Became a playmaker for the Cowboy defense in 2008 and followed it up with a strong 2009 season ... Entered OSU as one of the headliners of the 2006 recruiting class ... Was injured early in fall camp as a true freshman (2006) and redshirted his first year in Stillwater ... Has started 26 straight games entering 2010 ... A member of the 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award and Lott Trophy watch lists.
2009 (Junior): Finished the season with 6.5 quarterback sacks after entering the year with two in his career ... Set a new career high with 30 tackles ... Led OSU's defensive linemen in tackles ... Had perhaps his best game of the season in the Cotton Bowl, where he was credited with five tackles, including 2.5 quarterback sacks for 20 yards in losses, against Ole Miss ... Had four tackles against Houston ... Had quarterback sacks against Rice, Grambling State, Iowa State and Colorado, along with Ole Miss ... His nine tackles behind the line of scrimmage led the Cowboys ... Also topped OSU with eight quarterback hurries ... Had three tackles, a tackle for loss and broke up two passes at Baylor ... Had two quarterback hurries, broke up a pass and recorded two tackles for loss, including a sack, in the win at Iowa State.
2008 (Sophomore): Started every game at one defensive end spot ... Led OSU's down linemen with 24 tackles during the regular season ... Set a career high with seven tackles against No. 1 Texas, including a quarterback sack and three tackles behind the line of scrimmage ... Another sack came against Baylor ... Against Texas A&M, he returned a fumble 35 yards and also had a six-yard interception return for a score ... Credited with a tackle for a four-yard loss and a quarterback hurry in the opener at Washington State ... Had a QB hurry against Houston ... Had a tackle for loss at No. 3 Missouri ... Had one tackle for a loss against Colorado and OU ... His 8.5 tackles for loss led OSU.
2007 (Freshman): Recorded 13 tackles in nine games ... Had a season-best three tackles in the regular-season finale at Oklahoma ... Credited with a pair of stops against Sam Houston State and Florida Atlantic ... Had a tackle for a loss against Sam Houston State and a tackle for a three-yard loss against Indiana in the bowl game.
2006: Redshirt.
High School: A heavily decorated prepster after a senior season in which he registered 96 tackles, 11 sacks, six forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and one interception that he returned for a touchdown ... Had 68 tackles and four sacks as a junior ... Helped lead his team to an undefeated regular season as a senior ... Other postseason honors included first-team all-state by the Dallas Morning News, Dallas Morning News state top 100 and selected first-team all-district ... Named the Dallas Morning News' area defensive player of the year.
Personal: Born July 30, 1988 ... Son of Madumere Chinasa and Jolly Ibekwoaba ... Has a younger brother (Ike) and an older sister (Stacie) ... Also recruited by Alabama, LSU, OU and Texas A&M ... Has already earned a degree in sports management.
Chinasa's Career Stats
Year GP UT-AT-TT TFL Sacks INT PBU QBH FF FR
2007 9 7-6-13 2.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0
2008 12 16-8-24 8.5 2.0 1 0 2 0 1
2009 13 23-7-30 9.0 6.5 0 2 8 0 0
Career 34 46-21-67 19.5 8.5 1 3 10 0 1
