Azeez Ojulari: LB · Georgia · #13.
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Azeez Ojulari
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Third year in the Georgia linebacker corps. The first one came in 2020: All-SEC. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Florida — Week 10, 2020.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 37-10@ Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 27-6vs No. 7 Auburn | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 44-21vs No. 14 Tennessee | 5 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 7 | L 24-41@ No. 2 Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | W 14-3@ Kentucky | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 28-44vs No. 8 Florida | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Mississippi State | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 45-16@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | W 49-14@ Missouri | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 18 | 9.5 | 6.5 | — | 2 |
Week 5 · 2020
W 27-6
vs Auburn
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Dominant 21-point win at home against Auburn.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
31tackles this seasonTFL rate
40%12 TFLSack rate
31%10 sacksPD rate
6%2 pass breakups31 tackles · 12.5 for loss · 9.5 sacks.
3 seasons under Kirby Smart — 31-7 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 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
Head Coach
Kirby Smart
Pass share
45.2%
304 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
74.7
9 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
329 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2020
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Three seasons at Georgia, 70 tackles — drafted at #50 overall by the New York Giants.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 2ND TEAM
All-SEC 2nd team (2020)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2018–2020
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirby Smart.
Next stop · NFL
New York GiantsEntering 6th NFL season
New York GiantsEntering 6th NFL season
