Ogbonnia "Ogbo" Okoronkwo (born April 24, 1995) is an American professional football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.
.jpg) Okoronkwo with the Texans in 2022 | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | April 24, 1995 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Alief Taylor (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Oklahoma (2013–2017) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2018 / round: 5 / pick: 160 | ||||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2024 | |||||||||||||
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Early life
editOgbonnia “Ogbo” Okoronkwo was born in Gainesville, Florida. He is of Nigerian descent.[1] A three-star defensive end recruit, Okoronkwo committed to play college football for Oklahoma.[2]
College career
editOkoronkwo redshirted as a freshman in 2013. He then spent his redshirt freshman and redshirt sophomore seasons in 2014 and 2015 as a reserve linebacker, recording 17 tackles and four sacks in 20 games. He broke out as a junior in 2016, earning Second-team All-Big 12 honors while starting 12 games (missing one due to an injury). He recorded 71 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, nine sacks, and two forced fumbles.[3]
As a senior in 2017, he was named the co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and was voted an Associated Press Second-Team All-American, as well as earning First-team All-Big 12) honors. In 2017, he started all 14 games, recording 75 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and two pass breakups.[4][5]
In his 4-year career at Oklahoma from 2014-2017, Okoronkwo played in 46 games with 26 starts. He recorded 164 career tackles with 34.5 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, five pass breakups, five forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.[6] Okoronkwo graduated from Oklahoma in December 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in African and African-American Studies.[7]
Professional career
edit| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m) |
253 lb (115 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.77 s | 1.65 s | 2.76 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 1 in (3.07 m) |
27 reps | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[8] | ||||||||||||
Los Angeles Rams
editOkoronkwo was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round (160th overall) in the 2018 NFL draft.[9] He was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start the 2018 season due to foot surgery he had in May.[10][11] He was activated off PUP on November 5, 2018.[12]
On October 20, 2020, Okoronkwo was placed on injured reserve after suffering an elbow injury.[13] He was activated on December 5, 2020.[14]
On September 2, 2021, Okoronkwo was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on October 2. Okoronkwo won the Super Bowl when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.[15]
Houston Texans
editOn March 23, 2022, Okoronkwo signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.[16]
Cleveland Browns
editOn March 15, 2023, Okoronkwo signed a three-year, $19 million contract with the Cleveland Browns.[17]
References
edit- ^ Okupa, Francis (April 23, 2018). "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
- ^ https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/ogbonnia-okoronkwo-23306?view=pv
- ^ Stavenhagen, Cody (September 13, 2017). "OU football: Why NFL analysts are taking notice of Ogbonnia Okoronkwo". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Palmateer, Tyler (November 30, 2017). "Four OU players earn Big 12 honors, six make all-conference first team". The Norman Transcript. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Daniel, Cody (December 8, 2017). "Ogbonnia Okoronkwo honored as AP Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year". Springfield News-Sun. Archived from the original on December 13, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ https://soonersports.com/sports/football/roster/ogbonnia-okoronkwo/3363
- ^ https://soonersports.com/sports/football/roster/ogbonnia-okoronkwo/3363
- ^ "Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
- ^ McAtee, Joe (April 28, 2018). "Los Angeles Rams trade up to #160, select Oklahoma EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo". TurfShowTimes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
- ^ Ortenberg, Andrew (August 27, 2018). "Rams rookie Ogbonnia Okoronkwo likely to start season on PUP list". Rams Wire. USA Today. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ Dennis, Clarence (September 1, 2018). "Rams Make Final Round of Cuts". TheRams.com. Retrieved December 3, 2024.
- ^ Simmons, Myles (November 5, 2018). "Rams Activate Okoronkwo to Active Roster". TheRams.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
- ^ Jackson, Stu (October 20, 2020). "Rams sign kicker Kai Forbath". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ "Rams' Ogbonnia Okoronkwo: Returns from IR". CBSSports.com. December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-23-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ Poisal, Anthony (March 15, 2023). "Browns agree to terms with DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
External links
edit- Career statistics from Yahoo Sports
- Cleveland Browns bio
- Oklahoma Sooners bio
- Ogbonnia Okoronkwo on Twitter