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Linebacker, Stanford, 2014–18
Bobby Okereke
- Number
- No. 20
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 232 lb
- Class (2018)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Santa Ana, CA
- Born
- Jul 29, 1996
Bobby Okereke played linebacker at Stanford (2014–18). The Indianapolis Colts took Okereke in round 3, No. 89 overall in the 2019 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
13tackles, career highat California, 20182sacks, career highvs. Washington, 2017Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2015
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Stanford | 20 | ILB | RS | ||
| 2015 | Stanford | 20 | ILB | Fr. | ||
| 2016 | Stanford | 20 | ILB | So. | ||
| 2017 | Stanford | 20 | ILB | Jr. | ||
| 2018 | Stanford | 20 | ILB | Sr. | 6′3″ | 232 |
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 Stanford 13 games, 94 tackles, 3.5 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. San Diego State | W 31–10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. USC | W 17–3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. UC Davis | W 30–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | at Oregon | W 38–31 | 8 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Notre Dame | L 17–38 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 6 | vs. Utah | L 21–40 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at Arizona State | W 20–13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | vs. Washington State | L 38–41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 3 | at Washington | L 23–27 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs. Oregon State | W 48–17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 24 | at UCLA | W 49–42 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | at California | W 23–13 | 13 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Pittsburgh | W 14–13 | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 Stanford 13 games, 88 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | atUSC | L 24–42 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | atSan Diego State | L 17–20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.UCLA | W 58–34 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Arizona State | W 34–24 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atUtah | W 23–20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | vs.Oregon | W 49–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atOregon State | W 15–14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | atWashington State | L 21–24 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Washington | W 30–22 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.California | W 17–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Notre Dame | W 38–20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | vs.USC | L 28–31 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. TCU | L 37–39 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Stanford 12 games, 39 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Kansas State | W 26–13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 17 | vs.USC | W 27–10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atUCLA | W 22–13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | atWashington | L 6–44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs.Washington State | L 16–42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 22 | vs. Colorado | L 5–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | at Arizona | W 34–10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs.Oregon State | W 26–15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | atOregon | W 52–27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | atCalifornia | W 45–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Rice | W 41–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. North Carolina | W 25–23 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2019 Senior Bowl (South team, lost 24–34).
| Drill | Combine 2019 | Combine or pro day 2019 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅜″ | |
| Weight | 239 lb | |
| Arm length | 34½″ | |
| Hand size | 10⅛″ | |
| Wingspan | 82⅝″W | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.58 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.52 s | |
| Vertical jump | 33½″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′2″ | |
| Bench press | 16 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.25 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.26 s |
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). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
8 seasons, 113 games with a stat; latest team: Carolina Panthers.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Indianapolis Colts | 15 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Indianapolis Colts | 14 | 69 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 109 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | Indianapolis Colts | 17 | 137 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | New York Giants | 17 | 141 | 2.5 | 2 |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 12 | 85 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | New York Giants | 17 | 140 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 (so far) | Carolina Panthers | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 113 | 762 | 7.5 | 8 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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