Kene Nwangwu Fantasy
- Height / Weight
- 6'1" / 210 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- February 9, 1998 (26)
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Drafted
- 2021 / Rd. 4 / Pk. 119 (MIN)
- College
- Iowa State
Season Logs
Game Logs
Kene Nwangwu News
Minnesota Vikings running back Kene Nwangwu (back) is being elevated to the team's 53-man roster. Nwangwu began the season on Injured Reserve with a back injury and is ready to make his return in Week 7 against the San Francisco 49ers. The 25-year-old only has 28 career touches on offense in two seasons, so he's unlikely to enter the fantasy radar. However, he earned second-team All-Pro honors as a returner last season, so he could give the Vikings a boost on special teams.
Minnesota Vikings running back Kene Nwangwu was placed on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury on Wednesday. Nwangwu has been sidelined with his injury throughout the month of August. His placement on injured reserve, along with the release of Jalen Reagor, opened up room for the Vikings to sign running back Myles Gaskin and offensive lineman Dan Quessenberry. The loss of Nwangwu likely opens up the backup role for Ty Chandler, although Gaskin could get involved as well, once he's up to speed with his new team.
Minnesota Vikings running back Kene Nwangwu (undisclosed) remained out for the team's training camp practice on Thursday. The Athletic's Alec Lewis also noted that Ty Chandler looked solid in pass protection on Thursday. Nwangwu has been out for most of camp with an undisclosed injury, which isn't helping in his cause to win a backup job behind Alexander Mattison over Chandler. Unless the 25-year-old returns to the field soon and starts impressing, it's looking like Chandler will be the favorite for primary backup duties to begin the 2023 regular season. A fourth-round selection in 2021 out of Iowa State, Nwangwu has seen just 22 carries for 75 yards and no touchdowns in 28 games (zero starts) in his first two NFL campaigns in Minnesota.
Depth Chart
- Offense
- Defense
FS | Harrison Smith |
NT | Harrison Phillips |
RDE | Jaquelin Roy |
RILB | Ivan Pace Jr. |
Brian Asamoah II | |
ROLB | Pat Jones II |
Andre Carter II | |
LCB | Byron Murphy Jr. |
Mekhi Blackmon | |
SS | Camryn Bynum |
Theo Jackson | |
RCB | Akayleb Evans |
Andrew Booth Jr. | |
NB | Josh Metellus |
Jay Ward |
KR | Kene Nwangwu |
QB | Jaren Hall |
Nick Mullens | |
RB | Ty Chandler |
FB | C.J. Ham |
LWR | Justin Jefferson |
RWR | Jordan Addison |
SWR | Lucky Jackson |
TE | Josh Oliver |
LT | Christian Darrisaw |
Brian O'Neill | |
C | Garrett Bradbury |
RG | Ed Ingram |
Blake Brandel |
LS | Andrew DePaola |
P | Ryan Wright |