Hero Kanu

Hero Kanu (born September 14, 2004) He would attend Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. He was rated as a four-star recruit and the 105th overall prospect in the class of 2022, where he committed to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes over offers from other schools such as Georgia, Notre Dame, and USC.

College career Ohio State During his first three seasons with the Buckeyes from 2022 through 2024, Kanu appeared in 29 games, helping the Buckeyes win a National Championship, where he notched 14 tackles with one being for a loss, and a lone sack in the 2023 season versus Indiana. After the 2024 season, Kanu entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal.

Texas Kanu transferred to play for the Texas Longhorns. In week 3 of the 2025 season, he notched two tackles for a loss and a sack in a win over UTEP.

College statistics Year Team GP Tackles Interceptions Fumbles Solo Ast Cmb TfL Sck Int Yds Avg TD PD FR Yds TD FF 2022 Ohio State 3 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023 Ohio State 11 8 2 10 1.0 1.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2024 Ohio State 15 1 3 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2025 Texas 12 8 22 30 4.0 2.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0Career 41 17 27 44 5.0 3.0 0 0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0