2016 Football Roster
Roster
Buchi Okafor
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 197
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Lewis Center, Ohio
- High School:
- Olentangy
2016: Played in 11 games, making six starts … finished season with 28 tackles and seven pass breakups … had a season-high seven tackles in a win at Buffalo … had six tackles in a win versus Central Michigan.
2015: Played in 11 games, making ten starts ... finished with 44 tackles ... also posted 1.5 tackles for loss and an interception ... had a season-high ten tackles against Buffalo ... collected a fumble recovery against Northern Illinois.
2014: Played in 12 games ... finished with four tackles ... recorded three tackles versus Northern Illinois.
2013: Played in eight games ... finished the year with seven tackles ... had two stops versus Marshall, Kentucky and Illinois.
High School: Team MVP for Coach Ed Terwilliger's Olentangy Braves (10-2 in 2012) ... was first-team all-conference selection ... he recorded 36 tackles, three TFLs, 12 PBUs and one fumble recovery as a senior in 2012 ... also ran track.
Personal: Born November 29, 1994 ... son of Chuck and Julie Okafor ... parents are Nigerian immigrants ... majoring in Finance.
