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Esezi Otomewo

Minnesota · Edge Rusher · 2017-21

SACKS
7
TFL
12
TKL
79

Career totals · 4 seasons with stats

Scouting Report

From 2018 to 2021, Otomewo recorded 79 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks.

Otomewo was the No. 165 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 68 overall, the 12th-highest edge rusher rating at Minnesota since 1990 and No. 187 among all edge rushers of the 2020-2024 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 2022
    • No. 165 overall pick, NFL Draft

Season by Season

Esezi Otomewo season-by-season statistics at Minnesota
SeasonTklTFLSacks
20181210
20192252.5
20201511
2021304.53
Total7911.56.5

Seasons with tracked stats at Minnesota. Coverage starts in 2006; tackles, sacks and passes defended start in 2016 (shown as – before then).

Minnesota Teammates

  1. 80Tyler Nubin2019-23S
  2. 77Rashod Bateman2018-20WR
  3. 74Mohamed Ibrahim2017-22RB
  4. 74Koi Perich2024-25S
  5. 72Cody Lindenberg2020-24LB
  6. 70Daniel Jackson2020-25WR
  7. 70Tanner Morgan2017-22QB
  8. 70Boye Mafe2017-21EDGE
  9. 70Justin Walley2021-24CB
  10. 70Benjamin St-Juste2019-20CB

Full Minnesota all-time roster

Top Edge Rushers of the 2020-2024 Era

  1. 93Aidan HutchinsonMichigan · 2018-21EDGE
  2. 93Will Anderson Jr.Alabama · 2020-22EDGE
  3. 90T'Vondre SweatTexas · 2019-23EDGE
  4. 90Jordan DavisGeorgia · 2018-21EDGE
  5. 90Abdul CarterPenn State · 2022-24EDGE
  6. 90Calijah KanceyPittsburgh · 2020-22EDGE
  7. 90Jalen CarterGeorgia · 2020-22EDGE
  8. 90Kayvon ThibodeauxOregon · 2019-21EDGE

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Sources: Wikipedia (Esezi Otomewo) 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.