Jeff Okudah

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{{short description|American football cornerback}}
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| current_team = Detroit Lions
| position = [[Cornerback]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1999|02|02}}
| birth_place = [[Grand Prairie, Texas]]
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = [[South Grand Prairie High School|South Grand Prairie]] <br>([[Grand Prairie, Texas]])
| college = [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]
| draftyear = 2020
| draftround = 1
| draftpick = 3
| pastteams =
* [[Detroit Lions]] ({{NFL Year|2020}}–present)
| status = Unsigned draft pick
| highlights =
* [[Unanimous All-American]] ([[2019 College Football All-America Team|2019]])
* ''USA Today'' All-American ([[2016 USA Today All-USA high school football team|2016]])
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{{Infobox college football player
|name=Jeff Okudah
|school=Ohio State Buckeyes
|currentnumber=1
|currentposition=[[Cornerback]]
|class=Junior
|major=Communications
|bowlgames=
*[[2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)]]
*[[2019 Rose Bowl]]
|birth_date= {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1999|02|02}}
|birth_place=[[Parsippany, New Jersey]]
|heightft=6
|heightin=1
|weight_lb=200
|highlights=
* [[Unanimous All-American]] ([[2019 College Football All-America Team|2019]])
*First Team All-Big Ten ([[2019 Big Ten Conference football season#All-Conference Teams|2019]])
* ''USA Today'' All-American ([[2016 USA Today All-USA high school football team|2016]])
|highschool=[[South Grand Prairie High School|South Grand Prairie]] <br>([[Grand Prairie, Texas]])
|pastschools=
*[[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]] (2017–2019)
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}}

'''Jeffrey Okudah''' (born February 2, 1999) is an [[American football]] [[cornerback]] for the [[Detroit Lions]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played [[college football]] for the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]].

==Early years==
Okudah attended [[South Grand Prairie High School]] in [[Grand Prairie, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2015/oct/04/texas-defensive-back-impresses-off-the--1/|title=Texas defensive back impresses off the field, too|author=Davenport, Richard|date=October 4, 2015|accessdate=September 27, 2019|work=Arkansas Democrat Gazette}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/2016/02/03/say-hello-to-the-new-no-1-recruit-in-dfw-south-grand-prairie-s-jeffrey-okudah/|title=Say hello to the new No.1 recruit in DFW: South Grand Prairie's Jeffrey Okudah|date=February 3, 2016|website=Dallas News}}</ref> A five-star recruit, he committed to [[Ohio State University]] to play college football.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/football/story/_/id/18426998/ohio-state-buckeyes-lands-jeffrey-okudah-five-star-safety-texas|title=Five-star safety Jeffrey Okudah commits to Ohio State|author=Olson, Max|date=January 7, 2017|accessdate=September 27, 2019|website=ESPN.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/01/07/ohio-state-buckeyes-jeffrey-okudah-commitment|title=Ohio State lands commitment from five-star athlete Jeffrey Okudah|date=January 7, 2017|accessdate=September 27, 2019|website=SI.com}}</ref>

==College career==
As a true freshman at Ohio State in 2017, Okudah played in all 14 games and had 17 tackles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/sports/20180404/ohio-state-football--jeffrey-okudah-has-persevered-through-pain|title=Ohio State football | Jeffrey Okudah has persevered through pain|first=Bill|last=Rabinowitz|website=The Columbus Dispatch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buckeyextra.com/sports/20180915/ohio-state-tcu--buckeyes-jeffrey-okudah-has-history-with-horned-frogs-qb|title=Ohio State-TCU | Buckeyes' Jeffrey Okudah has history with Horned Frogs QB|first=Tim|last=May|website=Buckeyextra}}</ref> As a sophomore in 2018, he played in 13 games, recording 32 tackles. As a junior in 2019, he recorded his first career [[interception]] against the Miami Redhawks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/osu/2019/09/ohio-state-footballs-jeff-okudah-relishes-first-career-interception-against-miami-of-ohio.html|title=Ohio State football’s Jeff Okudah relishes first career interception against Miami of Ohio|author=Baird, Nathan|date=September 22, 2019|accessdate=September 27, 2019|website=Cleveland.com}}</ref> As a junior in 2019, Okudah had 34 tackles, 9 passes defensed, and 3 interceptions. For his performance that season, he was [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|unanimously named]] to the [[2019 College Football All-America Team]], as well as named a finalist for the [[Jim Thorpe Award]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hooley |first1=Bruce |title=Chase Young, Jeff Okudah Likely to go 2-3 in NFL Draft |url=https://www.si.com/college/ohiostate/football/chase-young-jeff-okudah-likely-to-go-2-3-in-nfl-draft |website=SI.com |accessdate=9 April 2020}}</ref> Okudah decided to forgo his senior year by declaring for the [[2020 NFL Draft]], where he is considered to be the best cornerback prospect.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ohio State CB Jeff Okudah Declares for 2020 NFL Draft After Loss to Clemson|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2863452-ohio-state-cb-jeff-okudah-declares-for-2020-nfl-draft-after-loss-to-clemson|author=Wells, Adam|work=Bleacher Report|date=January 1, 2020|accessdate=January 10, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hanson |first1=Kevin |title=2020 NFL Draft Rankings: Cornerbacks |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2020/02/20/nfl-draft-2020-cornerbacks-rankings-best-prospects |website=SI.com |accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kartje |first1=Ryan |title=A top pick in NFL draft? Ohio State corner Jeff Okudah has it covered |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-04-07/draft-profile-on-ohio-states-jeff-okudah |website=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref>

==Professional career==
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 1⅛
| weight = 205
| dash = 4.48
| ten split =
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| shuttle =
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| vertical = 41
| broad ft = 11
| broad in = 3
| bench = 11
| arm span = 32⅝
| hand span = 9⅛
| wonderlic =
| note = All values from NFL Combine<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/jeff-okudah?id=32194f4b-5519-2813-7f59-b79efab52dd1 |title=Jeffrey Okudah Combine Profile |website=NFL.com |access-date=March 5, 2020}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
*[https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/roster/jeffrey-okudah/ Ohio State Buckeyes bio]

{{2019 NCAA Division I FBS College Football Consensus All-Americans}}

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[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Grand Prairie, Texas]]
[[Category:Players of American football from Texas]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]
[[Category:American football cornerbacks]]
[[Category:Ohio State Buckeyes football players]]
[[Category:All-American college football players]]
[[Category:African-American players of American football]]

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