He played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and earned consensus All-American honors.

While attending the University of Southern California, Udeze played for coach Pete Carroll's USC Trojans football team from 2001 to 2003.

He was a three-year starter and helped his team to a 2004 Rose Bowl victory and AP national title as a junior.

[2] During his rookie season with the Vikings, he started 15 games and recorded 36 tackles, five sacks, one forced fumble, and one pass deflected.

9) also reported that Udeze was at Fairview Southdale Hospital undergoing tests and that he was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester the week before.

[7] The Vikings placed Udeze on the non-football injury list and eventually injured reserve in July 2008, ending his season.

[8] Udeze was able to get back into good enough condition to return to the Vikings for 2009 pre-season training, reaching the physical form he was in before his illness.

The chemotherapy-induced neuropathy caused numbness that kept him from being able to plant firmly and create a burst up the field after the snap.

[9] In 2013, Udeze completed the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship program with the Minnesota Vikings.