Jeff Okudah

CAREER NOTES

• Spent three seasons with Detroit (2020-22) before he was acquired via trade by the Atlanta Falcons in April of 2023. Signed by the Houston Texans in March of 2024.
• Teammates with Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson in Detroit during the 2020-22 seasons.
• In 44 career games (31 starts), recorded 177 total tackles, including seven for loss, two interceptions (one returned for touchdown), 14 passes defensed and one forced fumble.

CAREER NOTES

• Spent three seasons with Detroit (2020-22) before he was acquired via trade by the Atlanta Falcons in April of 2023. Signed by the Houston Texans in March of 2024.
• Teammates with Vikings TE T.J. Hockenson in Detroit during the 2020-22 seasons.
• In 44 career games (31 starts), recorded 177 total tackles, including seven for loss, two interceptions (one returned for touchdown), 14 passes defensed and one forced fumble.

2024 | HOUSTON TEXANS

• Saw action in six games in 2024, missing time due to a hip injury suffered in Week 1, and totaled seven tackles and one pass defensed. Added two tackles on special teams.
• Appeared in two postseason games for the Texans.

2023 | ATLANTA FALCONS

• Appeared in 13 games (nine starts) and tallied 44 tackles, including one for loss, and three passes defensed.

2022 | DETROIT LIONS

• Played and started a career-high 15 games, recording single-season bests in total tackles (73), passes defensed (seven) and forced fumbles (one).
• Also grabbed one interception which he returned 20 yards for a touchdown in Week 9 at Chicago (11/13).

2021 | DETROIT LIONS

• Appeared in one game in 2021 before missing the remainder of the season on injured reserve.

2020 | DETROIT LIONS

• Saw action in nine games (six starts) as a rookie and registered 47 tackles, including four for loss, one interception and two passes defensed.

COLLEGE - OHIO STATE

• Played in 41 games, including 15 starts, in three seasons at Ohio State (2017-19) and was the first Buckeye CB to earn unanimous All-America honors.
• Is one of only four Ohio State DBs to be awarded unanimous All-America status, joining Jack Tatum (1970), Michael Doss (2002) and Malik Hooker (2016).
• Recorded 88 tackles (68 solo), 18 pass breakups and three interceptions in his three year career.
• Was a huge part of a defense that was No. 2 nationally in fewest passing yards allowed (156.0 per game), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (97.50) and No. 1 in total defense, allowing just 259.7 yards per game.

HONORS

• Associated Press All-American (2019)
• Football Writers Association of America All-American (2019)

PREP - SOUTH GRAND PRAIRIE (TEXAS)

• Posted 43 tackles, five pass break-ups and 795 total offensive yards in helping South Grand Prairie, coached by Brent Whitson, to the Texas class 6A state playoffs in 2016.
• Named second-team Class 6A all-state as a senior by the Associated Press.
• Averaged over 24 yards per catch as a receiver in 2015 and also contributed 46 tackles and four pass break-ups.
• Unanimous 5-star recruit and considered the No. 1 CB prospect in the nation by 247Sports.
• No. 1 safety prospect according to Rivals and ESPN.

OFF THE FIELD

• Son of the late Marie Okudah, who immigrated from Nigeria.
• Guardians are Jane and Patrick Obodo.
• Was born in New Jersey and lived there until the sixth grade.