Cedric Ogbuehi
 Ogbuehi in the 2015 NFL season. | |||||||
| No. 70 – Cincinnati Bengals | |||||||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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| Born: | April 25, 1992 Allen, Texas | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 306 lb (139 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2015 / round: 1 / pick: 21 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
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Cedric Ogbuehi (born April 25, 1992) is an American football offensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M.
Early years
Ogbuehi attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas, where he was a two-time all-state selection. In his junior year, Ogbuehi was the best blocker for an offense that averaged 36.1 points and 225 rushing yards per game, finishing the season 15–1 with a UIL state championship. As a senior, Ogbuehi helped lead the way for an Allen offense that averaged over 466 yards per game, allowing just one sack. He was an Associated Press second-team all-state pick and unanimous first-team all-district honoree. He played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ogbuehi was ranked as the No. 13 offensive tackle recruit in his class.[1] He chose Texas A&M over offers from Nebraska, Kansas, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma State.
College career
Ogbuehi was redshirted in 2010. As a freshman in 2011 he started six of 10 games at guard. As a sophomore in 2012, he started all 13 games at guard. As a junior in 2013, he was moved to offensive tackle.[2]
As a senior in 2014, he received first team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation.[3]
Professional career
As early as May 2014, Ogbuehi was projected a high first-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft by various mock drafts.[4][5][6] Despite tearing his ACL in his final college football game, he was selected 21st in the 2015 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Bench press | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 5+1⁄4 in (1.96 m) |
306 lb (139 kg) |
35+7⁄8 in (0.91 m) |
10 in (0.25 m) |
23 reps | ||||||||
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ Rivals.com offensive tackles 2010
- ^ Cedric Ogbuehi excited to show his NFL value at offensive tackle
- ^ http://waltercamp.org/125th-walter-camp-all-america-teams-announced/
- ^ Brugler, Dane (May 11, 2014). "2015 NFL mock draft: Big Ten, ACC prospects lead the way". CBS Sports.
- ^ Sobleski, Brent (May 11, 2014). "2015 mock draft: Jameis Winston slips out of Top 5". USA Today.
- ^ Burke, Chris (May 13, 2015). "2015 NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Cedric Ogbuehi goes No. 1 overall to Oakland Raiders". Sports Illustrated.
External links
- Texas A&M Aggies bio
- Cincinnati Bengals bio Error in Webarchive template: Empty url.