12 Facts About Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

Jeremiah Ernest Owusu-Koramoah Yaw was born on November 4,1999 and is an American professional football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he won the Butkus Award and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American as a senior in 2020.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah grew up in Hampton, Virginia, and attended Bethel High School.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is of Ghanaian descent through his father Andrew, who met his wife Beverly in England, before moving to Virginia in 1998.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at the University of Virginia in 2016 before decommitting to choose Notre Dame.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah spent his freshman season on Notre Dame's scout team and did not appear in any games.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah missed most of his sophomore year after breaking his foot in practice after playing in the first two games of the season.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was named a starter going into his junior season and recorded 80 tackles, a team-leading 13.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks with four passes broken up, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah won the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker as a senior in 2020, in addition to being named a unanimous All-American and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $6.5 million, on June 6,2021.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was placed on injured reserve on October 19,2021, with an ankle injury.