Chukwuma Okorafor

Chukwuma Okorafor
No. 76 – Pittsburgh Steelers
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997
Nigeria
Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight: 320 lb (145 kg)
Career information
High school: Southfield
(Southfield, Michigan)
College: Western Michigan
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 3 / Pick: 92
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 3
Games started: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Chukwuma Okorafor (born August 8, 1997) is an American football offensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Western Michigan.[1]

Professional career

On December 11, 2017, it was announced that Okorafor accepted his invitation to play in the Senior Bowl.[2] Okorafor sustained an injury during practice in preparation for the Senior Bowl and was expected to miss the game.[3][4] On January 27, 2018, Okorafor played in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl and was a part of Denver Broncos' head coach Vance Joseph's North team that lost 45–16 to Houston Texans' head coach Bill O'Brien's South team.[5] Okorafor attended private workouts and visits with the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles.[6] At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Okorafor was projected to be a third round pick by NFL draft experts and scouts. He was ranked as the sixth best offensive tackle in the draft by Sports Illustrated, was ranked the ninth best offensive tackle by DraftScout.com, and was ranked the 11th best offensive tackle by Scouts Inc.[7][8][9]

External video
Okorafor's NFL Combine Workout
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 6 in
(1.98 m)		 320 lb
(145 kg)		 34 1⁄2 in
(0.88 m)		 10 1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		 5.31 s 1.85 s 3.07 s 4.80 s 7.87 s 23 1⁄2 in
(0.60 m)		 8 ft 6 in
(2.59 m)		 19 reps
All values from NFL Combine[10]

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Okorafor in the third round (92nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. Okorafor was the 11th offensive tackle drafted in 2018.[11][12]

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Steelers draft Okorafor 92nd overall

On May 22, 2018, the Pittsburgh Steelers signed Okorafor to a four-year, $3.40 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $812,364.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "WMU offensive tackle Chukwuma Okorafor earns first-team All-America honors". MLive.com. December 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rudolph among 18 to accept invites this week". SeniorBowl.com. December 11, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Goodbread, Chase (January 22, 2018). "Senior Bowl: Shaquem Griffin determined to impress scouts". NFL.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Best NFL Draft Prospects Not at the 2018 Senior Bowl". BleacherReport.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Okorafor participates, Phillips sits with sprained ankle at 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl". westernherald.com. January 29, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "DRAFT Eagles NewsWestern Michigan OT Chukwuma Okorafor has official visit scheduled with Eagles". 4thandjawn.com. March 21, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Chukwuma Okorafor, DS #9 OT, Western Michigan". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "ref"%3A"https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F"%7D "NFL Chukwuma Okorafor -ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  9. ↑ "The 2018 NFL Draft Big Board, Vol. 2". si.com. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  10. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Chukwuma Okorafor". National Football League. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  11. ↑ "2018 NFL Draft Results: Pittsburgh Steelers select Chukwuma Okorafor with third round pick". Behind The Steel Curtain. April 27, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Steelers sign Okorafor". Steelers.com. May 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ "OverTheCap.com: Chukwuma Okorafor contract". Overthecap.com. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
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