Julian Okwara
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Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 28
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Notre Dame
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
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Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | TKL | AST | COMBINED | SOLO | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 10 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024 | Arizona Cardinals | 13 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 51 | 5 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Biography
Career Transactions
Selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round (67th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft…Waived by the Lions on Jan. 18, 2024…Signed to the Lions' practice squad on Jan. 20, 2024…Signed by the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 14, 2024…Waived by the Eagles on Aug. 26, 2024…Signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad on Aug. 28, 2024…Signed to the Cardinals' active roster on Sept. 11, 2024…Signed by the Cleveland Browns on April 14, 2025.
Key Notes
· Played in 51 career games with five starts over six-year career. Tallied 71 tackles, 10 sacks, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovered.
· In his one season with Arizona in 2024, appeared in 13 games with one start. He totaled 18 tackles, one sack and one pass deflection.
· Played in 45 games and recorded 77 tackles, 15 sacks and four forced fumbles at Notre Dame.
