Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Minnesota
Esezi Otomewo
DL • 6'6" • 285 lbs • Indianapolis, IN, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Esezi Otomewo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Player Story
Esezi Otomewo built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 9, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Esezi Otomewo's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 22
- Overall
- No. 165
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Esezi Otomewo, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Postseason · Minnesota. Esezi Otomewo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 79
- TFL
- 11.5
- Sacks
- 6.5
- QB hurries
- 6
Quick Answers
Esezi Otomewo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DL
- Career Tackles
- 79
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 33 games
- Best season
- 2021 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- West Virginia
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Ben Davis · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Ben Davis · 37 FBS recruits · 4 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 5 · Pick 22 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 9 · Junior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DL 174th (top 19%) · Big Ten 147th (top 24%) · National 1,409th (top 24%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 11.3 |
| 2019 Postseason | Minnesota | 9 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 9 | 21 | 4.5 | 2.5 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 0 | 29.9 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 48.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 27 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | - | 0 | 48.6 |
Related Context
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Esezi Otomewo played DL for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Esezi Otomewo recorded 79 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Postseason
Minnesota paired 11.5 primary output with 21.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: West Virginia
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.0
Efficiency
21.8
Usage
7.3
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
West Virginia
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. West Virginia: 5. Miami (OH): 0. Bowling Green: 0. Purdue: 2. Nebraska: 3.5. Maryland: 0. Northwestern: 0. Illinois: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 1. Wisconsin: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. West Virginia: 3 by 62.5. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Bowling Green: 1 by 4.2. Purdue: 4 by 36.7. Nebraska: 4 by 51.7. Maryland: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Illinois: 5 by 20.8. Iowa: 1 by 4.2. Indiana: 1 by 14.2. Wisconsin: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 8 · +1.4 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 3 · -1.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
West Virginia
Best efficiency game
62.5 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/29 | vs West Virginia2+ sacks · Splash game | W 18-6 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | vs Wisconsin | W 23-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Indiana | W 35-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | @ Iowa | L 22-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Illinois | L 6-14 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Northwestern | W 41-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Maryland | W 34-16 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs NebraskaSplash game | W 30-23 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ PurdueSplash game | W 20-13 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Bowling Green | L 10-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Miami (OH) | W 31-26 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Esezi Otomewo story
Esezi Otomewo built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive lineman from Indianapolis, IN wearing No. 9, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Esezi Otomewo's career was his defensive production: 79 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, and 6.5 sacks across 33 career games in the available record. That gives Esezi Otomewo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2018-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Minnesota | 1 | 8.6 | 2.8 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Minnesota | 7.5 | 18.5 | 7.6 | 6.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Minnesota | 7.5 | 18.5 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Minnesota | 4 | 17.1 | 6.8 | -3.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Minnesota | 11.5 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 7.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11.5 | 21.8 | 7.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs West Virginia
Week 1 · W 18-6 · Postseason
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Rutgers
Week 8 · W 42-7 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
83.6 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 83.6 takeover score.
#3
@ Illinois
Week 10 · W 41-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Maryland
Week 4 · L 13-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
74.2 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 74.2 takeover score.
#5
vs Nebraska
Week 7 · W 30-23 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
73.9 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Postseason · Minnesota
11.5 primary output · 21.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
48.6
#2
2021 Regular Season · Minnesota
48.6
11.5 primary · 21.8 efficiency · 7.3 usage
#3
2019 Postseason · Minnesota
45.6
7.5 primary · 18.5 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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