#18

BJ Ojulari

Former defensive end at LSU. 2022: 6 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 55 tackles.

DE · LSU · Jr. · #18

6′3″ · 250 lb · Marietta, GA

CFB Index 72 · #77 of 387 edge rushersMedium confidenceAll-Conf 1st teamArizona — drafted 2023, Rd 2, Pick 10, #41 overall

Recruiting

4★

WDE recruit

No. 84 nationally · Signed with LSU

Statement game4 tackles · 3 TFL · 3 sacksvs South Carolina (FBS) · W 52-24

Top 1% sacks game since 2021.

Ojulari looks good for a freshman.r/CFB game thread · ▲ 3His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former defensive end at LSU. 2022: 6 sacks, 10 tackles for loss, 55 tackles.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to LSU in 2020.
Drafted round 2 by the Arizona in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Three seasons at LSU, 17 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — drafted at #41 overall by Arizona.

His career

He was winning awards before he was old enough to be a story.

20208 games

Signed with LSU4-star out of Marietta

202211 games

All-SECfirst

2023

Drafted by Arizonaround 2, pick 41

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#84 national

CFB

College

LSU

2020–2022

NFL

NFL Draft

R2 · #41

Arizona · 2023

Trophy case · Confirmed honors

What the selectors said

2 honors · 1 category

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ALL-SEC · 1ST TEAM

All-SEC 1st team (2022)

Coaching lineage · 2020–2022

2 coaches

2020–2021

Ed Orgeron

LSU

2022

Brian Kelly

LSU

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Ed Orgeron → Brian Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

ArizonaEntering 4th NFL season

#41Rd 2 · Pick 10

ArizonaEntering 4th NFL season

View college career stats ↓

2022 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2020LSU5-5HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced, fast tempo

2021LSU6-7HC: Ed Orgeron · Balanced

2022LSU10-4HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

72Quality starter #77 of 387?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: qb hurries (99th percentile). Strength: sacks (97th percentile). Concern: passes defended (18th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

QB hurries#10 / 2755 · 99th pct

Sacks#77 / 2755 · 97th pct

6.0

Tackles for loss#127 / 2755 · 95th pct

10.0

Solo tackles#342 / 2755 · 87th pct

Tackles#445 / 2755 · 84th pct

Forced fumbles#58 / 737 · 46th pct

Passes defended#1741 / 2755 · 18th 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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home5g	5.4	1.1	0.6	0.0
Road6g	4.7	0.8	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

2026 season

Head Coach

Lane Kiffin

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

Awards

Player standing · 2022

All-Conference 1st team

First team in his league at the position.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

72 · #77 of 387 edge rushers

Former four-star. Now #77 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2022	LSU	55	35	10.0	6.0	--	--	--
2021	LSU	54	31	12.0	7.0	1	--	--
2020	LSU	16	12	5.0	4.0	1	--	--
Career		125	78	27.0	17.0	2	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 10 · 2022

W 32–31

vs Alabama

11 TOT · 7 SOLO · 1 SACKS

Edged out Alabama at home in a shootout.

With J. Daniels — 182 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 85.4 · 95 rush yds (18 car) · 1 TD · J. Bramblett — 41 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 55 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	Note
Wk 1	L 23-24@ Florida State	6	5	1.0	1.0	—
Wk 3	W 31-16vs Mississippi State	4	3	2.5	1.5	—	2.5 TFL
Wk 5	W 21-17@ Auburn	4	4	2.0	2.0	—	2 sacks
Wk 6	L 13-40vs Tennessee	6	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 7	W 45-35@ Florida	3	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 8	W 45-20vs Ole Miss	2	1	1.5	0.5	—
Wk 10	W 32-31vs Alabama	11	7	1.5	1.0	—	Season-high 11 tackles
Wk 11	W 13-10@ Arkansas	7	3	0.5	0.0	—
Wk 12	W 41-10vs UAB	4	2	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 13	L 23-38@ Texas A&M	4	3	0.0	0.0	—
Wk 14	L 30-50@ Georgia	4	3	1.0	0.0	—
Total		55	35	10.0	6.0	—

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology