Okezie Alozie

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Okezie Alozie
Buffalo No. 3
Position Outside linebacker
Class2016
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-29) November 29, 1993 (age 29)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
High school Bethlehem (PA) Freedom
Career highlights and awards

Okezie Alozie (born November 29, 1993) was an American football player for the University of Buffalo.

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High school career

Alozie attended Freedom High School where he rushed for over 1,000 yards and 21 TD’s as a senior for the Patriots. [1] As a track sprinter he ran the 100 meters in 10.9h seconds and was on the 4x100 relay team. [2]

College career

In 2015, Alozie finished with 85 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 2 interceptions(1 for TD), 2 forced fumbles, 9 passes defended, and 1 fumble recovery. He was named an Honorable Mention All-American by ProFootballFocus [3] and an All-MAC selection by both the league's coaches [4] and Phil Steele. [5]

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References

  1. Craig, Kyle. "Freedom High School football team's Okezie Alozie gives verbal commitment to the University of Buffalo". Express-Times. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
  2. "Okezie Alozie Men's 100M Results". Athletic.net. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. Palazzolo, Steve. "MAYFIELD, MCCAFFREY HEADLINE PFF'S 2015 ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS". ProFootballFocus. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  4. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2015 ALL-MAC FOOTBALL TEAMS AND POST SEASON AWARDS" . Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  5. Steele, Phil. "Phil Steele's 2015 Postseason All-MAC Team". Phil Steele.