OF Jordan Nwogu, 3rd round (88th overall) -- Signed $678,600 -- Chicago Cubs

OF Jordan Nwogu

Hometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.

Born: March 10, 1999 in Ottawa, Ont., Ottawa General Hospital, his family moved to Michigan at the end of June.

Bats/Throws: Right/Right

Height/Weight: 6’ 3” 235 lbs.

Scout: John Pedrotty

School: University of Michigan.

Coach: Erik Bakich

Previous Teams: Chi Town Cream, Pioneer High School, Michigan Blue Jays, Ann Arbor Mavericks.

Previous Coaches: Chuck Reeder, Gerald Holley, John Knorr, Joe Davenport, Arnold Goetzke and Andy Muckstadt.

Twitter handle: @jg500087

Ranked: 68th on Keith Law’s top 100 list (June 8) … 191st on Baseball America’s top 200 list (May 23) ,,, Rated 109th by MLB Pipeline (April 22) ... 176th on Baseball America’s combined list (April 3) … 188th on Baseball America (high schoolers and collegians) top 500 (May 8) ... 81st on Perfect Game’s top 400 combined list the second Canadian (March 24) ... 49th on Perfect Game’s top 250 college list ... 168th on Baseball America combined top 300 list (March 25)

Good genes: Father, Okey played soccer, attended the University of Ottawa, University of British Columbia and worked at the National Research Centre in Ottawa. He and his wife lived in Ottawa for 20 years,

Parents: Father Okey works at Michigan as a research scientist in the department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, while wife, Dr. Uche George-Nwogu is an assistant professor in the department of family medicine at the Michigan Medical School.

Most influential person in his baseball life: Michael Brdar, volunteer assistant coach at Michigan, helping Jordan with his swing. Jordan said, “He was more than a coach my first two years at Michigan, he was also a friend.” Brdar moved on from Michigan becoming assistant hitting coordinator for the San Francisco Giants.

Scouting Report:

American League scouting director “He’s a 60-65 runner (on our scale 20-to-80) ... We had him to first base in 4.3 seconds and sometimes his hard swing pulls him away from the base line ... The strength is in the bat ... An impressive, above average runner ... For a large man can really motor.

“He is about as physical a player as you will see ... He’s high risk, high reward guy ... You are probably looking at .260 average and 25 homers in the majors. You’ll come to like his walks to strikeouts ratio (63 walks, 96 whiffs) ... And he has plus power..”

Baseball America: Born in Ottawa, Ont., this 21-year-old power-hitting outfielder has starred for the University of Michigan. Raised in Ann Arbour, Mich. Nwogu put up strong numbers in his freshman and sophomore seasons with the Wolverines to land himself on the radar of scouts. In his abbreviated 2020 season with the Wolverines, he batted .353 and had 24 hits - including two home runs - in 15 games. “A beast of an outfielder with a powerful, 6-foot-3, 235-pound frame,” reads Baseball America’s evaluation. “Nwogu has immense raw power, but that comes from an extremely funky swing that doesn’t have much precedent.”

2020 season as a junior at Michigan: Led off all 15 games in virus-shortened season leading with a .353 average, a .456 slugging mark and two home runs, finishing with 24 hits and a double ... Started spring with eight-game hit streak and had eight multi-hit games, including a four-hit performance against Cal Poly ... Was 2-for-5 with a double against UConn, hit first home run of the season against UConn ... Was 3-for-4 day facing Cal Poly with a stolen base.

2019 season, as a sophomore at Michigan: Hit .321 with 14 doubles, four triples, 12 homers and 46 RBIs. Was 16-for-18 stealing bases and had a .992 OPS in 64 games as Michigan reached the College World Series, losing to the Vanderbilt Commodores ... Had 22 multi-hit games and 12 multi-hit efforts ... Knocked in three runs in a win over Texas Tech at the College World Series ... Had two hits and a stolen base at UCLA ... Picked up two hits and two walks in a 6-0 victory over Creighton ... Hit leadoff home runs against Indiana State, Rutgers and Maryland ... Drove a two-out, two-RBI game-winning double in a Big Ten Conference elimination game vs. Illinois and knocked -in a career-high four runs in an 18-8 victory over Nebraska in a Big Ten tourney ... Broke a 5-5 tie at Nebraska with a three-run homer, helping in a 10-8 win ... Had two hits in win over Maryland ... Was 3-for-4 in back-to-back games against Northwestern ... Had a career-high four hits against Manhattan.

2018 season as a freshman at Michigan: Hit .349 with eight doubles, one triple, six homers and 29 RBIs. Was 11-for-14 stealing bases in 46 games (35 starts) with a 1.013 OPS ... Facing Bowling Green State Falcons in season opener was 2-for-3, with two RBIs in an 8-6 win and in the 10-7 victory in the nightcap, was 2-for-4, with a home run and four RBIs ... Had two home runs and three RBIs in a 10-2 win at Michigan State ... 3-for-4 with in a win at Central Michigan ... Led off with a solo home run at Rutgers ... Had career-high four hits in a 10-2 win over Iowa ... 2-for-2 and two RBIs in a win over Penn State ... Homered in a 14-2 win over Penn State ... 2-for-3 with an RBI in a 10-4 victory over Maryland ... 2-for-4 in a 3-0 win at Northwestern ... 2-for-4 with an RBI in win over Central Michigan ... Stole a career-high two bases at Stanford (March 3)

High school: His junior year he hit 10 home runs ... Going 6-for-7 against the Hopkins Vikings in a doubleheader with four doubles and two home runs ... First home run for Pioneer Pioneers against Ypsilanti, Mich., hit a line drive homer over the left field fence.

Study habits: Scored a 1,440 out of 1,600 on his SAT, had a GPA of 3.96 out of 4.0.

Honours

2019 _ Earned ABCA All-America Second Team selection, All-Mideast Region First Team selection, All-Big Ten First Team selection as a DH ... Voted pre-season Big Ten Conference Player to Watch and an Academic All-Big Ten selection.

2018 _ Collegiate Baseball News Freshman All-America selection, as well as All-Big Ten Second Team Selection and All-Big Ten Freshman Team Selection ... Twice was Big Ten Freshman of the Week twice.

2017 _ Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American Central - All Region 1st Team ... Named top-25 player in Michigan by MLive

2016 _ All-State, All-Region, All-District and All-Conference honours

2015 _ All-District and All-Conference.

Jordan and his Michigan teammates watch the third round unfold.

VIDs

Nwogu swinging in slow-motion hitting in slow motion

Nwogu is clocked ome to first in 4.1 seconds.

Nwogu (an old tweet) of him deadlifting 570l bs. three years ago. He now deadlifts over 650 lbs.