Herb Hand strikes again
Florida State has added to its offensive line with Chimdia Nwaiwu officially signing with the Seminoles on Thursday.
Nwaiwu is a 6-foot-5, 305-pound offensive tackle originally from Aledo, Texas. He played high school ball at Coppell before signing with Stephen F. Austin. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Nwaiwu started 14 games at right tackle for the Lumberjacks this past season and was on the field for 805 snaps. He was named a First Team All-SBC Offense honoree after a season that saw him earn PFF grades of 68.6 (total offense), 81.4 (pass blocking) and 57.5 (run blocking). He only allowed one sack and 10 pressures.
Nwaiwu will factor into FSU’s tackle rotation immediately and has a good shot at starting along the right side. You can’t teach wingspan, and his is 88 inches. He showed major leaps between 2024 and 2025, indicating strong coachability, which should be music to Herb Hand’s ears.
From his bio:
Played 20 games with 13 starts in three seasons with Stephen F. Austin…started all 13 games he appeared in 2025, leading SFA to 11-3 record and FCS quarterfinals…named all-Southland Conference first team offensive tackle…highest graded SLC offensive tackle per PFF, including league-best 82.5 pass block rating…caught a four-yard pass in FCS quarterfinal game vs. eventual national champion Montana State…appeared in seven games as redshirt freshman in 2024…did not record a snap as true freshman in 2023…first-team all-area honors out of Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas…brother Febechi was All-American offensive lineman for Oklahoma in 2025.
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