Larry Ogunjobi

PRO CAREER

• Has appeared in 32 NFL games (six starts) in his career
• Has recorded 55 tackles (46 solo), four tackles for loss, four passes defensed and one interception
• Has added on six tackles (three solo) on special teams
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)

PRO CAREER

• Has appeared in 32 NFL games (six starts) in his career
• Has recorded 55 tackles (46 solo), four tackles for loss, four passes defensed and one interception
• Has added on six tackles (three solo) on special teams
• Made NFL debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)
• Made NFL starting debut in Week 1 of 2021 (at Buffalo)

2022 (STEELERS)

• Played in 15 games (three starts)
• Recorded 20 tackles (16 solo), two tackles for loss and three tackles on special teams
• Registered seven tackles and two tackles for loss in Week 4 vs. New York Jets, tying his career highs in both categories
• Had two games with five solo tackles (Week 4 vs. New York Jets, Week 6 vs. Tampa Bay)

2021 (STEELERS)

• Played in 17 games (three starts)
• Was one of five rookie starters, marking the first time the Steelers started at least five rookies in a season opener since 1991
• Registered a career-high two passes defensed in Week 10 vs Detroit
• Registered a career-high seven tackles in Week 11 at L.A. Chargers
• Recorded his first career interception vs. Cleveland in Week 17 
• Recorded two passes defended in the postseason at Kansas City 

2021 (BENGALS)

• Played and started 16 regular-season games for Cincinnati, and totaled 49 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and 16 quarterback hits
• Registered sacks against Minnesota (Week 1), N.Y. Jets (Week 8), L.A. Chargers (Week 13) and San Francisco (Week 14)
• Recorded multi-sack games (1.5) against Baltimore (Week 7) and Denver (Week 15)
• Started one of Cincinnati's playoff games (Wild Card)
• Had a fumble recovery after Trey Hendrickson's strip-sack of Raiders quarterback Derek Carr to set up a field goal during the Bengals' playoff win against Las Vegas
• Missed the remainder of the playoffs with a foot injury

2020 (BROWNS)

• Played and started 15 regular-season games for Cleveland, and totaled 46 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble
• Recorded only full sack of the season on Dec. 6 at Tennessee, with a seven-yard takedown of Ryan Tannehill in the third quarter
• Started both of Cleveland's playoff games, and totaled four tackles

2019 (BROWNS)

• Played and started 15 regular-season games for Cleveland
• Missed one game while on Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list
• Registered 50 tackles, 5.5 sacks and one pass defensed

2018 (BROWNS)

• Started all 16 regular-season games for Cleveland
• Posted 5.5 sacks and a forced fumble
• Recorded first-career multi-sack game on Sept. 18 at New Orleans, with two third-down takedowns of Drew Brees

2017 (BROWNS)

• Played in 14 regular-season games (one start) as a rookie for Cleveland
• Inactive for two games (groin)
• Registered 32 tackles and 1.0 sack
• Made NFL debut in season-opener vs. Pittsburgh, and recorded four tackles
• Notched first career sack on Dec. 24 at Chicago, taking down Mitch Trubisky for a seven-yard loss

COLLEGE

• Spent five seasons (2012-16) at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, with a redshirt year in '12
• Was part of Charlotte's first-ever recruiting class; the 49ers did not have a football season during his redshirt year in 2012, as the program's inaugural football season was in '13
• First player ever drafted into the NFL from Charlotte's football program
• Finished college career with 217 tackles, including 49 for loss, and 13.0 sacks

PERSONAL

• Hometown is Greensboro, N.C.
• Attended Ragsdale H.S. in Jamestown, N.C.
• Has gained notoriety for how he got into football — he says he started playing as a 350-pound sophomore in high school because his mother took away his X-box, and then went on to lose roughly 100 pounds before his junior season and eventually earned multiple scholarship offers
• His parents, Larry and Mercy Ogunjobi, immigrated to the United States from Nigeria
• Taught himself to play the piano
• Double-major at Charlotte — computer science and biology
• Last name is pronounced "O-gunn-JO-bee