Ovie Oghoufo

Senior defensive end for LSU. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

DE · LSU · Sr. · #2

6′4″ · 250 lb · Lathrup Village, MI

CFB Index 46 · #235 of 418 edge rushersMedium confidenceLSU 2023 alumnus

Recruiting

3★

OLB recruit

No. 545 nationally · Signed with Notre Dame

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

The story

4 defensive end for LSU. 2023: 2.5 sacks, 4 tackles for loss, 33 tackles.

Signed as a 3-star recruit to Notre Dame in 2018.
Transferred from Texas to LSU in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Five seasons at LSU, 8 sacks — his college career is complete.

His career

3 programs, one constant: he played.

2018

Signed with Notre Dame3-star out of Harrison

202112 games

Entered the portal

202311 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★★

#545 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2019–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2023

2 coaches

2019–2021

Ed Orgeron

LSU

2022–2023

Brian Kelly

LSU

era →

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

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Notre Dame11-2HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

2020Notre Dame10-2HC: Brian Kelly · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2021Texas5-7HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2022Texas8-5HC: Steve Sarkisian · Run-leaning

2023LSU10-3HC: Brian Kelly · Balanced

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

46Rotational starter #235 of 418?

Medium confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: sacks (84th percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Sacks#421 / 2842 · 84th pct

2.5

QB hurries#574 / 2842 · 74th pct

Tackles for loss#752 / 2842 · 71st pct

4.0

Tackles#1159 / 2842 · 58th pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Forced fumbles#54 / 710 · 46th pct

Solo tackles#1603 / 2842 · 42nd 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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home7g	2.9	0.6	0.4	0.1
Road4g	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	3.8	0.8	0.5	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 · 2023

Part-time starter

Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

46 · #235 of 418 edge rushers

Three-star recruit. Now #235 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	LSU	33	13	4.0	2.5	1	--	--
2022	Texas	49	20	7.5	1.5	3	--	--
2021	Texas	42	21	5.5	2.0	2	--	--
2020	Notre Dame	7	6	1.0	1.0	2	--	--
2019	Notre Dame	12	1	1.0	1.0	1	--	--
Career		143	61	19.0	8.0	9	--	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2023

W 49–39

at Missouri

2 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 QB HUR

Edged out Missouri on the road in a shootout.

With J. Daniels — 259 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 97.1 · 130 rush yds (15 car) · 1 TD · J. Bramblett — 43 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 24-45@ Florida State	3	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 72-10vs Grambling	2	0	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 5	L 49-55@ Ole Miss	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 49-39@ Missouri	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 48-18vs Auburn	1	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 62-0vs Army	1	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 28-42@ Alabama	5	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 52-35vs Florida	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 56-14vs Georgia State	6	0	1.0	0.5	—	0	Season-high 6 tackles
Wk 13	W 42-30vs Texas A&M	2	2	2.0	2.0	—	0	2 sacks
Bowl	W 35-31vs Wisconsin	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		33	13	4.0	2.5	—	1

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