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Player Dossier
2017-2019Ohio State
Jeff Okudah
CB • 6'1" • 200 lbs • Grand Prairie, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Jeff Okudah shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
95
Top-tier box-score impact for a corner
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
83
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Ohio State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Player Story
Jeff Okudah built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a cornerback from Grand Prairie, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jeff Okudah's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Ohio State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2020
- Selection
- Round 1 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 3
- NFL Team
- Detroit Lions
Jeff Okudah, CB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Ohio State. Jeff Okudah shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 83
- TFL
- 1
- Passes defended
- 18
Quick Answers
Jeff Okudah quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ohio State · CB
- Career Tackles
- 83
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Ohio State
- Top game
- Florida Atlantic
- Recruit profile
- 5-star · South Grand Prairie · Ohio State
- High school pipeline
- Fuquay-Varina · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2020 · Round 1 · Pick 3 · Detroit Lions
- Latest roster
- No. 1 · Junior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 34 tackles · CB 105th (top 30%) · Big Ten 132nd (top 22%) · National 1,230th (top 21%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 9 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 9 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 8.4 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 27.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 27 | - | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 27.8 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 29 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 51.3 |
Related Context
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Jeff Okudah played CB for Ohio State. Across 3 tracked seasons, Jeff Okudah recorded 83 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Ohio State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Ohio State paired 13 primary output with 20.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2019 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 20.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2019 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida Atlantic
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2019 Postseason · Ohio State
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
1
Efficiency
20.9
Usage
3.2
Consistency
57.9
Best Game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Clemson: 2. Florida Atlantic: 2. Cincinnati: 0. Indiana: 1. Miami (OH): 2. Nebraska: 2. Michigan State: 0. Wisconsin: 0. Maryland: 1. Rutgers: 0. Penn State: 0. Michigan: 2. Wisconsin: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Clemson: 5 by 40.8. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 45. Cincinnati: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 3 by 22.5. Miami (OH): 1 by 24.2. Nebraska: 2 by 28.3. Michigan State: 1 by 4.2. Wisconsin: 4 by 16.7. Maryland: 0 by 10. Rutgers: 1 by 4.2. Penn State: 2 by 8.3. Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Wisconsin: 4 by 26.7
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 12 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses2 · Games = 1 · +1.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida Atlantic
Best efficiency game
45 vs Florida Atlantic
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/29 | vs ClemsonSplash game | L 23-29 | 5 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 12/8 | @ Wisconsin | W 34-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/30 | @ MichiganSplash game | W 56-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Penn State | W 28-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/16 | @ Rutgers | W 56-21 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/9 | vs Maryland | W 73-14 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Wisconsin | W 38-7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Michigan State | W 34-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ NebraskaSplash game | W 48-7 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | vs Miami (OH)Splash game | W 76-5 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Indiana | W 51-10 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Cincinnati | W 42-0 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Florida AtlanticSplash game | W 45-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Jeff Okudah story
Jeff Okudah built his college career from 2017 through 2019 as a cornerback from Grand Prairie, TX wearing No. 1, spending time with Ohio State. The clearest part of Jeff Okudah's career was his defensive production: 83 tackles, 1 tackle for loss, 3 interceptions, and 18 passes defended across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Ohio State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Jeff Okudah's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ohio State.
The arc is straightforward: Jeff Okudah moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ohio State
2017-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720172018201820192019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Ohio State | 1 | 9 | 1.6 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Ohio State | 1 | 9 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2018 Postseason | Ohio State | 8 | 16.4 | 2.1 | 7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Ohio State | 8 | 16.4 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Ohio State | 13 | 20.9 | 3.2 | 5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Ohio State | 13 | 20.9 | 3.2 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 1 · W 45-21
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#2
@ Nebraska
Week 5 · W 48-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Clemson
Week 1 · L 23-29 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
60.8 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 60.8 takeover score.
#4
vs Washington
Week 1 · W 28-23 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
56.9 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 56.9 takeover score.
#5
vs Miami (OH)
Week 4 · W 76-5
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Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Ohio State
13 primary output · 20.9 efficiency · 3.2 usage
51.3
#2
2019 Regular Season · Ohio State
51.3
13 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 3.2 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Ohio State
27.8
8 primary · 16.4 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
7
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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