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Brian Orakpo

Texas · Edge Rusher · 2008

PRS
90
SPD
95
STR
90

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

Orakpo won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Lombardi Award and Ted Hendricks Award in 2008.

Orakpo was a unanimous All-American in 2008 and a first-team all-conference pick in 2008. Orakpo was also named Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2008.

Orakpo was the No. 13 overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 91 overall, the highest edge rusher rating at Texas since 1990 and No. 2 among all edge rushers of the 2005-2009 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2008
    • Bronko Nagurski Trophy
    • Lombardi Award
    • Ted Hendricks Award
    • Unanimous All-American
    • Big 12 Conference Defensive Player of the Year
    • First-team all-conference
  2. 2009
    • No. 13 overall pick, NFL Draft

Texas Teammates

  1. 97Vince Young2003-05QB
  2. 93Colt McCoy2006-09QB
  3. 90Michael Huff2004-05S
  4. 88Aaron Ross2006CB
  5. 86Jordan Shipley2006-09WR
  6. 86Earl Thomas2008-09S
  7. 86Rodrique Wright2003-05EDGE
  8. 80Marcus Griffin2007S
  9. 80Michael Griffin2003-06S
  10. 80Sergio Kindle2008-09LB

Full Texas all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2005-2009 Era

  1. 96Ndamukong SuhNebraska · 2005-09EDGE
  2. 91Elvis DumervilLouisville · 2002-05EDGE
  3. 91Glenn DorseyLSU · 2006-07EDGE
  4. 91Jerry HughesTCU · 2006-09EDGE
  5. 91Von MillerTexas A&M · 2007-10EDGE
  6. 90Chris LongVirginia · 2004-07EDGE
  7. 90Gaines AdamsClemson · 2006EDGE
  8. 90LaMarr WoodleyMichigan · 2003-06EDGE

Best college edge rushers since 1990Best SEC players

Sources: Wikipedia (Brian Orakpo) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.