Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Prince Tega Wanogho was born on November 22, 1997 in Delta State, Nigeria. He is an offensive tackle in the NFL.

Wanogho was born in Delta State, Nigeria and moved to Alabama in the United States in hopes of becoming a basketball player. He attended Edgewood Academy in Elmore, Alabama, where he learned to play football as a defensive lineman. Despite playing only one year of football, Wanogho was a 4-star recruit, committing to Auburn University to play college football over offers from Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Ohio State, and Texas, among others. Wanogho redshirted his first year at Auburn, recovering from a leg injury he suffered while playing basketball his final year of high school. As a converted offensive lineman, he played in 10 games as a backup in 2016. In 2017, he took over as the starter at left tackle and remained there throughout his senior season in 2019, starting a total of 32 games.

Wanogho was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the sixth round with the 210th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft.

On January 16, 2021, Wanogho signed with the practice squad of the Kansas City Chiefs. Nine days later, he was released. On January 26, 2021, Wanogho signed a reserves/futures contract with the Chiefs. He was waived on August 31, 2021 and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated from the practice squad on October 12, 2021. Wanogho won Super Bowl LVII when the Chiefs defeated the Eagles.

On September 27, 2023, Wanogho was placed on injured reserve.