Alex Okafor
Defensive End
#97
Experience: 7 years
Height: 6-4
Age: 28
Weight: 261 lbs
College: Texas
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.
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 75 | 58 | 164 | 120 | 44 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 |