Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 56-24vs UAB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
Emmanuel Okoye
Emmanuel Okoye is a defensive lineman at California who has not played in California's 9 games this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Tennessee.
Where Okoye comes from
- Lagos, Nigeria
- NFL Academy
- Four-star, No. 444 in the 2023 class; signed with Tennessee.
Where Okoye fits
California lists 15 defensive linemen this season.
California defensive linemen with a game this season
California is 3-6. Next: at Virginia, Sat Nov 14.
Similar players
Same class and position
Came to California by way of Tennessee. On tape: 1 tackle against UAB, Week 4, 2025.
Where to follow
Career stats
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| Season | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tennessee | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2025Tennessee8-5HC: Josh Heupel · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Josh Heupel
Pass share
47.3%
437 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
71.0
13 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
449 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
1 tackle in 1 game
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Four seasons, two schools
- 2026 California LupoiYear 4 · on the roster, no stat line
- Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portalTennessee to California
- 2025 Tennessee HeupelYear 3 · 1 game
- 2024 Tennessee HeupelYear 2 · on the roster, no stat line
- 2023 Tennessee HeupelYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- High school NFL AcademyNigeria · Class of 2023Four-star, No. 444 in the 2023 class. Signed with Tennessee.
Moves
- Transferred from Tennessee to California, Jan 17, 2026.
2023
- Signed with TennesseeFour-star, out of NFL Academy
2026
- Transferred to Californiafrom Tennessee
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023–2025
Tennessee
Played for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Josh Heupel and Tosh Lupoi.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to California
2023–25Tennessee
2026California
Where it started
From Lagos, Nigeria — one of 9 players from Nigeria in FBS this season.