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2021 Football Roster

21 Joe Ozougwu

  • Position DE
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Highschool North Texas
  • Hometown Alief, Texas

Biography

2021: Mid-year transfer who participated in A-State’s 2021 spring camp.

North Texas: Played three seasons at North Texas before transferring to A-State, including the 2019 campaign when he posted 42 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss 3.0 sacks, three quarterback hurries and a pass break-up in 10 appearances ... Started nine games ... Recorded five tackles, 1.0 being for loss, and a sack at Rice on Nov. 23 ... Also finished the Oct. 26 game at Charlotte with five tackles  ...  Tallied 5.5 tackles, 1.5 TFL and a sack against Houston ... Posted a season-high seven tackles, including 1.0 tackle for loss, and a sack at California on Sept. 14 ... Completed the 2018 season with 29 tackles (18 solo), 7.0 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble, four quarterback hurries and a pass break-up in 13 games, including five as a starter ... Collected a season-high seven tackles against both Rice on Oct. 27 and UAB on Oct. 20 ... Also posted a forced fumble in the win versus Rice and tallied 1.5 sacks versus UAB ... His redshirt freshman 2017 season saw him appear in 11 games, including two as a starter, and record 18 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks and a forced fumble on his way to earning a spot on the Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... Tallied a season-high seven tackles, including 1.5 for a loss, and a half-sack to go along with a forced fumble in his first career start against Louisiana Tech on Nov. 4 ... Made his collegiate debut on Sept. 2 versus Lamar and made a pair of tackles ... Redshirted his true freshman season in 2016.

High School: Varsity football letterman at Taylor High School ... Finished his senior season with 78 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and eight sacks ... All-District 23-5A selection and a team captain.

Personal: Born Aug. 5, 1997 ... Older brother, Cheta, played at Rice and was a 7th round NFL Draft pick by the Houston Texans.

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