2009 Game by Game (updated 12-14-09)
Florida Atlantic: Recorded team’s second INT of season, his first career pick... added six tackles, including three solo. Arkansas State: Had second straight strong game as starter with seven tackles... added second career sack... posted two PBUs, nearly matching his career total of three entering the game. Virginia Tech: Ranked fourth on team with six tackles, including team-high four solo stops... added one tackle for loss (-2 yards) marking second straight game with TFL... helped Huskers limit Hokie ground game to just 86 yards rushing. Louisiana-Lafayette: Recorded two tackles, including one solo stop... added a forced fumble. Missouri: Led team with nine tackles, including seven assists, in one of best games of career... added two pass breakups while helping NU hold Tigers to 134 yards passing and 225 total yards. Texas Tech: Recorded four tackles on the day, including two solo stops. Iowa State: Had three tackles on the day, including two solo stops... already set personal season best with 37 tackles to date. Baylor: Had best statistical game of career with four solo tackles while adding an interception and three pass breakups... three PBUs nearly matched season total entering the game (4) and were as many as he had all last year. Oklahoma: Had just two solo tackles, but made one of biggest plays of the game with NU’s first interception of the night... returned the pick 22 yards to the OU 1, setting up the only TD of the game one play later... the INT was his third of the season... also added team-best two pass breakups as NU had 12 PBUs in the game. Kansas: Had four solo stops... added second career sack with first-quarter stop for nine yards lost... also had a pass breakup for third straight game and fifth game overall this season. Kansas State: Had three tackles... added four-yard fumble return on recovery of Larry Asante’s forced fumble at 1-yd. line as KSU was going in to score. Colorado: Posted four solo tackles... added fourth interception of the season... returned INT 40 yards to thwart CU fourth-quarter drive... one of three INT on the day for Blackshirts. Texas: Second on squad with seven stops, including six solo tackles... recorded fifth interception of season with first-quarter pick that set up a field goal... added another pass breakup, giving him 11 on the season.

2009 Outlook
Prince Amukamara (pronounced ah-moo-kuh-mara) emerged as a key player in the Nebraska secondary in 2008, and is in position for a more extensive role as a junior. Amukamara was Nebraska's top reserve cornerback last season and also saw extensive action when the Huskers used nickel and dime packages.

The 6-1, 200-pound Amukamara will enter fall camp as one of the leading contenders for the open starting cornerback position left by the graduation of Armando Murillo. Amukamara and junior returning starter Anthony West have the most experience in a talented, but young group of Husker cornerbacks. A high school running back, Amukamara is also likely to continue to play a key role on special teams.

2008 (Sophomore)
Amukamara played in all 13 games in 2008, including starts against Western Michigan, New Mexico State and Virginia Tech. He started the opener with Murillo slowed by injury, then replaced an injured Anthony West against the Aggies. He made 34 tackles, including 21 solo stops, ranking as one of the leading tackles among non-starters. Amukamara added three pass breakups and caused a pair of fumbles on punt coverage at Kansas State. He also had two tackles for loss and had an 11-yard sack against Baylor.

Amukamara made a career-high eight tackles in the opener against Western Michigan, and added six tackles in the Huskers’ 38-7 win over New Mexico State. He had four other games with at least three tackles, and in addition to his sack against Baylor he added a tackle for loss vs. Oklahoma.

2007 (Freshman)
Amukamara did not play in the first three games, but saw action in eight of the final nine games. In addition to providing depth at corner, Amukamara was a regular on Nebraska’s kickoff coverage unit. He finished the year with four tackles, including two against Kansas State and one each against Ball State and Missouri. Amukamara was one of 11 true freshmen to see action for the Huskers.

Before Nebraska (Apollo HS)
Amukamara was one of five players from the Phoenix metro area in the Huskers' 2007 class, the largest group Nebraska has signed from that state. Amukamara was a dual-threat performer for Coach Zach Threadgill at Apollo High School. During his final two seasons, Amukamara scored nearly 50 touchdowns, while rushing for 3,389 yards and averaging 11.9 yards per carry. In the same two seasons, he had 664 receiving yards and totaled about 125 tackles, including 95 tackles and two interceptions in 2006.

As a senior, Amukamara rushed for 2,106 yards and 24 touchdowns (191.5 ypg), while catching 22 passes for 252 yards and six touchdowns. He was also a dangerous kickoff and punt return threat, averaging 26 yards per punt return and 20.8 yards on kickoff returns. Amukamara's play helped lead Apollo High School to a 7-4 record in 2006. His top game came in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs against Scottsdale Chaparral. In a 35-28 overtime loss, Amukamara rushed for 366 yards and four touchdowns, caught four passes and had a 45-yard punt return. Amukamara was the state high school player of the year by the Arizona Republic newspaper, which named him a first-team Class 4A all-state pick.

Amukamara was also a starting guard for the Apollo basketball team, which captured its third straight Class 4A state title in 2007, when Amukamara averaged 11.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 3.5 steals per game. He also starred in track, winning the Class 4A state titles in both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes in 2007. His times in the 100 (10.78) and 200 (21.91) were both the fastest of any high school track athlete in Arizona. He chose Nebraska over Fresno State and Arizona State.

Personal
Amukamara was born on June 6, 1989, and is the son of Romanus and Christie Amukamara. He has not declared a major, but was named to the 2007 Big 12 Commissioner’s Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Amukamara's Career Statistics

Single-Game Highs
Tackles–9 at Missouri, 2009
Solo Tackles–5 vs. Western Michigan, 2008
Tackles for Loss-1, twice in 2008 and twice in 2009
Sacks-1.0-11 vs. Baylor, 2008 / 1.0-2 vs. Arkansas State, 2009
PBU's-3 at Baylor, 2009
Interceptions-1 vs. FAU, at Baylor, vs. OU, at Colorado, 2009