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David Ojabo

Defensive End, New Orleans Saints.

Player facts

Team: New Orleans Saints
Position: Defensive End
Born: May 17, 2000 (age 26)
Birthplace: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height: 6' 4"
Weight: 252 lbs
College: Michigan
Experience: 5 seasons
Status: Practice Squad

Stats

2026 Stats

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	32	18	14	4.5	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0

About

David Ojabo (born 17 May 2000) is a Nigerian-Scottish professional American football linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American college football player for the Michigan Wolverines, and was selected by the Ravens in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.

From Wikipedia’s article on David Ojabo, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.¹

Background

Early life

Ojabo was born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, in 2000 and moved to Aberdeen, Scotland with his family in 2007. At 17, he moved to Blairstown, New Jersey, in the United States and began attending Blair Academy. He initially played basketball before switching to American football. Ojabo committed to the University of Michigan to play college football in part because the Michigan weather was similar to Scotland and made him feel at home.

College career

Ojabo did not play his first year at Michigan in 2019. As a sophomore in 2020, he played in six games and made one tackle. Ojabo took over as a starter in 2021. On January 4, 2022, he announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the draft.

While performing on Pro Day at Michigan, Ojabo suffered a left ankle injury while performing a drill. It was later confirmed that he had suffered a torn Achilles.

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