Former defensive lineman at UCLA. 2020: 4 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.
6′2″ · 279 lb · Portland, OR
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 532 nationally · Signed with UCLA
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive lineman at UCLA. 2020: 4 sacks, 6 tackles for loss, 30 tackles.
Osa Odighizuwa
Four seasons at UCLA, two different head coaches: Jim Mora and Chip Kelly. 2020 brought the first one: All-Pac-12. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 sacks against Arizona State, Week 14, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at UCLA, 12 sacks, a first-team All-Conference season (2020) — drafted at #75 overall by Dallas.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-PAC-12 · 1ST TEAM
All-Pac-12 1st team (2020)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Jim Mora → Chip Kelly. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
DallasEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (94th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (87th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+7g | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Chesney
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
First team in his league at the position.
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 14 · 2020
W 25–18
6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
With D. Thompson-Robinson — 192 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 49 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · B. Brown — 94 rush yds (7 car)
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 7 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 10 | L 42-48@ Colorado | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 11 | W 34-10vs California | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 35-38@ Oregon | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Arizona | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 25-18@ Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 38-43vs USC | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 16 | L 47-48vs Stanford | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 12 | 6.0 | 4.0 | — | 1 |