Prince Charles Iworah Explained

Prince Charles Iworah
Position:Cornerback
Birth Date:11 March 1993
Birth Place:Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:193
College:Western Kentucky
Draftyear:2016
Draftround:7
Draftpick:249
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Total tackles
Statvalue1:1
Pfr:I/IworPr00

Prince Charles Iworah (born March 11, 1993) is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Western Kentucky, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2016 NFL draft.

In his career, he has also been a member of the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, Team 9 of the XFL, Montreal Allouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL), and the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League (USFL).

Early years

Iworah attended Father Ryan High School where he was an All-State selection as running back during his senior season in 2010. For that season, he rushed 182 times for 1,096 yards and 11 touchdowns.

College career

Iworah attended Western Kentucky. While at Western Kentucky, he joined the Hilltoppers football team during the season and converted to cornerback. As a redshirt freshman in 2012, he appeared in just one game, during which he recorded his first two career tackles. As a redshirt sophomore in 2013, he appeared in 10 games. He recorded 10 tackles while playing primarily as a back-up defensive back and on special teams. As a redshirt junior in 2014, he started all 13 games at cornerback. He recorded 37 tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss, one interception and one forced fumble. As a redshirt senior in 2015, he appeared in 13 games. He recorded 42 tackles, one tackle-for-loss, 11 passes defended, and four interceptions.

Professional career

San Francisco 49ers

Iworah was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round (249th overall) of the 2016 NFL draft.[1] [2] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the 49ers as part of final roster cuts and was signed to the practice squad the next day.[3] [4] On December 20, 2016, he was promoted to the active roster.[5]

On September 1, 2017, Iworah was waived/injured by the 49ers and placed on injured reserve.[6] He was released on December 23, 2017.

Kansas City Chiefs

On January 4, 2018, Iworah signed a reserve/future contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, but was waived on May 8, 2018.[7] [8]

Washington Redskins

Iworah signed with the Washington Redskins on July 25, 2018.[9] On September 1, 2018, he was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2018 season.[10]

Atlanta Falcons

On September 13, 2018, Iworah was signed to the Atlanta Falcons' practice squad.[11] He was released on September 19, 2018.

2020–2021

After spending time on the XFL's Team 9 practice squad in 2020, Iworah signed with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League on April 7, 2021.[12] He was placed on the suspended list on May 20, 2021,[13] in order to play with the Conquerors of The Spring League in May 2021.[14]

Pittsburgh Maulers

On May 19, 2022, Iworah signed with the Pittsburgh Maulers of the United States Football League.[15] He was released on February 11, 2023.[16]

St. Louis Battlehawks

On August 9, 2023, following the XFL Combine, Iworah's league rights were acquired by the XFL's St. Louis Battlehawks.[17] He was signed on December 14, 2023.[18] He was released on March 10, 2024.[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Francisco 49ers Draft Western Kentucky CB Prince Charles Iworah. Price, Taylor. 49ers.com. April 30, 2016. July 3, 2017.
  2. Web site: Buckner among nine 49ers draftees to sign . NinersWire.USAToday.com . Biderman . Chris . May 6, 2016 . September 2, 2016 . July 10, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160710004033/http://ninerswire.usatoday.com/2016/05/06/buckner-among-nine-49ers-draftees-to-sign/ . dead .
  3. Web site: 49ers Release 20 Players, Announce Other Roster Moves . https://web.archive.org/web/20170906134538/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Release-20-Players-Announce-Other-Roster-Moves/58e4c5ab-b77c-4050-998f-7a94a732c911 . dead . September 6, 2017 . 49ers.com. September 3, 2016.
  4. Web site: 49ers Sign Nine Players to Practice Squad . https://web.archive.org/web/20170906134601/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Sign-Nine-Players-to-Practice-Squad/ddcd5543-3d27-44a0-8045-a4fb968a7838 . dead . 2017-09-06 . 49ers.com.
  5. Web site: 49ers Place DB Jimmie Ward on IR, Announce Additional Roster Moves . 49ers.com . December 20, 2016.
  6. Web site: 49ers Announce Several Roster Moves. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302202415/http://www.49ers.com/news/article-2/49ers-Announce-Several-Roster-Moves/f2f5edf1-1065-4caa-9ce5-c92f7c168b55. dead. March 2, 2018. 49ers.com. September 1, 2017.
  7. Web site: Chiefs Sign DB Prince Charles Iworah To Futures Deal. January 4, 2018.
  8. Web site: Chiefs sign five undrafted free agents. Williams, Charean. Pro Football Talk. May 8, 2018.
  9. Web site: 7/25: Redskins Make Roster Moves. Redskins.com. July 25, 2018.
  10. Web site: Redskins.com. 9/1: Redskins Make Roster Moves. September 1, 2018. September 1, 2018. September 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180902052302/https://www.redskins.com/news/9-1-redskins-make-roster-moves. dead.
  11. Web site: Falcons sign Prince Charles Iworah to practice squad. McFadden, Will. AtlantaFalcons.com. September 12, 2018.
  12. News: Prince Charles Iworah lands in Montreal . MontrealAlouettes.com . April 7, 2021 . April 7, 2021.
  13. Web site: 2021 CFL Transactions . CFL.ca . May 21, 2021.
  14. TheSpringLeague . First look at the #TSLConquerors roster at #TSL2021! . 1389389947283640322 . May 3, 2021 . June 22, 2021.
  15. USFLMaulers . Roster Updates . 1527157969476984832 . May 19, 2022 . May 24, 2022.
  16. USFLMaulers . Released . 1624469456075509762 . February 11, 2023 . February 12, 2023.
  17. Web site: XFL Teams Claim Rights to 28 Players Following Combine . 2023-08-10 . www.xfl.com . en.
  18. Web site: XFL Transactions . 2023-12-15 . www.xfl.com . en.
  19. News: UFL Teams Set their Training Camp Rosters to 58 . UFLBoard.com . March 10, 2024 . March 10, 2024.