Rakeem Nathan Nuez-Roches, a nose tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, was born in Belize on July 3, 1993. (NFL). At the 2015 NFL Draft, he was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round (217th overall). In college, he played football for Southern Miss.
When he was eight years old, Nuez-Roches moved to Alabama from Belize with his family. He began playing football when a student at Phenix City, Alabama’s Central High School. He made 132 total tackles, 17 sacks, and four forced fumbles in high school football. In terms of football, he received three stars from ESPN, two stars from Rivals.com, and one star each from Scout.com and Rivals.com. He was a member of Alabama’s Top 50 players and was chosen Second-team All-Area by the Opelika-Auburn News.
Did Rakeem Nunez-Roches play college football?
Yes, from 2011 until 2014, Nuez-Roches participated in athletics at the University of Southern Mississippi, where he studied in biological sciences.
He made six appearances in 2011 as a freshman and was selected for the Conference USA All-Freshman team. He made two tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss in 2011 for his career.
He made 11 of his 12 starts as a sophomore in 2011, with the exception of Southern Miss’ senior night game against UTEP. He made 37 tackles in 2012, 22 of which were solo, along with six tackles for loss, one sack, and one forced fumble.
