BJ Ojulari: DE · LSU · #18.
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BJ Ojulari
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. Played for two head coaches in three seasons at LSU. All-SEC in 2022 was the second season with an honor. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas — Week 11, 2022.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 10 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
2022 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 23-24vs Florida State | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 31-16vs Mississippi State | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 5 | W 21-17@ Auburn | 4 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 13-40vs No. 8 Tennessee | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-35@ Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-20vs No. 7 Ole Miss | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-31vs No. 6 Alabama | 11 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10@ Arkansas | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-10vs UAB | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 23-38@ Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-50vs No. 1 Georgia | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 35 | 10.0 | 6.0 | — | 0 |
Week 10 · 2022
W 32-31
vs Alabama
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 11 tackles
Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%6 sacksTFL rate
18%10 TFLHurry rate
18%10 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
38%6 of 16 pressures55 tackles · 10 for loss · 6 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brian Kelly
Pass share
48.6%
478 pass / 506 run
Plays / game
70.3
14 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
538 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
First team in his league at the position.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #77 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at LSU, 17 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #41 overall by the Arizona Cardinals.
Honored in a first season.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM
All-SEC 1st team (2022)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2020)
SEC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2020–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Arizona CardinalsEntering 4th NFL season
Arizona CardinalsEntering 4th NFL season
