Sammy Omosigho

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Sammy Omosigho
No. 7 – Oklahoma Sooners
Position Linebacker
ClassJunior
Personal information
Born (2004-09-17) September 17, 2004 (age 21)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school Crandall High School
College
Stats at ESPN

Sammy Omosigho is an American football linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners.

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Early life and high school

Omosigho attended Crandall High School. Coming out of high school, he was rated as a four-star recruit, where he held offers from Florida, TCU, and Oklahoma. [1] Ultimately, Omosigho committed to play college football for the Oklahoma Sooners. [2]

College career

In his first collegiate season in 2023, Omosigho played in ten games, notching seven tackles with half a tackle being for a loss. [3] During the 2024 season, Omosigho played in all 13 games, where he recorded 39 tackles with five being for a loss, six pressures, a pass deflection, and a forced fumble. [4] [5] Heading into the 2025 season, he was named to the Butkus Award Watch List, where he also earned a starting spot at linebacker for the Sooners. [6] [7] In week one of the 2025 season, Omosigho totaled eight tackles and his first career sack in a season opening win over Illinois State. [8] In week twelve, he recorded six tackles and a fumble recovery in an upset win over Alabama. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Powers, Greg. "State 7-on-7: Decision Coming for Four-Star LB Samuel Omosigho". Dave Campbell's Texas Football. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  2. ↑ McFarland, Shawn. "Crandall three-star linebacker Samuel Omosigho commits to Oklahoma". Dallas News. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  3. ↑ Radosevich, Eddie. "Crimson Countdown: No. 24 Samuel Omosigho". On3.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  4. ↑ Chapman, Ryan. "Why Oklahoma LB Sammy Omosigho is Having a 'Blast' Learning a New Role". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Kip Lewis, Sammy Omosigho, and Bryan McCoy Jr. named to 2025 Butkus Award watch list for nation's top linebacker". News9.com. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  6. ↑ Young, Mason. "Courtland Guillory lives up to billing in OU debut; Sammy Omosigho makes move inside look easy". Tulsa World. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  7. ↑ Williams, John. "Pair of Oklahoma Sooners named to Butkus Award watch list". Sooners Wire. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ Kennedy, Collin. "Junior LB Sammy Omosigho shows why so many invested in his development: 'Built my confidence a little bit'". 247Sports. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
  9. ↑ Trantham, Brady. "Sammy Omosigho's All-Out Effort Lifts Oklahoma's Vicious Defense and Special Teams". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 27, 2025.
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