Position: Defensive tackle Role American football player Place of birth: Dangriga, Belize Height 1.88 m | Roster status: Active Weight 132 kg Name Rakeem Nunez-Roches | |
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Date of birth: (1993-07-03) July 3, 1993 (age 22) High school: Phenix City (AL) Central NFL draft: 2015 / Round: 6 / Pick: 217 Current team Kansas City Chiefs (#99 / Defensive lineman) College Southern Miss Golden Eagles football | ||
Get to know your southern miss football players rakeem nunez roches
Rakeem Nathan Nuñez-Roches (born July 3, 1993) is a Belizean professional American football nose tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Chiefs in the sixth round (217th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern Mississippi.
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- Get to know your southern miss football players rakeem nunez roches
- Rakeem Nunez Roches
- High school career
- College career
- 2015 season
- 2016 season
- Personal life
- References
Rakeem Nunez Roches
High school career
Nuñez-Roches attended Central High School in Phenix City, Alabama. For his high school career, he recorded 132 career tackles, 17 sacks, and four forced fumbles. He also played basketball and baseball. He earned All-state honors in basketball and was voted best pitcher in baseball. In football, he was rated as a three-star defensive lineman by ESPN, as well as two stars from Rivals.com and Scout.com. He was selected Second-team All-Area by the Opelika-Auburn News and was an Alabama Top 50 player, ranked No. 39 by the Tuscaloosa Times.
College career
Nuñez-Roches played at the University of Southern Mississippi from 2011 to 2014 where he majored in biological sciences. As a freshman in 2011, he appeared in six games and was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team. For the season, he recorded two tackles and 1.5 tackles-for-loss. As a sophomore in 2011, he started 11-of-12 games, his only non-start being Southern Miss' senior night game against UTEP. For the season, he recorded 37 tackles, of which 22 were solo, six tackles-for-loss, one sack, and one forced fumble.
As a junior in 2013, he started the first two games of the season, before suffering a season ending injury, which earned him a medical redshirt. For the season, he recorded eight tackles (two solo) and 0.5 tackles-for-loss. As a redshirt junior in 2014, he appeared in 11 games. He recorded 63 tackles (35 solo), 15 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, and one forced fumble. Following the 2014 season, he entered the 2015 NFL Draft.
2015 season
Nuñez-Roches was drafted in the sixth round (217th overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft by the Kansas City Chiefs. He was the first Belizean born player to ever be drafted in the NFL. On May 11, he signed his rookie contract with the Chiefs. In the 2015 season, he appeared in seven games and recorded four solo tackles.
2016 season
On September 17, 2016, Nuñez-Roches was released by the Chiefs. He was signed to the practice squad on September 20, 2016. He was signed to the active roster on October 18, 2016.
Personal life
Born in Dangriga, Belize, Nuñez-Roches is fluent in both English and Garifuna.
