![]() Okuayinonu in 2023 | |||||||||||
No. 91 – San Francisco 49ers | |||||||||||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||
Born: | Monrovia, Liberia | May 1, 1998||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||
High school: | Lowell (Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.) | ||||||||||
College: | Maryland (2019–2021) | ||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2022: undrafted | ||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||
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Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||||||||
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Sam Okuayinonu (born May 1, 1998) is a Liberian professional American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins, [1] and signed as undrafted free agent with the Tennessee Titans in 2022.
Sam Okuayinonu was a three-star recruit from Lowell, Massachusetts. He played defensive line for Lowell High School graduating in 2016.
On January 26, 2019, Okuayinonu committed to the Maryland Football. At Maryland, Okuayinonu had a total of 90 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks. [2] After the 2021 Pinstripe Bowl, Okuayinonu declared for the draft. [1]
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 269 lb (122 kg) | 33+1⁄4 in (0.84 m) | 9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) | 4.77 s | 1.62 s | 2.71 s | 4.58 s | 7.48 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) | 31 reps | |
All values from Pro Day [3] |
Okuayinonu was not selected in the 2022 NFL draft. On April 30, 2022, he signed with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent. [4] He was waived on August 30, 2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day. [5] [6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 4. [7] The Titans waived Okuayinonu on December 6, 2022, and re-signed with the practice squad. [8] He was promoted to the active roster on December 29, then waived the next day and re-signed back to the practice squad. [9] [10]
Okuayinonu signed a reserve/future contract on January 10, 2023. [11] On August 29, 2023, he was waived for final roster cuts before the start of the 2023 season. [12] Though Okuayinonu signed with the practice squad on August 30, the next day he was released again. [13] [14]
On January 10, 2024, Okuayinonu was signed to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad. [15] He signed a reserve/future contract on February 13, 2024. [16]
Okuayinonu was waived by the 49ers on August 28, 2024, and re-signed to the practice squad. [17] [18] He was promoted to the active roster on September 28. [19]
On March 26, 2025, Okuayinonu re-signed with the 49ers. [20]