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Born: | Sachse, Texas, U.S. | October 2, 1996||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Sachse | ||||||||
College: | Nebraska (2015–2018) | ||||||||
Position: | Running back | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Devine Eghosa Ozigbo [2] (born October 2, 1996) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornuhuskers and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
Ozigbo attended and played high school football at Sachse High School. [3] He is of Nigerian descent. [4]
Ozigbo played at Nebraska from 2015 to 2018. During his collegiate career, he rushed for 2,196 yards on 419 carries with 21 touchdowns. [5]
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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5 ft 10+3⁄4 in (1.80 m) | 222 lb (101 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.65 s | 1.62 s | 2.65 s | 4.27 s | 6.95 s | 37.0 in (0.94 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | 19 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [6] |
Ozigbo signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2019. [7]
On September 1, 2019, Ozigbo was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [8] In Week 17 of the 2019 season, he recorded his first significant statistics in the NFL with nine carries for 27 rushing yards and three receptions for 23 receiving yards in the 38–20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. [9]
On September 10, 2020, Ozigbo was placed on injured reserve. [10] He was activated on October 24. [11]
On August 31, 2021, Ozigbo was waived by the Jaguars and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [12] [13]
On October 6, 2021, Ozigbo was signed by the New Orleans Saints off the Jaguars practice squad. [14] He was waived on October 30, 2021. [15]
On November 1, 2021, Ozigbo was claimed off waivers by the Jacksonville Jaguars. [16] He was waived on November 27, 2021. [17]
On November 30, 2021, Ozigbo was signed to the New England Patriots practice squad. [18] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Patriots on January 17, 2022. [19]
One May 2, 2022, the New England Patriots released Ozigbo from his contract, making him a free agent. [20]
On May 16, 2022, Ozigbo signed with the New Orleans Saints. [21] He was waived on August 21, 2022.
On August 22, 2022, Ozigbo was claimed off waivers by the Denver Broncos. [22] He was waived on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day. [23] [24] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, but waived three days later and re-signed back to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on November 26. [25] He was released on December 27. [26]
On August 9, 2023, Ozigbo signed with the Detroit Lions. [27] On August 27, 2023, Ozigbo was released. [28] He was re-signed to the practice squad on September 20, then promoted back to the active roster on October 30. He was waived on November 2 and re-signed to the practice squad four days later. [29] [30] He was released on November 14, 2023. [31]
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