| No. 98 –Atlanta Falcons | |||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | (2001-10-13)October 13, 2001 (age 23) Lagos, Nigeria | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | River Rouge(River Rouge, Michigan) | ||||
| College: | Clemson (2019–2023) | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2024: 2nd round, 35th pick | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2024 | |||||
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Oghenerukevwe "Ruke" Orhorhoro (born October 13, 2001) is a Nigerian-American professionalfootballdefensive tackle for theAtlanta Falcons of theNational Football League (NFL). He was born inLagos, Nigeria, and moved toMichigan in theUnited States when he was nine, later playingcollege football atClemson.
Orhorhoro was born inLagos,Nigeria, and moved toMichigan in theUnited States when he was nine.[1] He attendedRiver Rouge High School inRiver Rouge, Michigan, where he played basketball and football starting his junior year in 2017.[2][3] Orhorhoro committed toClemson 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 fromNFL Combine/Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Orhorhoro was selected in the second round with the 35th overall pick in the2024 NFL draft by theAtlanta Falcons.[12][13]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Fumbles | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TfL | FF | FR | ||
| 2024 | ATL | 8 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 8 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
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