Julian Okwara
OLB
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Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 26
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Notre Dame
2023 SEASON
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STANDINGS
| NFC EAST | W | L | T | PCT |
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Dallas Cowboys
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Cowboys
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12 | 5 | 0 | 0.706 |
Philadelphia Eagles
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Eagles
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11 | 6 | 0 | 0.647 |
New York Giants
Giants
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6 | 11 | 0 | 0.353 |
Washington Commanders
Commanders
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4 | 13 | 0 | 0.235 |
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/26/2023 | @Panthers | W 26 - 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | 08/19/2023 | Jaguars | L 7 - 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | 08/11/2023 | Giants | W 21 - 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 01/07/2024 | Vikings | W 30 - 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 12/31/2023 | @Cowboys | L 19 - 20 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | 12/24/2023 | @Vikings | W 30 - 24 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | 12/17/2023 | Broncos | W 42 - 17 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | 12/10/2023 | @Bears | L 13 - 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | 12/03/2023 | @Saints | W 33 - 28 | |||||||||||||
| 12 | 11/23/2023 | Packers | L 22 - 29 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 11/19/2023 | Bears | W 31 - 26 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | 11/12/2023 | @Chargers | W 41 - 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | 10/31/2023 | Raiders | W 26 - 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | 10/22/2023 | @Ravens | L 6 - 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | 10/15/2023 | @Buccaneers | W 20 - 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | 10/08/2023 | Panthers | W 42 - 24 |
Post Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
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| 1 | 01/15/2024 | Rams | W 24 - 23 |
Biography
BIRDSEED
â–º Is the younger brother of Romeo Okwara, who played eight seasons in the NFL with the Giants (2016-17) and Lions (2018-23) ... Romeo, an undrafted DE, retired after the 2023 campaign ... The brothers were teammates in Detroit as well as at the collegiate level at Notre Dame
â–º Born in London, England, and raised in Nigeria ... Moved from Nigeria to the United States when he was in third grade
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
â–º Originally a 3rd-round draft choice (67th overall) by Detroit in 2020 ... Spent the first four seasons of his career with the Lions (2020-23), logging 53 tackles (34 solo), 47 pressures, 16 QB hits, 12 TFLs, 9.0 sacks, 1 INT, 1 FF and 1 FR in 38 games (four starts) in that span