No. 44 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. | September 29, 2000||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Grayson (Loganville, Georgia) | ||||
College: | Auburn (2019–2022) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2023 / Round: 5 / Pick: 168 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Roster status: | Active | ||||
Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||||
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Player stats at PFR |
Owen Pappoe (born September 29, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Auburn before being selected by the Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
Pappoe attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia. [1] [2] As a senior, he had 121 tackles. [3] He played in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game. A five-star recruit, Pappoe committed to Auburn University to play college football. [4] [5] [6] He is of Liberian descent. [7]
Pappoe entered his true freshman season at Auburn in 2019 as a starter. [8] [9] He started all 13 games, recording 49 tackles and two sacks. [10] [11] He returned to Auburn as a starter his sophomore year in 2020 and recorded 93 tackles and 4 sacks. [12] Due to injuries, Pappoe only appeared in 5 games for Auburn in 2021. [13]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.39 s | 1.52 s | 2.52 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 29 reps | |||
All values from NFL Combine [14] [15] |
Pappoe was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round, 168 overall, of the 2023 NFL draft. [16]
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