Okezie Alozie

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Okezie Alozie
Buffalo Bulls–No. 3
Position Outside linebacker
Class2016
Personal information
Born: (1993-11-29) November 29, 1993 (age 31)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career history
High school Freedom (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
Career highlights and awards

Okezie Alozie (born November 29, 1993) was an American former college football] player. He played as an outside linebacker at the University at Buffalo.

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High school career

Alozie attended Freedom High School in Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania where he rushed for over 1,000 yards and 21 touchdowns 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]

References

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