Chinonso Opara

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59 Chinonso Opara
Chinonso Opara
  • Height:
    6-8
  • Weight:
    310
  • Hometown:
    Riverton, Utah
  • Position:
    OL
  • Year:
    Gr.
  • Previous School:
    Long Island
  • gp
    3
  • tk
    0.0
  • sac
    -
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -
Bio
2024 (Graduate, Long Island): Saw action in two games for LIU, playing against Albany (8/31/24) and Lehigh (9/14/24).- Missed the rest of the season due to injury. 
 
2023 (Graduate, Long Island): Played in all 11 games as a starter and was a key piece to the offense. 

2022 (Junior, Weber State): Played in one game during the season, appearing in the season-opening win over Western Oregon… Was part of the Wildcat team that won 10 games and advanced to the FCS Playoffs.

2021 (Sophomore, Weber State): Was a part of the Wildcat team but did not play in any games

Spring 2021 (Redshirt freshman, Weber State): Was a part of the Weber State team that won the Big Sky title and advanced to the FCS Playoffs. 

2019 (Redshirt freshman, Weber State): Was a member of the Wildcat team during WSU's third-straight Big Sky title but did not play in any games. Moved to the offensive line from the defensive line in the spring of 2019.  

2018 (Freshman, Weber State): Sat out the season as a redshirt after transferring to Weber State in the summer of 2018. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-star recruit out of Juan Diego High School and was part of the Juan Diego team that won three consecutive 3A state titles... Also played basketball and ran track and field in high school... Attended high school in Maryland as a freshman. 

PERSONAL: Originally from Nigeria and grew up in Utah ... Son of Julia and Joe Ahlstrom ... Has three siblings, JD, Brianna and Jacob ... Born May 9, 1999

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles - -
Assists - -
Tackles 0.0 0.0
Tackles per game .0 .0
Sacks - -
Sack yards - -
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards - -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 Cumberland W, 65-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Chattanooga W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 Davidson W, 72-14 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at Tennessee State W, 35-8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 Western Illinois W, 66-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Charleston Southern W, 27-13 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 at Lindenwood W, 52-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 Southeast Missouri W, 42-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Gardner-Webb W, 27-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Eastern Illinois W, 21-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Kentucky L, 42-10 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 22 UT Martin W, 20-17 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 29 North Dakota L, 31-6 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2025-26 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2025-26 3 - - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2025-26 3 - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2025-26 3 - - - - - - - 0
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2025-26 3 - - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2025-26 3 - - - - 0 .0
Total 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2025-26 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - -
Month
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 2 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - 0
Away 2 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 1 - - - - - - - 0
Month
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 3 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - - - - - - -
Month
November 3 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
November - - - - - - - - - -
gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 3 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 2 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 1 - - - - 0 .0
Away 2 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 1 - - - - 0 .0
Month
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
November 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
Kekoa Visperas | Photo: Thomas Corhern, TTU Athletics Media Relations
  • Article
  • November 20, 2025
No. 6 Tennessee Tech Hosts UT Martin on Senior Day, Looking for Outright OVC-Big South Title

No. 6 Tennessee Tech (10-1, 7-0) hosts UT Martin (6-5, 6-1), looking to win the OVC-Big South Title outright for the first time since 1975, on Senior Day. The program will celebrate its seniors during its final regular-season game at Tucker Stadium at 12 p.m. CT Saturday.

  • November 20, 2025