![]() ![]() We decided to break it down similar to the NFL Draft schedule, so this week's version will review the guys taken in the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh rounds of this year's draft. Before he takes the field for the Texans, he will be back in Oklahoma to watch Brent Venables’ first spring game as the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners.Since most of the NFL teams kick off the season three weeks from today, BuckeyesNow decided to give our projections on how the latest Buckeyes-turned-pros will perform during their first year in the league. Obo signed with the Houston Texans this offseason on a one-year deal worth $3.25 million. ![]() He did win a ring for Super Bowl LVI last February. He played in thirteen games last season, his best yet, before injuries again knocked him out for the playoff run. ![]() Injury robbed Obo of his rookie season, but he appeared in ten games for the Rams in both 20. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft (160th overall) by the Los Angeles Rams. In all, Okoronkwo registered eight sacks in 2017 and was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. Obo then planted the OU flag at midfield surrounded by his teammates on defense. Obo chased Sam Ehlinger all over a hot Cotton Bowl field that afternoon in Dallas, finally collapsing as the final play from the Longhorns fell short and OU won, 29-24. One memory that stood out from Okoronkwo’s 2017 season was the Red River Rivalry game against Texas. ![]() While Mayfield and the offense lit up the scoreboard and are still to this day one of the best offenses college football has ever seen, Okoronkwo was leading the defense and pressuring opposing quarterbacks relentlessly. On a Mike Stoops defense that struggled mightily at all three levels and was, by some metrics, one of the worst in the country, Obo was one of the few players on that side of the ball Sooner fans could count on. Okoronkwo’s 2017 season will be one that Sooner fans won’t soon forget. ![]()
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