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Amobi Okoye in the NFL
In the NFL. Photo: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Defensive tackle, Louisville, 2003–⁠06

Amobi Okoye

Lettered 2003–⁠06 (school media guide)

Born
Jun 10, 1987

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Amobi Okoye played defensive tackle at Louisville (2003–⁠06). The Houston Texans took Okoye in the first round, No. 10 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft.

All-America: AP second team 2006

Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2004; Big East champions, 2006

The teams in those years

No defensive lines on file: before 2016 our source records only interceptions for defenders, not tackles, tackles for loss or sacks.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2007Combine or pro day 2007
Height6′2″
Weight302 lb
Arm length34¾″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash5.06 s
10-yard split1.81 s
Vertical jump30″
Broad jump9′3″
Bench press29 reps
3-cone drill7.46 s
20-yard shuttle4.44 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

6 seasons, 82 games with a stat; latest team: Dallas Cowboys.

SeasonTeamGTklSacksInt
2007Houston Texans16255.50
2008Houston Texans132010
2009Houston Texans15281.50
2010Houston Texans153530
2011Chicago Bears152740
2012Chicago Bears81110
NFL career82146160

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2016CFLSaskatchewan Roughriders *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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