Ogbo Okoronkwo

Ogbonnia "Ogbo" Okoronkwo (born April 24, 1995) is an American professional football defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners.

Ogbo Okoronkwo

Okoronkwo with the Houston Texans in 2022
No. 50 – Philadelphia Eagles
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	(1995-04-24) April 24, 1995 (age 30) Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	253 lb (115 kg)
Career information
High school:	Alief Taylor (Houston, Texas)
College:	Oklahoma (2013–2017)
NFL draft:	2018: 5th round, 160th pick
Career history
Los Angeles Rams (2018–2021) Houston Texans (2022) Cleveland Browns (2023–2024) Philadelphia Eagles (2025–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (LVI) Second-team All-American (2017) Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year (2017) First-team All-Big 12 (2017) Second-team All-Big 12 (2016)
Career NFL statistics as of 2024
Total tackles: 132 Sacks: 17 Forced fumbles: 4 Fumble recoveries: 1 Pass deflections: 4 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Ogbonnia “Ogbo” Okoronkwo was born in Gainesville, Florida. He is of Nigerian descent.^[1] A three-star defensive end recruit, Okoronkwo committed to play college football for Oklahoma.^[2]

College career

Okoronkwo redshirted as a freshman in 2013. He then spent his redshirt freshman and redshirt sophomore seasons in 2014 and 2015 as a reserve linebacker, recording 17 tackles and four sacks in 20 games. He broke out as a junior in 2016, earning Second-team All-Big 12 honors while starting 12 games (missing one due to an injury). He recorded 71 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, nine sacks, and two forced fumbles.^[3]

As a senior in 2017, he was named the co-Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and was voted an Associated Press Second-Team All-American, as well as earning First-team All-Big 12) honors. In 2017, he started all 14 games, recording 75 tackles, 17 tackles for loss, eight sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and two pass breakups.^[4][5]

In his 4-year career at Oklahoma from 2014-2017, Okoronkwo played in 46 games with 26 starts. He recorded 164 career tackles with 34.5 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, five pass breakups, five forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.^[6] Okoronkwo graduated from Oklahoma in December 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in African and African-American Studies.^[7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

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
6 ft 1+5⁄8 in (1.87 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m)	9 in (0.23 m)	4.76 s	1.60 s	2.72 s	4.34 s	7.09 s	38 in (0.97 m)	10 ft 5 in (3.18 m)	27 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[8][9]

Los Angeles Rams

Okoronkwo was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the fifth round (160th overall) in the 2018 NFL draft.^[10] He was placed on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list to start the 2018 season due to foot surgery he had in May.^[11][12] He was activated off PUP on November 5, 2018.^[13]

On October 20, 2020, Okoronkwo was placed on injured reserve after suffering an elbow injury.^[14] He was activated on December 5, 2020.^[15]

On September 2, 2021, Okoronkwo was placed on injured reserve. He was activated on October 2. Okoronkwo won the Super Bowl when the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.^[16]

Houston Texans

On March 23, 2022, Okoronkwo signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.^[17]

Cleveland Browns

On March 15, 2023, Okoronkwo signed a three-year, $19 million contract with the Cleveland Browns.^[18]

On June 26, 2025, Okoronkwo was released by the Browns.^[19]

Philadelphia Eagles

On July 22, 2025, Okoronkwo signed with the Philadelphia Eagles.^[20]