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David Onyemata

Defensive Tackle, New York Jets · #93.

Player facts

Team: New York Jets
Position: Defensive Tackle
Number: 93
Born: Nov 13, 1992 (age 33)
Birthplace: Lagos, Nigeria
Height: 6' 3"
Weight: 300 lbs
College: Manitoba
Experience: 11 seasons
Status: Day-To-Day

Stats

2026 General

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Career	401	208	193	31	3	2	0	1	3	3.0	0	3	10	46	56	0

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Sep 20	vs GB	L 20-17 OT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ TEN	W 23-10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

Last 2 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

David Onyemata (born November 13, 1992) is a Nigerian professional American football nose tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Manitoba Bisons.

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

Background

Early life

Onyemata is a native of Lagos, Nigeria, where he attended the Chrisland Schools but he graduated from Rainbow College. He immigrated, on his own, to Winnipeg in 2011 to attend college at the University of Manitoba.

University career

Onyemata had never seen a gridiron football game until he came to Winnipeg, but he became a standout player for the Manitoba Bisons. He won the 2015 J. P. Metras Trophy as the top down lineman in CIS football, was invited to play in the East–West Shrine Game, and became the top Canadian prospect in the 2016 draft.

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