Michael Ojemudia: DB · Iowa · #11.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Michael Ojemudia
Erases the deep middle of the field. Fourth year in the same secondary at Iowa. The first one came in 2019: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Wisconsin — Week 11, 2019.
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
52 tackles. 9 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 1 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.
KCCI Oct 28
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul Oct 27Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 30-0vs Rutgers | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 18-17@ Iowa State | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-3vs Middle Tennessee | 7 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-10@ No. 19 Michigan | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 12-17vs No. 10 Penn State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 26-20vs Purdue | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 20-0@ Northwestern | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 11 | L 22-24@ No. 16 Wisconsin | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 19-10vs Illinois | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 14 | W 27-24@ Nebraska | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | W 49-24vs No. 22 USC | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 52 | 41 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
17%9 pass breakupsInterceptions
3interceptionsTackle volume
52tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL52 tackles · 1 for loss · 9 pass breakups · 3 interceptions.
4 seasons under Kirk Ferentz — 35-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road5g | 4.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Kirk Ferentz
Pass share
48.0%
410 pass / 444 run
Plays / game
65.7
13 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2019
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
How it ended
Four seasons at Iowa, 125 tackles — drafted at #77 overall by the Denver Broncos.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN · 2ND TEAM
All-Big Ten 2nd team (2019)
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed every college season under Kirk Ferentz.
Next stop · NFL
Denver BroncosEntering 7th NFL season
Denver BroncosEntering 7th NFL season
