David Ojabo

Class:
Junior
Position:
LB
Height:
6-5
Weight:
250
Hometown:
Aberdeen, Scotland
High School:
Blair Academy

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 7 - at Wisconsin (Oct. 2, 2021)
• Solos: 4 - at Wisconsin (Oct. 2, 2021)
• Asst: 3 - at Wisconsin (Oct. 2, 2021)
• TFLs: 2.5 - at Wisconsin (Oct. 2, 2021)
• Sacks: 2.5 - at Wisconsin (Oct. 2, 2021)
• Int: none
• FR: 1 - vs. Washington (Sept. 11, 2021)
• PBUs: 3 - vs. Northwestern (Oct. 23, 2021)

At Michigan
• All-American selection by the Associated Press (second team, 2021)
• Second team CoSIDA Academic All-American (2021)
• CoSIDA Academic All-District 5 (2021)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21)
• All-Big Ten selection (consensus first team, 2021)
• Two-time letterman (2020-21)
• Twice named the team's Most Improved Player on Defense (2019, '21)
• Appeared in 20 games during his career with eight starts
• Program record-holder: single-season forced fumbles (five)

Junior (2021)
• Appeared in all 14 games with six starts at outside linebacker; made 35 tackles including 12 for loss, 11 sacks, and three pass breakups, also had eight quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, and a program-record five forced fumbles to earn his second varsity letter
• All-American selection by the Associated Press (second team)
• Second team CoSIDA Academic All-American
• Consensus first team All-Big Ten (coaches and media)
• Honored as the Co-Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week after his performance at Wisconsin
• Named Defensive Player of the Week for performance at Wisconsin
• Made the Play of the Game, a fourth-quarter forced fumble, against Rutgers
• Made his first career start at outside linebacker and made one solo tackle with a quarterback hurry against Western Michigan (Sept. 4)
• Credited with his first career sack against Washington (Sept. 11) among two tackles and his first career fumble recovery
• Against Northern Illinois (Sept. 18), made two solo tackles playing off the edge
• Forced his first career fumble and made three tackles (two solo) against Rutgers (Sept. 25)
• Led the team with seven tackles (four solo), 2.5 sacks, and a forced fumble at Wisconsin (Oct. 2)
• Contributed one solo tackle, a sack, starting at Nebraska (Oct. 9)
• Assisted on one tackle, a split-sack, and also broke up three passes playing off the edge in a start against Northwestern (Oct. 23)
• Forced a fumble and made two sacks among four total tackles (three solo) at Michigan State (Oct. 30)
• Forced a fumble, generated a sack and delivered two tackles against Indiana (Nov. 6)
• Had a two-sack day among four tackles in a start at Penn State (Nov. 13) and set a new U-M single-season record with his fifth fumble forced
• Made three tackles (all solos) starting off the edge at Maryland (Nov. 20)
• Started outside against Ohio State (Nov. 27) and made three solo stops with one sack and a quarterback hurry
• Contributed three tackles with one for loss playing off the edge against Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game (Dec. 4)
• Started and played off the edge against Georgia in the Capital One Orange Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)

Sophomore (2020)
• Appeared in all six games on special teams and played linebacker in three; made one tackle to earn his first varsity letter
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Played snaps at linebacker against Michigan State (Oct. 31), at Minnesota (Oct. 24), at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Recorded one tackle at Indiana (Nov. 7)
• Contributed on special teams against Wisconsin (Nov. 14), at Rutgers (Nov. 21), and against Penn State (Nov. 28)

Freshman (2019)
• Named the team's Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year
• Did not see game action

Prep
• Attended Blair Academy (2019) coached by Jim Saylor
• Two-year starter at defensive end; came to Blair Academy in his sophomore year and participated in soccer and basketball before taking up football as a junior

Key Statistics
• Registered 33 tackles, 8.5 sacks, eight tackles for loss and one forced fumble as a senior
• Recorded 35 tackles, six sacks and two forced fumbles playing in seven games as a junior, his first season playing organized football

Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite four-star rating, the No. 312 overall prospect nationally and the No. 22 strong-side defensive end
• 247.com four-star recruit, ranked No. 208 nationally, No. 18 strong-side defensive end and No. 4 prospect in New Jersey
• Rivals four-star prospect, rated the No. 38 strong-side defensive end and No. 13 player in New Jersey
• ESPN four-star prospect, ranked No. 286 overall and No. 35 at defensive end
• 2018 Mid-Atlantic Prep League first team all-conference and 2017 MAPL second team all-conference
• Listed as the fourth-best prep player by the New Jersey Advance Media Group entering his senior year
• Won the 2018 prep state title in the 100-meter dash with a personal-best time of 10.93 seconds

Personal
• David Ojabo was born May 17, 2000
• Son of Victor and Ngor Ojabo
• Born in Nigeria and moved to Aberdeen, Scotland, in 2007 before coming to the U.S. for high school