| No. 98 – Atlanta Falcons | |
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| Position: | Defensive tackle |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (2001-10-13) October 13, 2001 (age 22) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 294 lb (133 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | River Rouge (River Rouge, Michigan) |
| College: | Clemson (2019–2023) |
| NFL draft: | 2024 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35 |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: | Active |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Player stats at PFR | |
Oghenerukevwe Orhorhoro (born October 13, 2001) is a Nigerian-American gridiron football defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to Michigan in the United States when he was nine, later playing college footballatClemson.
Orhorhoro was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to Michigan in the United States when he was nine.[1] He attended River Rouge High SchoolinRiver Rouge, Michigan, where he played basketball and football starting his junior year in 2017.[2][3] Orhorhoro committed to Clemson University to play college football.[4]
As a true freshman at Clemson in 2019, Ororhoro played in nine games and had five tackles and a half-sack.[5] In 2020, he played in four games and took a medical redshirt. He started nine of 13 games in 2021, recording 36 tackles and 2.5 sacks.[6][7] Orhorhoro returned to Clemson in 2022 and 2023.[8]
| Clemson Tigers | ||||||
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| Season | Games | Tackles | ||||
| Total | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sacks | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 2.5 |
| 2022 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Career | 43 | 88 | 39 | 49 | 25.5 | 12 |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
294 lb (133 kg) |
34 in (0.86 m) |
9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.89 s | 1.67 s | 2.80 s | 4.67 s | 7.40 s | 32.0 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 8 in (2.95 m) |
29 reps | |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Orhorhoro was selected with 35th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons.[12][13]
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