David Ojabo
![]() Ojabo in 2021 | |
Michigan Wolverines – No. 55 | |
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Position | Linebacker |
Class | Junior |
Personal information | |
Born: | Port Harcourt, Nigeria | May 17, 2000
Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
Weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career history | |
College |
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High school | Blair Academy (Blairstown, New Jersey) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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David Ojabo (born May 17, 2000) is a Scottish-Nigerian American football linebacker for the Michigan Wolverines.
Early years[]
Ojabo was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and moved to Aberdeen, Scotland with his family in 2007.[1][2][3] At 17, he moved to in Blairstown, New Jersey, in the United States and began attending Blair Academy.[4][5] He initially played basketball before switching to American football.[3] Ojabo committed to the University of Michigan to play college football[6] in part because the Michigan weather was similar to Scotland and made him feel at home.[3]
College career[]
Ojabo did not play his first year at Michigan in 2019. As a sophomore in 2020, he played in six games and made one tackle. Ojabo took over as a starter in 2021.[7][8] On January 4, 2022, he announced he was leaving college and entering the NFL draft.[9]
Professional career[]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
33+1⁄2 in (0.85 m) |
9 in (0.23 m) |
4.55 s | 4.45 s | 35.0 in (0.89 m) |
10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | |||||
All values from NFL Combine[10][11][12] |
References[]
- ^ Sang, Orion. "Michigan football's David Ojabo thought he'd be in Scotland a week. He has been there 3 months". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Cryle, Ryan. "David Ojabo eager to continue American football rise with Michigan Wolverines after three months stranded in Westhill".
- ^ a b c "From Africa, to Aberdeen, to the NFL". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ NJ.com, Todderick Hunt | NJ Advance Media for (February 9, 2018). "Lightning strikes twice at Blair, which boasts DE Ojabo". nj.
- ^ Farrell, Perry A. "From Nigeria to Scotland to N.J., how David Ojabo became Michigan commit". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ Baumgardner, Nick. "Michigan football: 3-star DE David Ojabo commits to robust 2019 class". Detroit Free Press.
- ^ "Nigeria-born, Scotland-raised, Michigan football LB continues remarkable rise". mlive. September 24, 2021.
- ^ Michigan Wolverines' David Ojabo playing with sense of urgency/
- ^ "Michigan pass-rusher Ojabo entering NFL draft". ESPN.com. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
- ^ "David Ojabo Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "NFL Combine: Official measurements for every NFL Draft prospect in Indianapolis". theathletic.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
- ^ "David Ojabo, Michigan, DE, 2022 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
External links[]
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Blair Academy alumni
- Nigerian players of American football
- Scottish players of American football
- Sportspeople from Aberdeen
- Sportspeople from Port Harcourt
- American football linebackers
- American football defensive ends
- Michigan Wolverines football players
- American football linebacker stubs