Michael Oher with the Baltimore Ravens, 2009
With the Baltimore Ravens, 2009. Photo: Jeff Weese. Original cropped by User:Blueag9., CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Offensive tackle, Ole Miss, 2005–⁠08

Michael Oher

Hometown
Memphis, TN
Born
May 26, 1986, in Memphis, Tennessee

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Michael Oher played offensive tackle at Ole Miss (2005–⁠08). He was a consensus All‑American in 2008. The Baltimore Ravens took Oher in the first round, No. 23 overall in the 2009 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2008
Consensus All-American, SEC Jacobs Blocking Trophy and 1 more
Drafted
No. 23
Overall, 2009 NFL Draft (Baltimore Ravens)

Honors

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

Before the draft

Played in the 2009 Senior Bowl (South team, won 35–⁠18).

DrillCombine 2009Combine or pro day 2009
Height6′4½″
Weight309 lb
Arm length33½″
Hand size10⅜″
40-yard dash5.35 s
10-yard split1.89 s
Vertical jump30½″
Broad jump8′7″
Bench press21 reps
3-cone drill7.81 s
20-yard shuttle4.60 s

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

Films and books

On film

In books

Films: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s lists and categories (CC BY-SA). Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

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