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Chukwuma Okorafor

Offensive Tackle, New York Jets · #79.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Offensive Tackle
Number: 79
Born: Aug 8, 1997 (age 29)
Birthplace: Southfield, MI, USA
Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 320 lbs
College: Western Michigan
Experience: 8 seasons
Status: Active

About

Chukwuma Okorafor (born August 8, 1997) is a Nigerian professional American football offensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots. He played college football for the Western Michigan Broncos.

From Wikipedia’s article on Chukwuma Okorafor, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Okorafor was born in Nigeria, and lived in South Africa and Botswana before his family emigrated to the United States in 2010. He attended Southfield High School in Southfield, Michigan and started at both offensive and defensive line. He was named a 3-star recruit by 247Sports and was considered the 11th best football recruit in Michigan as a senior. Chukwuma received offers from numerous programs, some of which included Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Ohio State, and Oklahoma, but chose to play at Western Michigan due to its close proximity to home and the school's promise to start him as a true freshman.

College career

Okorafor played college football for Western Michigan from 2014 to 2017. In 2016 and 2017, he was named to the All-Mid-American Conference first-team. In 2017, he was named a Football Writers Association of America First Team All-American.

On January 27, 2018, Okorafor played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was a part of the North team that lost 45–16 to the South team.

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