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George Arinze Iloka (born March 31, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
Iloka attended Boise State University from 2008 to 2011, where he was a three-year starter. In his four years as a Bronco, the team went 50–3 and finished each season ranked 11th or better in the Associated Press (AP) National Poll. In his senior year, Iloka started 11 games at free safety and one at cornerback, helping the Broncos finish 12–1 in 2011. That year, he earned All-MWC first-team honors from league coaches and a trip to the 2012 Senior Bowl; the national attention shot Iloka to the top of many NFL Draft boards. Iloka finished his college career with 231 tackles, 24 passes defensed, seven interceptions and a sack.
In 2008, Iloka was the youngest player in the WAC at 17, and played in every game with five starts for a Bronco team that went 12–0 before losing to TCU in the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl. He compiled 62 tackles (5.0 solo), 10 passes defensed, 4 interceptions, and a sack on the year.
Iloka was an All-WAC selection in 2010.
On December 30, 2011, Iloka accepted his invitation to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl. On January 28, 2012, Iloka recorded one tackle as part of Minnesota Vikings' head coach Leslie Frazier's North team that defeated the South 23–13 to win the 2012 Senior Bowl. Prior to the NFL Combine, Iloka was ranked as the third best safety prospect in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock. He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana and performed all of the combine and positional drills. His combine performance received mixed reviews from scouts and analysts with some stating he had lack of movement and was too large to play safety and other scouts contending Iloka was the consensus third best safety, behind Mark Barron and Harrison Smith, and could possibly elevate to the end of the first round. On March 22, 2012, he attended Boise State's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. Iloka attended pre-draft visits with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Iloka was projected to be a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the top free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com, but fell out of NFL analyst Mike Mayock's top five safety rankings. Iloka was also ranked the second best free safety in the draft, behind Markelle Martin, by Bleacher Report.
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Iloka in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2012 NFL draft. He was the 11th safety selected in 2012. His fall to the fifth round surprised many and was mainly attributed to concerns over his tackling and his low interception rate in college.
On May 9, 2012, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Iloka to a four-year, $2.26 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $160,300.
Throughout training camp, Iloka competed for the job as the starting strong safety after it was left vacant by the departure of Chris Crocker. He competed against Taylor Mays, Jeromy Miles, Robert Sands, and Tony Dye. Head coach Marvin Lewis named Iloka the backup safety behind Reggie Nelson, Taylor Mays, and Jeromy Miles.
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George Iloka
George Arinze Iloka (born March 31, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boise State Broncos and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL draft.
Iloka attended Boise State University from 2008 to 2011, where he was a three-year starter. In his four years as a Bronco, the team went 50–3 and finished each season ranked 11th or better in the Associated Press (AP) National Poll. In his senior year, Iloka started 11 games at free safety and one at cornerback, helping the Broncos finish 12–1 in 2011. That year, he earned All-MWC first-team honors from league coaches and a trip to the 2012 Senior Bowl; the national attention shot Iloka to the top of many NFL Draft boards. Iloka finished his college career with 231 tackles, 24 passes defensed, seven interceptions and a sack.
In 2008, Iloka was the youngest player in the WAC at 17, and played in every game with five starts for a Bronco team that went 12–0 before losing to TCU in the 2008 Poinsettia Bowl. He compiled 62 tackles (5.0 solo), 10 passes defensed, 4 interceptions, and a sack on the year.
Iloka was an All-WAC selection in 2010.
On December 30, 2011, Iloka accepted his invitation to play in the 2012 Senior Bowl. On January 28, 2012, Iloka recorded one tackle as part of Minnesota Vikings' head coach Leslie Frazier's North team that defeated the South 23–13 to win the 2012 Senior Bowl. Prior to the NFL Combine, Iloka was ranked as the third best safety prospect in the draft by NFL analyst Mike Mayock. He attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana and performed all of the combine and positional drills. His combine performance received mixed reviews from scouts and analysts with some stating he had lack of movement and was too large to play safety and other scouts contending Iloka was the consensus third best safety, behind Mark Barron and Harrison Smith, and could possibly elevate to the end of the first round. On March 22, 2012, he attended Boise State's pro day, but opted to stand on his combine numbers and only performed positional drills. Iloka attended pre-draft visits with the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Iloka was projected to be a second or third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked the top free safety prospect in the draft by DraftScout.com, but fell out of NFL analyst Mike Mayock's top five safety rankings. Iloka was also ranked the second best free safety in the draft, behind Markelle Martin, by Bleacher Report.
The Cincinnati Bengals selected Iloka in the fifth round (167th overall) of the 2012 NFL draft. He was the 11th safety selected in 2012. His fall to the fifth round surprised many and was mainly attributed to concerns over his tackling and his low interception rate in college.
On May 9, 2012, the Cincinnati Bengals signed Iloka to a four-year, $2.26 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $160,300.
Throughout training camp, Iloka competed for the job as the starting strong safety after it was left vacant by the departure of Chris Crocker. He competed against Taylor Mays, Jeromy Miles, Robert Sands, and Tony Dye. Head coach Marvin Lewis named Iloka the backup safety behind Reggie Nelson, Taylor Mays, and Jeromy Miles.
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