Defensive back, Purdue (from Wake Forest), 2013–17
Josh Okonye
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′0″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Hometown
- Sugar Land, TX
Josh Okonye played defensive back at Wake Forest (2013–16) and Purdue (2017).
Career highs
12tackles, career highvs. Clemson, 2016Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 36 | 21 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2017 | Purdue | 57 | 41 | 4.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Career | 93 | 62 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 1 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 8 of 12 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 of 12 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: ESPN play-by-play participants, via SportsDataverse: tackles only, counted in the games whose play-by-play names tacklers (G: those games, of his team’s), so part of the season, not its total. A dash: the source has no number for it.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wake Forest | 8 | DB | ||
| 2014 | Wake Forest | 8 | DB | ||
| 2015 | Wake Forest | 8 | DB | ||
| 2016 | Wake Forest | 8 | DB | ||
| 2017 | Purdue | 8 | DB | 6′0″ | 200 |
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
2017 Purdue 13 games, 57 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Louisville | L 28–35 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Ohio | W 44–21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | at Missouri | W 35–3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23 | vs. Michigan | L 10–28 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 7 | vs. Minnesota | W 31–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | at Wisconsin | L 9–17 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at Rutgers | L 12–14 | 5 | 4 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Nebraska | L 24–25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Illinois | W 29–10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 11 | at Northwestern | L 13–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | at Iowa | W 24–15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs. Indiana | W 31–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Arizona | W 38–35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2016 Wake Forest 10 games, 36 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10 | at Duke | W 24–14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. Delaware | W 38–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | atIndiana | W 33–28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Syracuse | W 28–9 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Florida State | L 6–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 5 | vs. Virginia | W 27–20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 12 | atLouisville | L 12–44 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | vs. Clemson | L 13–35 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Boston College | L 14–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Temple | W 34–26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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