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• Interested in pursuing career in medicine like his parents following his football career.

• First player drafted out of Elon since WR Aaron Mellette was a 7th round selection by the Baltimore Ravens in 2013.

OFF THE FIELD Name is pronounced OH-lee-suh-MEE-kah OO-doh, translates to “God is good”...Earned degree in exercise science in spring 2018, playing final season at Elon as a graduate...Parents, Benjamin and Rita, are a doctor and nurse in their own medical practice, Hanora Medical Center in Fayetteville...Both parents were born in Nigeria and the family regularly visits relatives there...Sister Ona is a starter on the Wake Forest WBB team and led squad with 41 blocks in 2018-19...Younger brother, Ezemdi, is a highly recruited football player entering senior season at Sanford High.

• Interested in pursuing career in medicine like his parents following his football career.

• First player drafted out of Elon since WR Aaron Mellette was a 7th round selection by the Baltimore Ravens in 2013.

OFF THE FIELD Name is pronounced OH-lee-suh-MEE-kah OO-doh, translates to “God is good”...Earned degree in exercise science in spring 2018, playing final season at Elon as a graduate...Parents, Benjamin and Rita, are a doctor and nurse in their own medical practice, Hanora Medical Center in Fayetteville...Both parents were born in Nigeria and the family regularly visits relatives there...Sister Ona is a starter on the Wake Forest WBB team and led squad with 41 blocks in 2018-19...Younger brother, Ezemdi, is a highly recruited football player entering senior season at Sanford High.

PRO Selected in the 6th round (#193) in the 2019 NFL Draft...The 2nd Elon player drafted by the Vikings, following WR Joe Randolph (12th Rd., 1992)...Is the highest-drafted Elon player since RB Jimmy Smith by Washington in 1984 (4th Rd., #102)...Only 2nd Elon Phoenix offensive lineman drafted, the other being T Sal Gero by Washington in the 25th round of the 1952 Draft...His East team in East-West Shrine Game faced Vikings LB coach Adam Zimmer who coached the West squad.

COLLEGE Started 45 consecutive games after redshirting in 2014...As a redshirt senior in 2018, earned a Phil Steele FCS 1st Team All-America honors after the season...Earned an invite to the NFL Combine, Senior Bowl and East-West Shrine game...A 1st Team All-Colonial Athletic Association pick as a senior...Elon averaged 199.5 yards per game on the ground to finish 2nd in the CAA in 2018...Helped Elon to a 8-4 record in 2017 and a berth in the FCS Playoffs and went 6-5 as a senior with a playoff berth...Lost to Wofford in 2018 to end college career in postseason...Dropped game to Furman in 2017 playoffs...Helped team rebound from a 2-9 mark as a sophomore to earn consecutive playoff berths as a junior and senior.

PREP Earned 2nd Team Cape Fear Region honors following his senior season... Helped program to state playoff appearances in both 2012 and 2013...Was a NCHSAA student-athlete honoree in both 2012 and 2013...An A/AB honor roll student..Played 1 season of offensive line as a senior, played DL as sophomore and junior.