Febechi Nwaiwu

Febechi Nwaiwu (born February 17, 2003) is an American professional football guard for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners and North Texas Mean Green and was selected by the Texans in the fourth round of the 2026 NFL draft.

Early life Febechi is of Nigerian descent. Nwaiwu attended Coppell High School located in Coppell, Texas. He committed to play college football for the North Texas Mean Green joining the team as a walk-on.

College career North Texas During his three-year career at North Texas from 2021 to 2023, Nwaiwu appeared in 28 games with 22 starts, earning freshman all American and to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2022 after utilizing a redshirt season. After earning third-team all-conference honors in 2023, Nwaiwu entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Oklahoma Nwaiwu transferred to play for the Oklahoma Sooners. During his first season as a Sooner in 2024, he started in all 13 games. In the 2025 regular season finale, Nwaiwu made his first collegiate start at center in a victory over LSU. For his performance during the 2025 season, he was named a finalist for the Burlsworth Award, as well as being awarded the Don Key Award. Nwaiwu earned second-team all-SEC and first-team all-American honors.

Professional career

Nwaiwu was selected by the Houston Texans in the fourth round with the 106th overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. His selection was announced by professional wrestler Raquel Rodriguez.