Ogbonnia Okoronkwo
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Okoronkwo with the Texans in 2022
No. 54 – Cleveland Browns
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 (age 28)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school:Alief Taylor (Houston, Texas)
College:Oklahoma (2013–2017)
NFL draft:2018 / Round: 5 / Pick: 160
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:109
Sacks:14.0
Forced fumbles:3
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:4
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Ogbonnia "Ogbo" Okoronkwo (born April 24, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma.

Early years

Ogbonnia was born in Gainesville, Florida. He is of Nigerian descent.[1]

College career

As a junior in 2016, Okoronkwo had 71 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and nine sacks.[2] As a senior in 2017, he won the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and was named an All-American while recording 75 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, and eight sacks.[3][4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
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[5]

Los Angeles Rams

Okoronkwo was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round (160th overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft.[6] He was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start the 2018 season due to foot surgery he had in May.[7][8] He was activated off PUP on November 5, 2018.[9]

On October 20, 2020, Okoronkwo was placed on injured reserve after suffering an elbow injury.[10] He was activated on December 5, 2020.[11]

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.[12]

Houston Texans

On March 23, 2022, Okoronkwo signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.[13]

Cleveland Browns

On March 15, 2023, Okoronkwo signed a three-year, $19 million contract with the Cleveland Browns.[14]

References

  1. ^ Okupa, Francis (April 23, 2018). "Nigeria dominates Africa's 2018 NFL draftee list". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Stavenhagen, Cody (September 13, 2017). "OU football: Why NFL analysts are taking notice of Ogbonnia Okoronkwo". Tulsa World. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Daniel, Cody (December 8, 2017). "Ogbonnia Okoronkwo honored as AP Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year". Springfield News-Sun. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ogbonnia Okoronkwo Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  6. ^ McAtee, Joe (April 28, 2018). "Los Angeles Rams trade up to #160, select Oklahoma EDGE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo". TurfShowTimes.com. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Rams rookie Ogbonnia Okoronkwo likely to start season on PUP list". Rams Wire. USA Today. August 27, 2018.
  8. ^ "Rams Make Final Round of Cuts". TheRams.com. September 1, 2018.
  9. ^ Simmons, Myles (November 5, 2018). "Rams Activate Okoronkwo to Active Roster". TheRams.com.
  10. ^ Jackson, Stu (October 20, 2020). "Rams sign kicker Kai Forbath". TheRams.com. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "Rams' Ogbonnia Okoronkwo: Returns from IR". CBSSports.com. December 5, 2020. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  12. ^ "Super Bowl LVI - Los Angeles Rams vs. Cincinnati Bengals - February 13th, 2022". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  13. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-23-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  14. ^ Poisal, Anthony (March 15, 2023). "Browns agree to terms with DE Ogbonnia Okoronkwo". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

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Big 12 Player of the Year winners
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