David Ojabo: LB · Michigan · #55.
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David Ojabo
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Second year in the same linebacker corps at Michigan. First career honor, 2021: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss against Wisconsin — Week 5, 2021.
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
35 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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
2021 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 47-14vs Western Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 31-10vs Washington | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 63-10vs Northern Illinois | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-13vs Rutgers | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-17@ Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 32-29@ Nebraska | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 33-7vs Northwestern | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | L 33-37@ No. 8 Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 10 | W 29-7vs Indiana | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ No. 23 Penn State | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 12 | W 59-18@ Maryland | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-27vs No. 2 Ohio State | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 42-3vs No. 15 Iowa | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 24 | 12.0 | 11.0 | — | 3 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 38-17
at Wisconsin
2.5 sacks · 2.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 21-point win on the road against Wisconsin.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
34%12 TFLSack rate
31%11 sacksPD rate
9%3 pass breakups35 tackles · 12 for loss · 11 sacks.
2 seasons under Jim Harbaugh — 14-6 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Road5g | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jim Harbaugh
Pass share
41.1%
394 pass / 564 run
Plays / game
73.7
13 games
Team sack rate
3.1%
414 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
First team in his league at the position.
The All-Conference 1st team honor is earned — and the box score backs it up emphatically: #5 of 578 FBS linebackers by CFB Zeitgeist Score.2021 profile
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #5 at the position.
How it ended
Two seasons at Michigan, 36 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2021) — drafted at #45 overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 1ST TEAM
All-Big Ten 1st team (2021)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2021)
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2019–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under Jim Harbaugh.
Next stop · NFL
Baltimore RavensEntering 5th NFL season
Baltimore RavensEntering 5th NFL seasonFrom Aberdeen, Scotland.
