No. 90 – Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Houston, Texas, U.S. | August 20, 1997||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 280 lb (127 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Rowlett (Rowlett, Texas) | ||||||||||
College: | Texas (2015–2018) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2019: 5th round, 161st pick | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||
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Charles Omenihu (born August 20, 1997) [1] is an American professional football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns. [2]
Omenihu attended Rowlett High School in Rowlett, Texas. He committed to the University of Texas to play college football. [3]
Omenihu played at Texas from 2015 to 2018. [4] [5] [6] During his career, he had 115 tackles and 16.5 sacks, including 9.5 as a senior. He was named Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2018. [7]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 280 lb (127 kg) | 36 in (0.91 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.92 s | 1.71 s | 2.86 s | 4.36 s | 7.25 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 15 reps | |
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [8] [9] |
Omenihu was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (161st overall) of the 2019 NFL draft. [10]
On November 2, 2021, Omenihu was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2023 sixth-round pick. [11]
Omenihu signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 16, 2023. [12] He was suspended the first six games of the 2023 season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. [13]
Omenihu suffered a torn ACL in the 2023 AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens and was ruled out for Super Bowl LVIII. [14] Without Omenihu, the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 to give Omenihu his first Super Bowl ring. [15]
On July 17, 2024, Omenihu was placed on the Active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list, then placed on reserves to begin the season. [16] [17] He was activated from injured reserve on November 28. [18]
On March 20, 2025, Omenihu re-signed with the Chiefs on a one-year deal worth a maximum of $7 million. [19]
Legend | |
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2019 | HOU | 14 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2020 | HOU | 15 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | HOU | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | SF | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | SF | 17 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | KC | 11 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
2024 | KC | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 78 | 12 | 101 | 62 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR | ||
2019 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | SF | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | SF | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | KC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | KC | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 12 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
On January 24, 2023, Omenihu was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence. [20]