play next at home against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sun, Nov 22, 4:25 PM ET (Week 11), on CBS.

What are Eyioma Uwazurike's stats this season?

In 8 games of the 2026 season, Eyioma Uwazurike has 17 tackles, 1 sacks.

What team does Eyioma Uwazurike play for?

Eyioma Uwazurike plays defensive end for the Denver Broncos, wearing No. 96. Eyioma Uwazurike is 28 years old, 6' 6", 320 lbs. College: Iowa State. League experience: 4 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Eyioma Uwazurike 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/eyioma-uwazurike (updated 2026-11-10).

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45gradeDE
Eyioma UwazurikeDenver Broncos · #96
Depth100th of 173 defensive linemen
2026 percentile card · vs 173 qualified defensive linemen

How he stacks up

Snap %49Tkl/g31Sacks41TFL45QB hits61

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs defensive linemen with 135+ defensive snaps. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 5. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Method8 games303 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 173 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 15 min agoGlossary →
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Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
59%41 snapsWk 1 · KC
46%27 snapsWk 2 · JAX
41%35 snapsWk 3 · LA
65%43 snapsWk 4 · SF
45%30 snapsWk 5 · LAC
53%45 snapsWk 6 · SEA
63%51 snapsWk 7 · ARI
45%31 snapsWk 8 · KC

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Broncos · signed 2022 · 4 years, through 2025$1.1M a year
Total
$4.4M
Guaranteed
$766K
Share of cap at signing
0.5%
17% of the value guaranteed
36th paid72nd in snapspercentiles among 444 DLs under contract, 2026

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
1 Sep 14@ Chiefs logoKCL 10-31310000
2 Sep 20vs Jaguars logoJAXW 20-13110000
3 Sep 27vs Rams logoLARW 30-26111101
4 Oct 4@ 49ers logoSFL 14-24110000
5 Oct 11@ Chargers logoLACW 23-17430000
6 Oct 15vs Seahawks logoSEAW 17-14110001
7 Oct 25@ Cardinals logoARIW 30-16410102
8 Nov 1vs Chiefs logoKCW 28-24200001
Season1791205

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Measure him against the leader in sacks at his positionUwazurikeDEN · DEVSAnderson Jr.HOU · 9.5 sacksSide by side, stat by stat →
vsChase YoungNO · 8 sacksvsCarl GrandersonNO · 7.5 sacksvsJacob MartinTEN · 6.5 sacksvsJeffery SimmonsCHI · 6 sacksvsBoye MafeCIN · 5.5 sacksvsAlim McNeillDET · 5.5 sacksvsJalen CarterPHI · 5 sacksvsQuinnen WilliamsDAL · 5 sacks
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