Big frame, pass-rush upside, and a career slowed by injury
In the 2008 season, Chinonso Anyanwu flashed as a UCLA edge defender with 7 tackles, 1 sack, and 1 forced fumble in nine games, and UCLA’s own notes described him as a hard worker with “good overall ability” and developing pass-rushing technique. His profile is built on size and motor at 6-4 and about 225 pounds, but the bigger story is availability: UCLA said he battled injury and illness in 2009 and did not see game action. For a team, that means intriguing upside if healthy, but you’re betting on a player whose best trait may be effort and tools rather than proven production.
