#13

Azeez Ojulari

Former linebacker at Georgia. 2020: 31 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks.

LB · Georgia · So. · #13

6′3″ · 240 lb · Marietta, GA

All-ConferenceNew York — drafted 2021, Rd 2, Pick 18, #50 overall

Recruiting

4★

WDE recruit

No. 144 nationally · Signed with Georgia

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former linebacker at Georgia. 2020: 31 tackles, 12.5 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2018.
Drafted round 2 by the New York in 2021.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at Georgia, 70 tackles — drafted at #50 overall by New York.

His career

He arrived as a blue-chip recruit and played like one.

2018

Signed with Georgia4-star out of Marietta

20209 games

The role got bigger.

All-SECsecond

2021

Drafted by New Yorkround 2, pick 50

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#144 national

CFB

College

Georgia

2018–2020

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #50

New York · 2021

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

🎖

ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM

All-SEC 2nd team (2020)

Coaching lineage · 2018–2020

1 coach

2018–2020

Kirby Smart

Georgia

Played his entire career under Kirby Smart.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

New YorkEntering 6th NFL season

#50Rd 2 · Pick 18

New YorkEntering 6th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2020 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 31-7 over that span.

2018Georgia11-3HC: Kirby Smart · Run-heavy

2019Georgia12-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

2020Georgia8-2HC: Kirby Smart · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (100th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (99th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#3 / 2211 · 100th pct

9.5

Tackles for loss#22 / 2211 · 99th pct

12.5

QB hurries#85 / 2211 · 95th pct

Solo tackles#569 / 2211 · 73rd pct

Passes defended#471 / 2211 · 72nd pct

Tackles#745 / 2211 · 66th pct

Forced fumbles#39 / 497 · 46th pct

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

2020 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	4.2	1.5	1.0	0.0
Road5g	2.0	0.7	0.5	0.4

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.5	1.2	0.8	0.5
Weeks 8+5g	2.6	0.9	0.7	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kirby Smart

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2020

All-Conference

Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Career stats

Season	Team
2020	Georgia	31	22	12.5	9.5	2	--	--
2019	Georgia	35	15	5.0	5.5	--	--	--
2018	Georgia	4	3	1.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		70	40	18.5	15.0	2	--	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week