Ruke Orhorhoro

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Ruke Orhorhoro
No. 98 – Atlanta Falcons
Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (2001-10-13) October 13, 2001 (age 23)
Lagos, Nigeria
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:295 lb (134 kg)
Career information
High school: River Rouge (River Rouge, Michigan)
College: Clemson (2019–2023)
NFL draft: 2024  / round: 2 / pick: 35
Career history
Roster status:Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 5, 2024
Tackles:3
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Oghenerukevwe Orhorhoro (born October 13, 2001) is a Nigerian-American professional football defensive tackle for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to Michigan in the United States when he was nine, later playing college football at Clemson.

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Early life

Orhorhoro was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to Michigan in the United States when he was nine. [1] He attended River Rouge High School in River Rouge, Michigan, where he played basketball and football starting his junior year in 2017. [2] [3] Orhorhoro committed to Clemson University to play college football. [4]

College career

As a true freshman at Clemson in 2019, Ororhoro played in nine games and had five tackles and a half-sack. [5] In 2020, he played in four games and took a medical redshirt. He started nine of 13 games in 2021, recording 36 tackles and 2.5 sacks. [6] [7] Orhorhoro returned to Clemson in 2022 and 2023. [8]

Clemson Tigers
Statistics
SeasonGamesTackles
TotalSoloAstTFLSacks
2019 34221.50.5
2020 100000
2021 1336112582.5
2022 1423131084
2023 1225131285
Career 4388394925.512

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)
294 lb
(133 kg)
34 in
(0.86 m)
9+38 in
(0.24 m)
4.89 s1.67 s2.80 s4.67 s7.40 s32.0 in
(0.81 m)
9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)
29 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [9] [10] [11]

Orhorhoro was selected in the second round with the 35th overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. [12] [13]

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