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O.J. Atogwe

O.J. Atogwe

Pro Highlights:

Knowledgeable defensive back with good ball skills…good feet and quickness…selected by the Rams in third round (66th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft.

2005: First career sack at Houston in Week 12…career-high three solo tackles, adding one quarterback pressure, one fumble recovery, and one interception returned 42 yards, at Dallas in Week 17.

Player Profile

College Highlights:

In 44 games with Cardinal, totaled 241 tackles (149 solo), one sack, nine interceptions, and 19 passes defensed…nine interceptions tied for eighth on the school’s career-record list…all-Pac 10 honorable mention…winner of Jack Huston Award as team member “exemplifying aggressiveness, exceptional performance, and unheralded efforts”…team co-captain…second-team all-Pac-10 selection and team co-MVP as a junior…redshirted as true freshman…biological science major.

Presonal Info:

Born Oshiomogho Isaac Atogwe in Windsor, Ontario, Canada…name is pronounced OH-shim-ago uh-TOG-way…all-Canadian, all-Ontario, and all-Academic as senior at W.F. Herman Secondary School in Windsor…two-year starter at running back and cornerback, named league’s Defensive MVP as senior, also earning all-city honors as running back…member of Stanford track team in 2001 and 2002...participated in sprints and jumps...best marks in 2002 included 22-10 in the long jump…parents of Nigerian descent…single…resides in St. Charles, Mo.

For more info on OJ and the Rams please visit: http://www.stlouisrams.com/team/players/48389/