Early life
Ojo was born in Mansfield, Texas. [1] He attended Lake Ridge High School where he competed in football, basketball and track and field as a discus thrower. [1] As a junior on the football team, Ojo was named first-team all-area by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram as an offensive tackle, despite his team compiling an overall record of 1–9 while going winless in conference play. [3] He was also selected to the Polynesian Bowl and was named an Adidas All-American. [4] As a senior, Ojo allowed no sacks and only four pressures, being selected All-American by MaxPreps, Rivals.com and Dave Campbell's Texas Football . [1] He was also invited to the All-American Bowl and won the Anthony Muñoz Award as the best high school football lineman. [5]
Ojo was ranked a five-star recruit and one of the top overall prospects in the 2026 recruiting class. [6] [7] In July 2025, he committed to play college football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, receiving one of the largest name, image, and likeness (NIL) contracts in history, worth $5.1 million, a figure higher than many NFL salaries. [8] [9] Ojo became the highest-ranked Texas Tech recruit ever. [10]
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