Eyabi Okie

Class:
Graduate Student
Position:
EDGE
Height:
6-5
Weight:
244
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
St. Frances Academy

Pronounced: YAH-bee

CAREER HIGHS

• Tackles: 3, 2x - last at Indiana (Oct. 8, 2022)
• Solos: 1, 5x - last vs. Illinois (Nov. 19, 2022)
• Asst: 3 - at Iowa (Oct. 1, 2022)
• TFLs: 1.5 - at Indiana (Oct. 8, 2022)
• Sacks: 1.0, 4x - last at Ohio State (Nov. 26, 2022)
• Int: none
• FR: none
• PBUs: 2 - at Indiana (Oct. 8, 2022)

At Michigan
• Pursuing a graduate degree from the U-M School of Social Work
• Earned his degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Tennessee at Martin
• One-year letterman (2022)

Graduate Student (2022)
• Appeared in all 14 games at edge with two starts; made 18 tackles with six for loss, four sacks, four quarterback hurries and two pass breakups to earn his first varsity letter
• Shared Defensive Player of the Game honors for his performace at Iowa
• In his U-M debut against Colorado State (Sept. 3), made two tackles including an eight-yard sack on his first play from scrimmage
• Played off the edge against Hawaii (Sept. 10), Michigan State (Oct. 29), TCU in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl/CFP Semifinal (Dec. 31)
• Recorded a tackle for loss playing off the edge against UConn (Sept. 17)
• Saw snaps as an edge rusher against Maryland (Sept. 24)
• Recorded a sack, hurried the quarterback, and was in on three tackles at Iowa (Oct. 1)
• Broke up two passes and recored a sack among 1.5 tackles for loss at Indiana (Oct. 8)
• Was credited with one solo tackle playing off the edge against Penn State (Oct. 15)
• In his first start as a Wolverine, at Rutgers (Nov. 5), made two tackles with a shared TFL
• Started again against Nebraska (Nov. 12) and assisted on two stops
• Collected two solo stops playing off the edge against Illinois (Nov. 19)
• Registered an eight-yard sack playing off the edge at Ohio State (Nov. 26)
• Split a sack and hurried the passer twice against Purdue in the Big Ten Championship (Dec. 3)

PRIOR TO MICHIGAN
• Spent two seasons at Alabama (2018-19) and two at the University of Tennessee at Martin (UT Martin; 2020-21)
• Letter winner at both programs; Alabama (2018), UT Martin (2021)
• Appeared in 24 contests with eight starts; all eight starts came at UT Martin
• Totaled 45 tackles with 11.5 for loss and six sacks in his career

Senior (2021)
• Named to OVC All-Newcomer Team
• Tabbed to Phil Steele FCS All-OVC third team
• Played in 12 games for the Skyhawks while starting eight contests
• Helped team to OVC Championship and second round berth in NCAA Division I playoffs
• Compiled 36 total tackles, including 9.5 tackles for loss and 6.0 sacks
• Ranked first in the OVC in sacks (6.0) and second in tackles for loss (8.0) during league play
• Registered sacks on back-to-back plays against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 16)
• Tallied four or more tackles in five games against Samford (Sept. 11), Eastern Illinois, Austin Peay (Oct. 30), Southeast Missouri (Nov. 20) and Montana State (Dec. 4)
• Best game came against Austin Peay (Oct. 30) when he tallied eight tackles, 4.5 TFLs, 1.5 sacks and blocked a potential go-ahead field goal in the final seconds
• Earned Stats Perform FCS National Defensive Player of the Week honors along with OVC Defensive Player and Newcomer of the Week accolades for his play against Austin Peay
• Forced a fumble against No. 10 Missouri State (Nov. 27)

Junior (2020)
• Did not see game action; sat out due to NCAA transfer rule

Sophomore (2019)
• Redshirt season

Freshman (2018)
• Named to SEC All-Freshman Team at Alabama
• Registered nine tackles, including two for loss, while adding one QB hurry in 12 games of action as a true freshman
• Made collegiate debut vs. Louisville
• Recorded one tackle for loss while adding a QB hurry against Arkansas State
• Registered a season-high three tackles at Ole Miss
• Totaled two tackles against Louisiana, including one tackle for loss
• Collected one tackle at Arkansas
• Finished with one tackle against The Citadel
• Registered one stop in annual Iron Bowl matchup vs. Auburn

Prep
• Attended St. Frances Academy (2018) coached by Biff Poggi
• Helped led team to an undefeated record in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference for the second straight season
• Team finished 2017 ranked No. 11 in the USA Today High School rankings

Key Statistics
• Registered 98 tackles as a senior, including 22 sacks, four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries; anchored a defense that allowed just 65 points all season and only one opponent to score more than a single touchdown
• Recorded 60 tackles and 24 sacks as a junior
• Averaged 11.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per games at Randallstown High School during the 2015-16 season

Honors and Rankings
• 247Sports Composite five-star prospect, the top player in the state of Maryland, nation’s second-best wide-side defensive end prospect and the seventh-best player nationally
• ESPN 300 member who is rated No. 4 overall; five-star prospect that lists as the No. 1 player in Maryland and as the second-highest rated defensive lineman in the country
• Rivals.com five-star prospect and the top-rated player in Maryland; listed as the No. 4 wide-side defensive end prospect and the No. 24 overall player nationally
• Selected to participate in the 2017 Under Armour All-American Game and the Polynesian Bowl
• Earned 2017 Baltimore Sun All-Metro Defensive Player of the Year honors
• Received first-team all-metro honors as a senior after collecting second-team accolades during his junior season
• Was selected to play in the 2017 Maryland Crab Bowl but was unable to participate due to his team’s participation in the GEICO State Champions Bowl Series in Phoenix

Personal
• Eyabi Anoma was born June 7, 1999