Cornerback, Penn State, 2014–⁠18

Amani Oruwariye

Number: No. 21
Height: 6′1″
Weight: 201 lb
Class (2018): Senior
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Born: Feb 9, 1996

Amani Oruwariye played cornerback at Penn State (2014–⁠18). The Detroit Lions took Oruwariye in round 5, No. 146 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Best season: 50; Tackles, 2018 (Penn State, 9–⁠4)
Drafted: No. 146; Round 5, 2019 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

9tackles, career highat Indiana, 2018

Honors

Team titles: Big Ten champions, 2016

Defense

Tackles, season by season, with his team’s record

11–⁠3AP 711–⁠2AP 89–⁠4AP 17

Season	Team	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Int	PD
2016	Penn State	23	13	0	1	0
2017	Penn State	26	18	0	4	3
2018	Penn State	50	39	1	3	11
Career		99	70	1	8	14

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

Season	Team	No.	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt
2014	Penn State	21	CB	RS
2015	Penn State	21	CB	Fr.
2016	Penn State	21	CB	So.
2017	Penn State	21	CB	Jr.
2018	Penn State	21	CB	Sr.	6′1″	201

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Game by game

2018 Penn State 13 games, 50 tackles, 3 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Int	PD
Sep 1	vs.App State	W 45–⁠38	7	7	0	1	0
Sep 8	atPittsburgh	W 51–⁠6	3	3	0	1	2
Sep 15	vs.Kent State	W 63–⁠10	2	1	0	0	2
Sep 21	atIllinois	W 63–⁠24	3	1	0	0	0
Sep 29	vs.Ohio State	L 26–⁠27	4	3	0	0	0
Oct 13	vs.Michigan State	L 17–⁠21	4	4	0	0	4
Oct 20	atIndiana	W 33–⁠28	9	6	0	0	0
Oct 27	vs.Iowa	W 30–⁠24	6	3	0	0	2
Nov 3	atMichigan	L 7–⁠42	2	2	0	0	0
Nov 10	vs.Wisconsin	W 22–⁠10	4	4	0	1	0
Nov 17	atRutgers	W 20–⁠7	1	0	0	0	0
Nov 24	vs.Maryland	W 38–⁠3	3	3	1	0	1
Jan 1 ✦	vs.Kentucky	L 24–⁠27	2	2	0	0	0

2017 Penn State 11 games, 26 tackles, 4 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int	PD
Sep 2	vs.Akron	W 52–⁠0	3	1	0	0	1	1
Sep 9	vs.Pittsburgh	W 33–⁠14	3	3	0	0	0	1
Sep 30	vs.Indiana	W 45–⁠14	2	1	0	0	1	0
Oct 7	atNorthwestern	W 31–⁠7	1	1	0	0	1	1
Oct 21	vs.Michigan	W 42–⁠13	4	3	0	0	0	0
Oct 28	atOhio State	L 38–⁠39	5	4	0	0	0	0
Nov 4	atMichigan State	L 24–⁠27	–	–	–	–	1	–
Nov 11	vs.Rutgers	W 35–⁠6	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 18	vs.Nebraska	W 56–⁠44	5	4	0	0	0	0
Nov 25	atMaryland	W 66–⁠3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dec 30 ✦	vs.Washington	W 35–⁠28	1	1	0	0	0	0

2016 Penn State 10 games, 23 tackles, 1 INT

Date	Opponent	Result	Tkl	Solo	Int
Sep 3	vs.Kent State	W 33–⁠13	2	0	1
Sep 10	atPittsburgh	L 39–⁠42	2	2	0
Sep 17	vs.Temple	W 34–⁠27	1	0	0
Sep 24	atMichigan	L 10–⁠49	3	2	0
Oct 29	atPurdue	W 62–⁠24	1	1	0
Nov 5	vs.Iowa	W 41–⁠14	2	2	0
Nov 12	atIndiana	W 45–⁠31	1	1	0
Nov 19	atRutgers	W 39–⁠0	3	1	0
Nov 26	vs.Michigan State	W 45–⁠12	7	4	0
Jan 2 ✦	vs.USC	L 49–⁠52	1	0	0

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–⁠24).

Drill	Combine 2019
Height	6′1⅝″
Weight	205 lb
Arm length	31⅜″
Hand size	9″
Wingspan	75¼″^W
40-yard dash	4.47 s
10-yard split	1.56 s^W
Vertical jump	36½″
Broad jump	10′0″
Bench press	17 reps
3-cone drill	6.82 s
20-yard shuttle	4.16 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 54 games with a stat; latest team: Baltimore Ravens.

Season	Team	G	Tkl	Int
2019	Detroit Lions	5	18	2
2020	Detroit Lions	16	52	1
2021	Detroit Lions	14	55	6
2022	Detroit Lions	11	41	0
2024	Dallas Cowboys	7	29	1
2025	Baltimore Ravens	1	1	0
NFL career		54	196	10

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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