 Okoye with the Chicago Bears in 2011 | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born: | June 10, 1987 Anambra State, Nigeria | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 302 lb (137 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Lee (Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.) | ||||||||||
| College: | Louisville (2003–2006) | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 1 / pick: 10 | ||||||||||
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Amobi Okoye (born June 10, 1987) is a Nigerian former professional player of American football who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals and was selected by the Houston Texans tenth overall in the 2007 NFL draft, the youngest player in NFL history to be drafted in the first round at 19. He was also a member of the Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Dallas Cowboys, and Saskatchewan Roughriders.