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Alex Okafor

Defensive End

#97

Experience: 8 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 29

Weight: 261 lbs

College: Texas

2019 SEASON

  • TCKLS
    15
  • SCK
    5
  • FF
    1
  • INT

SCHEDULE

Table - Summary
WEEK DATE GAME TIME
1 09/10
vs Houston Texans
7:20 PM CDT
2 09/20
@ Los Angeles Chargers
3:25 PM CDT
3 09/28
@ Baltimore Ravens
7:15 PM CDT
4 10/04
vs New England Patriots
3:25 PM CDT

Biography

  • Seventh-year defensive end enters his first season with the Chiefs in 2019.
  • Spent the 2017 and 2018 seasons with the New Orleans Saints, appearing in 26 games (26 starts) tallying 79 tackles (52 solo), 8.5 sacks (-46 yards), 18 quarterback hits, 10 tackles for loss, five passes defensed, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
  • Made his first NFL start with Arizona in 2014 against Washington (10/12), recording his first two career sacks and marking the first multi-sack game of the season by a Cardinals player.
  • During his rookie season in 2013, played in one game and had a special teams tackle before suffering a season-ending biceps injury that sent him to Injured-Reserve for the remainder of the season.
  • Signed with Kansas City (3/14/19) ... Re-signed with New Orleans (3/19/2018) ... Signed with New Orleans (3/14/17) ... Originally entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick (103rd overall) by the Arizona Cardinals in the 2013 NFL Draft.

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Alex Okafor Chases Down Drew Lock for Big Loss on Third-Down Sack

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Alex Okafor sacks Denver Broncos quarterback Drew Lock.
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Alex Okafor Mic'd Up vs. Patriots: "We About to Have Us a Day"

Defensive end Alex Okafor was mic'd up during the Chiefs Week 14 victory over the New England Patriots

Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
15 Broncos W 23 - 3 2 1 1 1 0 0
14 @Patriots W 23 - 16 1 1 0 1 0 0
13 Raiders W 40 - 9
11 @Chargers W 24 - 17
10 @Titans L 32 - 35
9 Vikings W 26 - 23
8 Packers L 24 - 31 1 0 1 0 0 0
7 @Broncos W 30 - 6 4 4 0 2 0 1
6 Texans L 24 - 31 4 3 1 0 0 0
5 Colts L 13 - 19
4 @Lions W 34 - 30 2 1 1 1 0 0
3 Ravens W 33 - 28 4 2 2 0 0 0
2 @Raiders W 28 - 10
1 @Jaguars W 40 - 26 3 2 1 0 1 0

Career Stats

Defense Career

SEASON TEAM G GS Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
2013 Arizona Cardinals 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Arizona Cardinals 13 12 28 26 2 8 0 3 1 26 26 26 0 0 0
2015 Arizona Cardinals 13 13 29 23 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2016 Arizona Cardinals 15 0 13 10 3 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
2017 New Orleans Saints 10 10 42 26 16 4.5 4 2
2018 New Orleans Saints 16 16 33 22 11 4 1 0 1
2019 Kansas City Chiefs 10 9 21 14 7 5 1 1
TOTAL 78 60 167 122 45 27 0 10 1 26 26 26 0 4 3

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