1. Osawaru Odighizuwa is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
26 Facts About Osa Odighizuwa
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Osa Odighizuwa played college football for the UCLA Bruins, earning first-team all-conference honors in the Pac-12.
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Osa Odighizuwa was selected by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Osa Odighizuwa was a two-time defensive player of the year and received PrepStar All-West honors as a senior.
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Osa Odighizuwa was a three star recruit coming out of high school and committed to play college at the University of California, Los Angeles on May 5,2015.
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Osa Odighizuwa lettered in wrestling, where he won three straight state heavyweight championships.
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Osa Odighizuwa was undefeated in his last two years.
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Osa Odighizuwa collected 15 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss and one sack.
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Osa Odighizuwa had 3 tackles and one sack against the University of Oregon.
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Osa Odighizuwa returned a fumble for a 51-yard touchdown against the University of Washington.
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Osa Odighizuwa made 2 tackles for loss and one sack against the University of Hawai'i.
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Osa Odighizuwa registered 29 tackles, 3 sacks, 6 tackles for loss and 2 pass breakups.
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Osa Odighizuwa had 5 tackles against the University of Colorado and the University of Washington.
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Osa Odighizuwa tallied 46 tackles, 3.5 sacks and 10 tackles for loss.
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Osa Odighizuwa had 9 tackles against San Diego State University.
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Osa Odighizuwa was a starter at defensive tackle, posting 30 tackles, 4 sacks and 6 tackles for loss.
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Osa Odighizuwa had 6 tackles against the University of Colorado and Arizona State University.
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Osa Odighizuwa made 2.5 tackles against the University of California.
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Osa Odighizuwa signed his four-year rookie contract with Dallas on June 10,2021.
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Osa Odighizuwa faced competition from Trysten Hill and Chauncey Golston for his starting job.
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Osa Odighizuwa made his first career start and NFL debut in the Cowboys' Week 1 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Osa Odighizuwa had a quiet debut, recording just one assist in the loss.
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Osa Odighizuwa was relatively quiet for the first two games of the season, but he had an excellent game in Week 3 against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Osa Odighizuwa recorded his third straight tackle for loss in a Week 5 victory against the New York Giants.
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Osa Odighizuwa finished his rookie season appearing in 16 games and recorded 21 solo tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 11 quarterback hits, and two sacks.
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On March 4,2025, Osa Odighizuwa signed a four-year, $80 million contract extension with the Cowboys.