Linebacker, South Carolina (from Alabama), 2024–26
Justin Okoronkwo
Lettered 2025 (school media guide)
- Number
- No. 17
- Height
- 6′3″
- Weight
- 230 lb
- Class (2026)
- Junior
- Hometown
- Munich, Germany
Justin Okoronkwo plays linebacker for South Carolina, after Alabama (2024). Last time out, at Florida: 6 tackles, 1 INT. Okoronkwo leads South Carolina in tackles and interceptions this season.
2026 so far
43 tackles, 1 INT
Last game: 6 tackles, 1 INT at Florida, W 38–19
Next game: vs. Tennessee, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
14tackles, career highvs. Mississippi State, 2026Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alabama | 14 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | South Carolina | 63 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | South Carolina | 43 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 120 | 72 | 5.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Alabama | 17 | LB | Fr. | ||
| 2025 | South Carolina | 17 | LB | So. | ||
| 2026 | South Carolina | 17 | LB | Jr. | 6′3″ | 230 |
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
2026 South Carolina 6 games, 43 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. Kent State | W 57–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. Towson | W 45–9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. Mississippi State | L 34–41 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Alabama | L 18–49 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | vs. Kentucky | L 34–35 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | at Florida | W 38–19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2025 South Carolina 12 games, 63 tackles, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Virginia Tech | W 24–11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 6 | vs. South Carolina State | W 38–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. Vanderbilt | L 7–31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 20 | at Missouri | L 20–29 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | vs.Kentucky | W 35–13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | at LSU | L 10–20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | vs. Oklahoma | L 7–26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | vs.Alabama | L 22–29 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | at Ole Miss | L 14–30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 15 | at Texas A&M | L 30–31 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. Coastal Carolina | W 51–7 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | vs. Clemson | L 14–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 Alabama 8 games, 14 tackles
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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