Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-3vs Bucknell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Abi Nwabuoku-Okonji
Senior defensive lineman on James Madison's 2023 roster.
6′3″ · 270 lb · Snellville, GA
CFB Index 41 · #242 of 387 edge rushersLow confidenceJames Madison 2023 alumnus
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
SDE recruit
No. 961 nationally · Signed with Minnesota
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on James Madison's roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Minnesota in 2018.
Abi Nwabuoku-Okonji
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Abi Nwabuoku-Okonji has played for two head coaches in two seasons at James Madison. The receipt: 1 tackles against Bucknell — Week 1, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at James Madison, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
2018
- Signed with Minnesota3-star out of South Gwinnett
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
James Madison
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2023
2 coaches2022
James Madison
2023era →
Damian Wroblewski
James Madison
Coaching transition mid-career: Curt Cignetti → Damian Wroblewski. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2023 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022James Madison8-3HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-leaning
2023James Madison11-2HC: Damian Wroblewski · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Billy Napier
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2022
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
41 · #242 of 387 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #242 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | James Madison | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | James Madison | 23 | 12 | 5.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 13 | 5.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2022 production profile sits closest to Adetomiwa Adebawore’s 2021 season.
70%match
NFL Rd 4
Matches Adetomiwa on
TFL rate
Weight
Hurry rate
Differs from Adetomiwa on
Sack rate (lower)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Cian Slone's freshman season at Utah State (2023).
72%match
All-Mountain West
Matches Cian on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Cian on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Abi Nwabuoku-Okonji
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology