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Dayo Odeyingbo

Defensive End, Chicago Bears · #55.

Player facts

Team: Chicago Bears
Position: Defensive End
Number: 55
Born: Sep 24, 1999 (age 27)
Birthplace: Irving, TX, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 282 lbs
College: Vanderbilt
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	PD	STF	STFYDS	KB
Regular Season	9	5	4	3	0	0	2	0.5	0	1
Last 5 Games	9	5	4	3	0	0	2	0.5	0	1
Career	136	72	64	20.5	5	3	5	19	46	1

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	@ GB	L 31-7	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs NYJ	W 23-12	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Mon, Sep 28	vs PHI	W 27-7	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	vs MIN	L 9-3	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ CAR	W 59-37	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	1

Last 5 games. Click a game for its box score.

About

Temidayo Jordan "Dayo" Odeyingbo (DIE-oh Oh-DANG-boh; born September 24, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

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Background

Early life

The son of Nigerian immigrants, Odeyingbo was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Irving, Texas, where he attended Ranchview High School. He had 108 tackles and 12 sacks over the course of his high school career. Odeyingbo committed to play college football at Vanderbilt over offers from Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Colorado, Baylor, and Purdue.

College career

Odeyingbo was a member of the Vanderbilt Commodores for four seasons. As a senior, he was named second-team All-SEC after recording 32 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks in eight games. Odeyingbo finished his collegiate career with 125 tackles, 31.0 tackles for loss, and 12.0 sacks. Odeyingbo tore his achilles tendon while preparing for the 2021 NFL draft.