Jeff Okudah

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Jeff Okudah
Detroit Lions - No.
Cornerback
Date of birth: February 2, 1999
Place of birth: Grand Prairie , Texas
Height: 1.85 m Weight: 93 kg
NFL debut
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career
College : Ohio State
NFL Draft : 2020 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd
 Teams:
  • Detroit Lions (since 2020 )
Current status: Active
Career highlights and awards
  • Unanimous All-American (2019)
  • USA Today All-American (2016)
Statistics at NFL.com
Statistics at pro-football-reference.com

Jeffrey "Jeff" Okudah (* 2. February 1999 in Grand Prairie , Texas ) is an American American football poker players on the position of the cornerbacks for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes and was selected by the Lions in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft .

High school

Okudah attended South Grand Prairie High School in Grand Prairie, Texas. A five-star talent, he went to Ohio State University to play college football.

college

As a freshman at Ohio State in 2017, Okudah played in all 14 games and had 17 tackles. As a sophomore in 2018, he played 13 games and recorded 32 tackles. In 2019 he recorded his first interception as a junior against the Miami Redhawks . In 2019, Okudah had 34 tackles, 9 defended passes and 3 interceptions as a junior. For his accomplishments that season, he was unanimously nominated for the 2019 College Football All-America Team and named a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award . Okudah decided to skip his senior year and announced his participation in the 2020 NFL Draft, where he was considered the best cornerback.

Professional career

Values ​​before the NFL draft
size Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard sprint 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-yd shuttle 3 cone drill Vertical jump Long jump
1.86 m

(8 ft 1 1 ⁄ 8 in)

93 kg

(205 lb)

83 cm

(32 5 ⁄ 8 in)

23 cm

(9 1 ⁄ 8 in)

4.48 s 1.04 m

(41 in)

3.43 m

(11 ft 3 in)

All value from the NFL Combine

Okudah was selected third by Detroit Lions in the first round in the 2020 NFL Draft.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Texas defensive back impresses off the field, too. October 4, 2015, accessed April 24, 2020 .
  2. ^ Say hello to the new No.1 recruit in DFW: South Grand Prairie's Jeffrey Okudah. February 3, 2016, accessed April 24, 2020 .
  3. ^ Buckeyes get commitment from 5-star S Okudah. January 7, 2017, accessed April 24, 2020 .
  4. ^ Scout.com: Five-star ATH Jeffrey Okudah commits to Ohio State. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (American English).
  5. ^ Bill Rabinowitz: Ohio State football | Jeffrey Okudah has persevered through pain. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (English).
  6. ↑ Tim May: Ohio State-TCU | Buckeyes' Jeffrey Okudah has history with Horned Frogs QB. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ Nathan Baird, clevel, .com: Ohio State football's Jeff Okudah relishes first career interception against Miami of Ohio. September 22, 2019, accessed April 24, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Chase Young, Jeff Okudah Likely to go 2-3 in NFL Draft. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (English).
  9. ^ Adam Wells: Ohio State CB Jeff Okudah Declares for 2020 NFL Draft After Loss to Clemson. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (English).
  10. ↑ Kevin Hanson: 2020 NFL Draft Rankings: Cornerbacks. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (American English).
  11. ↑ A top pick in NFL draft? Ohio State corner Jeff Okudah has it covered. April 7, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 (American English).
  12. ^ NFL Draft & Combine Profile - Jeffrey Okudah. In: nfl.com. Retrieved April 24, 2020 (American English).
personal data
SURNAME Okudah, Jeff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Okudah, Jeffrey (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1999
PLACE OF BIRTH Grand Prairie , Texas , United States