Okezie Alozie (born November 29, 1993) was an American football player for the University of Buffalo.
| Buffalo – No. 3 | |
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| Position | Outside linebacker |
| Class | 2016 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | November 29, 1993 Shreveport, Louisiana |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career history | |
| High school | Bethlehem (PA) Freedom |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school career
editAlozie attended Freedom High School where he rushed for over 1,000 yards and 21 TD’s as a senior for the Patriots.[1] As a track sprinter he ran the 100 meters in 10.9h seconds and was on the 4x100 relay team.[2]
College career
editIn 2015, Alozie finished with 85 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 2 interceptions(1 for TD), 2 forced fumbles, 9 passes defended, and 1 fumble recovery. He was named an Honorable Mention All-American by ProFootballFocus[3] and an All-MAC selection by both the league's coaches [4] and Phil Steele.[5]
References
edit- ^ Craig, Kyle. "Freedom High School football team's Okezie Alozie gives verbal commitment to the University of Buffalo". Express-Times. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
- ^ "Okezie Alozie Men's 100M Results". Athletic.net. Retrieved May 5, 2011.
- ^ Palazzolo, Steve. "MAYFIELD, MCCAFFREY HEADLINE PFF'S 2015 ALL-AMERICAN TEAMS". ProFootballFocus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES 2015 ALL-MAC FOOTBALL TEAMS AND POST SEASON AWARDS". Retrieved December 2, 2015.
- ^ Steele, Phil. "Phil Steele's 2015 Postseason All-MAC Team". Phil Steele.