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Bobby Okereke

Linebacker, Carolina Panthers · #58.

Player facts

Team: Carolina Panthers
Position: Linebacker
Number: 58
Born: Jul 29, 1996 (age 30)
Birthplace: Santa Ana, CA, USA
Height: 6' 2"
Weight: 235 lbs
College: Stanford
Experience: 7 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	26	14	12	0	1	0	0	1	3	3.0	0	3	2	1	1	0
Career	831	524	307	7.5	12	7	1	8	146	18.3	0	55	38	58.5	67	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 4	vs DET	W 32-26	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 27	@ CLE	L 21-18	4	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ ATL	W 34-3	9	6	3	0	0	0	1	3	3.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Sep 13	vs CHI	L 59-37	6	3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 4 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Robert Nnanna Okereke ( oh-kər-ə-KAY; born July 29, 1996) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Stanford Cardinal and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bobby Okereke, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Okereke was born in Santa Ana, California to parents who emigrated from Nigeria. At age 16, he became an Eagle Scout with Troop 243. He attended and played high school football at Foothill High School.

College career

Okereke attended and played college football at Stanford University. He redshirted as a freshman in 2014. He contributed on the field from 2015 to 2018. He recorded 227 total tackles (20.0 were for loss), 10.5 sacks, one interception (a 52-yard pick-six), eight passes defensed, one fumble recovery, and three forced fumbles. He was named Pac-12 Honorable Mention in 2017 and 2018.

From Wikipedia’s article on Bobby Okereke, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the full article.¹