Defensive back, Iowa, 2016–19
Michael Ojemudia
- Number
- No. 11
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 200 lb
- Class (2019)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Farmington Hills, MI
- Born
- Sep 12, 1997
Michael Ojemudia played defensive back at Iowa (2016–19). The Denver Broncos took Ojemudia in round 3, No. 77 overall in the 2020 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
8tackles, career highthree times; last vs. Illinois, 2019Honors
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
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
2019 Iowa 12 games, 52 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Miami (OH) | W 38–14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Rutgers | W 30–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 14 | at Iowa State | W 18–17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | vs. Middle Tennessee | W 48–3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | at Michigan | L 3–10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 12 | vs. Penn State | L 12–17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs. Purdue | W 26–20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 26 | at Northwestern | W 20–0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 9 | at Wisconsin | L 22–24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Illinois | W 19–10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | at Nebraska | W 27–24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. USC | W 49–24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2018 Iowa 9 games, 39 tackles, 3 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Northern Illinois | W 33–7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs.Iowa State | W 13–3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 15 | vs. Northern Iowa | W 38–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | vs.Wisconsin | L 17–28 | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 13 | at Indiana | W 42–16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Northwestern | L 10–14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 17 | atIllinois | W 63–0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Nebraska | W 31–28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jan 1 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 27–22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Iowa 12 games, 29 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Wyoming | W 24–3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | atIowa State | W 44–41 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 16 | vs. North Texas | W 31–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | vs.Penn State | L 19–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | at Michigan State | L 10–17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | vs.Illinois | W 45–16 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | atNorthwestern | L 10–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | vs. Minnesota | W 17–10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs. Ohio State | W 55–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | atWisconsin | L 14–38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.Purdue | L 15–24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27 ✦ | vs. Boston College | W 27–20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 Iowa 3 games, 5 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs.Miami (OH) | W 45–21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 10 | vs.Iowa State | W 42–3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 17 | vs. North Dakota State | L 21–23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2020 Senior Bowl (North team, won 34–17).
| Drill | Combine 2020 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′0⅝″ |
| Weight | 200 lb |
| Arm length | 32¼″ |
| Hand size | 8⅞″ |
| Wingspan | 77¾″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 36″ |
| Broad jump | 9′11″ |
| 3-cone drill | 6.87 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.21 s |
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
2 seasons, 16 games with a stat; latest team: Los Angeles Rams.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 15 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Denver Broncos | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 16 | 72 | 0 | 0 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.
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