| Notre Dame Fighting Irish–No. 9 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | June 17, 2001 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career history | |
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| High school | St. Peter's Prep (Jersey City, New Jersey) |
Roman Dissake "RJ" Oben Jr. (born June 17, 2001) is an American college football defensive end for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He previously played for the Duke Blue Devils.
Raised in Montclair, New Jersey, Oben attended St. Peter's Preparatory School. [1] Coming out of high school, he was rated as a three-star recruit [ citation needed ] and committed to play college football for the Duke Blue Devils. [2]
As a freshman in 2019, Oben played in four games, making just one tackle before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. [3] In 2020, he made four tackles with half a tackle being for a loss. [4] In 2021, Oben totaled 25 tackles, with seven going for a loss, five sacks, three forced fumbles, an interception, and a pass breakup. [5] In 2022, he notched 20 tackles with six and a half being for a loss, four and a half sacks, and two forced fumbles. [5] In 2023, Oben tallied 17 tackles, with six going for a loss, and five sacks. [5] After the season, he entered the NCAA transfer portal. [6]
In Oben's career with the Blue Devils, he recorded 67 tackles with 20 being for a loss, 14 sacks, five forced fumbles, and an interception. [5]
Oben transferred to play for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. [7]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2019 | Duke | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Duke | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Duke | 12 | 10 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 5.0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Duke | 13 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Duke | 12 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 5.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Notre Dame | 16 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 66 | 47 | 86 | 43 | 43 | 15.5 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
RJ is short for 'Roman Junior' and is the son of former NFL offensive tackle Roman Oben. [7]