Kenechi Udeze

Minnesota Vikings 20th pick

DE · USC · 2004–2008

Draft Details

Year

2004

Round

Round 1

Pick

20th overall

Team

Minnesota Vikings

Position

College

USC

Kenechi Udeze Career Stats

Primary starter for 3 seasons.

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
2004	MIN	16	19	11	5	0	0	2	1
2005	MIN	3	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
2006	MIN	16	14	10	0	4	0	0	0
2007	MIN	16	35	10	5	13	1	2	1
Career		51	72	31	11	17	1	4	2

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Kenechi Udeze is a former defensive end out of USC, selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the 20th overall pick (round 1) in the 2004 NFL Draft. He played 51 regular-season games from 2004 to 2007, with the Minnesota Vikings.

More from the 2004 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	LAC	Eli Manning	QB	Mississippi
1	2	LV	Robert Gallery	G	Iowa
1	3	ARI	Larry Fitzgerald	WR	Pittsburgh
1	4	NYG	Philip Rivers	QB	N.C. State
1	5	WAS	Sean Taylor	FS	Miami
1	6	CLE	Kellen Winslow	TE	Miami
1	6	CLE	Kellen Winslow II	TE	Miami
1	8	ATL	DeAngelo Hall	S	Virginia Tech
1	9	JAX	Reggie Williams	WR	Washington
1	10	HOU	Dunta Robinson	CB	South Carolina

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