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Odafe Oweh

Linebacker, Washington Commanders · #98.

Player facts

Team: Washington Commanders
Position: Linebacker
Number: 98
Born: Dec 15, 1998 (age 27)
Birthplace: Howell, NJ, USA
Height: 6' 5"
Weight: 251 lbs
College: Penn State
Experience: 6 seasons
Status: Active

Stats

2026 Defense

	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	PD	STF	STFYDS
Regular Season	11	5	6	2	1	1	0	2.5	1
Last 5 Games	11	5	6	2	1	1	0	2.5	0
Career	187	123	64	32.5	8	4	1	31	26

Recent games

			Tackles				Fumbles		Interceptions
Date	Opponent	Result	TOT	SOLO	AST	SACK	FF	FR	INT	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	PD	KB
Sun, Oct 11	vs NYG	T 27-27 OT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Oct 4	vs IND	L 30-13	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 27	vs SEA	W 33-31	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 20	@ DAL	L 37-20	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Sun, Sep 13	@ PHI	L 24-22	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

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

About

Odafe Jayson Oweh (born December 15, 1998) is an American professional football outside linebacker for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). Oweh played college football for the Penn State Nittany Lions and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft. He has also played for the Los Angeles Chargers.

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Background

Early life

Oweh, of Nigerian descent, was born on December 15, 1998, in Hackensack, New Jersey. He attended Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. While at Blair Academy, he became best friends with former teammate David Ojabo. He was selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game. Oweh committed to Penn State to play college football.

College career

As a true freshman at Penn State in 2018, Oweh played in four games and had two sacks. As a sophomore in 2019, he played in 13 games with one start and had 21 tackles and five sacks. He recorded 38 tackles, including seven tackles for a loss, in the 2020 season.