Player Bio: Emeka Nnoli :: Football
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A consensus Prep All-American who has been rated as one of the top recruits in the nation … All-American selection by Prep Star, Super Prep, Rivals.com, Lemmings, among others … Ranked as the No. 2 fullback in the country by Lemmings, No. 3 by Super Prep and No. 10 by Prep Star … Named to Prep Star's Dream Team as one of the nation's top 100 recruits … Ranked as the No. 1 fullback in the west by PacWest Football, No. 2 running back in the west by Prep Star, No. 14 player in California by Rivals.com and No. 18 by Lemming's … Selected to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl … As a running back, he ran for 920 yards and 14 TDs while averaging over seven yards per carry … He also accounted for 70 tackles as a linebacker … During his junior season, he ran for 1,726 yards and scored 22 TDs … As a three-year starter at running back, he accounted for over 3,100 yards rushing and 56 touchdowns to go along with 180 tackles … First-Team all-conference, all-league, all-city and all-state underclassman following his junior season … As a senior, he was named all-league at running back … Participated in basketball and track for two years … U.S. Army High School All-American Scholar-Athlete … Member of the National Honor Society, Who's Who Among American High School Students, Who's Who in Sports and National Society of High School Scholars … A California Scholarship Federation Lifetime Member … Finalist for the Watkins Award as the nation's top African-American student-athlete … Sister, Nnenna, is a Stanford graduate (Class of 2002) … Two of his uncles are also Stanford graduates, one of whom, Professor Albert Nnoli, was team captain and an all-conference selection in soccer in 1963 and '64.