Position: Cornerback Roster status: Active Weight 88 kg | Place of birth: Nashville, Tennessee Height 1.8 m | |
Date of birth: (1993-03-11) March 11, 1993 (age 24) High school: Nashville (TN) Father Ryan NFL Draft: 2016 / Round: 7 / Pick: 249 College Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football Current team San Francisco 49ers (#30 / Cornerback) Date joined 2016 (San Francisco 49ers) Similar Rashard Robinson, Chip Kelly, Adam Henry, Jim Harbaugh, Derius Swinton II |
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Prince Charles Iworah (born March 11, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Kentucky. He was selected in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft by the 49ers.
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High school career
Iworah attended Father Ryan High School where he was an All-State selection as running back during his senior season in 2010. For that season, he rushed 182 times for 1,096 yard and 11 touchdowns.
College career
Iworah then attended Western Kentucky. While at Western Kentucky, he joined the Hilltoppers football team during the season and converted to cornerback. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he appeared in just one game, during which he recorded his first two career tackles. As a redshirt sophomore in 2013, he appeared in 10 games. He recorded 10 tackles while playing primarily as a back-up defensive back and on special teams. As a redshirt junior in 2014, he started all 13 games at cornerback. He recorded 37 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, one interception and one forced fumble. As a redshirt senior in 2015, he appeared in 13 games. He recorded 42 tackles, one tackle-for-loss, 11 passes defended and four interceptions.
Professional career
Iworah was selected in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft by the San Francisco 49ers. It was announced on Friday, May 6, 2016 that Iworah was one of nine 49ers draftees to sign their rookie contracts. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the 49ers as part of final roster cuts. The next day, he was signed to the 49ers' practice squad. On December 20, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster.