Victor Ochi
No. 40, 57, 54, 51, 99, 59 | |||
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Position: | Bronx, New York, U.S. | ||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Central (Valley Stream, New York) | ||
College: | Stony Brook | ||
Undrafted: | 2016 | ||
Career history | |||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Player stats at NFL.com ยท PFR |
Victor Ochi (born October 2, 1993) is a former
Early life
Ochi was born in The Bronx on October 2, 1993, to Emmanuel and Queen Ochi, immigrants from Nigeria. At an early age, he became a fan of the New York Giants, studying great pass rushers like Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora.[1] His parents wanted him to focus on his studies, and did not let him play football until his sophomore year of high school, when he finally convinced them to allow him to try out for the school team.
He also lived with an aunt in Nigeria from the ages of 9 to 12.[2]
High school career
Ochi attended
College career
After high school, Ochi attended
Career statistics
Season | Defense | Fumbles | ||||||||
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Year | Team | GP | GS | Tack. | Solo. | Ass. | Sacks | TFL | FF | FR |
2011 | SBU | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
2012 | SBU | 13 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 23 | 3 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | SBU | 11 | 9 | 33 | 20 | 13 | 5.5 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
2014 | SBU | 11 | 11 | 57 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 16.5 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | SBU | 10 | 10 | 47 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 16.5 | 1 | 0 |
Career | 45 | 30 | 182 | 104 | 78 | 32.5 | 50.5 | 4 | 0 |
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
246 lb (112 kg) |
33+3⁄4 in (0.86 m) |
10+1⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
4.86 s | 1.66 s | 2.84 s | 4.40 s | 7.24 s | 32 in (0.81 m) |
9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) |
22* reps | |
All values from Pro Day.[6]
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Baltimore Ravens
After going
New York Jets
On September 5, 2016, Ochi was signed to the New York Jets' practice squad.[7] On October 22, he was promoted to the Jets active roster.[7] He was released by the Jets on November 5, 2016, and was re-signed to the practice squad on November 12.[8][9]
Kansas City Chiefs
On January 4, 2017, Ochi was signed by Kansas City Chiefs off the Jets' practice squad.[10] He was waived by the Chiefs on May 22, 2017.[11]
Tennessee Titans
On June 13, 2017, Ochi signed with the Tennessee Titans.[12] He was waived/injured by the Titans on August 6, 2017, after suffering a torn ACL and was placed on injured reserve.[13]
On April 9, 2018, Ochi was waived by the Titans.[14]
New York Guardians
In October 2019, Ochi was
Los Angeles Wildcats
Ochi signed to the
References
- ^ Samuel, Ebenezer (April 26, 2016). "At NFL draft, Stony Brook's Victor Ochi set to make history". New York Daily News. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ Logan, Greg (November 19, 2015). "Stony Brook's Victor Ochi has grown from raw recruit to polished NFL prospect". Newsday. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ a b "Victor Ochi 2015 Football Roster". StonyBrookAthletics.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Victor Ochi, OLB, Stony Brook, NFL Draft". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ "Victor Ochi Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Victor Ochi, DS #22 OLB, Stony Brook". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Victor Ochi Transactions". FoxSports.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
- ^ Greenberg, Ethan (November 5, 2016). "Jets Sign TE Tomlinson, Waive LB Ochi". NewYorkJets.com.
- ^ Allen, Eric (November 12, 2016). "CB McDougle Joins Roster, TE Davis Waived/Injured". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017.
- ^ Thorman, Joel (January 4, 2017). "Chiefs swap out Dadi Nicolas with a linebacker from the Jets". ArrowheadPride.com.
- ^ Alper, Josh (May 22, 2017). "Chiefs sign Tourek Williams". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (June 13, 2017). "Titans Add Cornerback, Linebacker to Roster". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 6, 2017). "Roster Move: Titans Add Running Back Brandon Radcliff". TitansOnline.com.
- ^ Alper, Josh (April 9, 2018). "Titans waive Victor Ochi". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (October 16, 2019). "XFL Draft Phase 5: The Final Rounds of the Draft, Find out who was selected". NFL Draft Diamonds. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Talbot, Damond (January 22, 2020). "A Full List of XFL Roster Cuts, Who was released today?". NFLDraftDiamonds.com. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Wildcats Make Series of Roster Moves". XFL.com. March 5, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
- ^ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.