Alex Okafor

Alex Okafor

No. 91 – New Orleans Saints
Position:	Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1991-02-08) February 8, 1991 Dallas, Texas
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school:	Pflugerville (TX)
College:	Texas
NFL draft:	2013 / Round: 4 / Pick: 103
Career history
Arizona Cardinals (2013–2016) New Orleans Saints (2017–present)
Roster status:	Active
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-Big 12 (2011, 2012) First-team All-American (2011)
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Total tackles: 75 Sacks: 13.5 Forced fumbles: 1 Fumble recoveries: 2 Interceptions: 1

Alex Okafor (born February 8, 1991) is an American football outside linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Texas, where he earned All-American honors as a junior.

Early years

Okafor was born in Dallas, Texas. He attended Pflugerville High School in Pflugerville, Texas, and played for the Pflugerville Panthers high school football team. Following his senior season, USA Today recognized him as a high school All-American in 2008.

College career

Okafor attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he played for coach Mack Brown's Texas Longhorns football team from 2009 to 2012. He finished his 2011 junior season with 46 tackles and seven quarterback sacks, and was named a first-team All-American as a defensive end by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA). He was also a first-team All-Big 12 selection in 2011 and again in 2012.

Okafor was named to the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Award, Lombardi Award, and CFPA Defensive Lineman Trophy watch lists to start the 2012 season.

Professional career

Okafor was ranked as one of the middle tier pass rushers in the 2013 NFL Draft. He was projected as either a defensive end or linebacker in the NFL.

Pre-draft measurables

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+1⁄2 in (1.94 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	33+7⁄8 in (0.86 m)	9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m)	4.91 s	1.69 s	2.82 s	4.43 s	7.26 s	31 in (0.79 m)	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)	21 reps
All values from NFL combine

Arizona Cardinals

Okafor was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round, with the 103rd overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft.

Okafor recorded his first two career sacks in Week 6 of 2014 against the Washington Redskins on quarterback Kirk Cousins. He had his first interception in Week 14 on Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback Alex Smith. He ended the season playing in 13 games with 12 starts, recording 30 tackles, 8 sacks, three passes defensed and one interception.

New Orleans Saints

On March 14, 2017, Okafor signed with the New Orleans Saints.

External links

• University of Texas Longhorns bio
• Arizona Cardinals bio