Okafor-Alex

Alex Okafor

Defensive End

#97

Experience: 7 years

Height: 6-4

Age: 28

Weight: 261 lbs

College: Texas

2018 SEASON

  • TCKLS
    25
  • SCK
    4
  • FF
    0
  • INT

SCHEDULE

Table - Summary
WEEK DATE GAME TIME
1 08/10
vs Cincinnati Bengals
7:00 PM CDT
2 08/17
@ Pittsburgh Steelers
6:30 PM CDT
3 08/24
vs San Francisco 49ers
7:00 PM CDT
4 08/29
@ Green Bay Packers
7:00 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.

Recent Games

WK OPP RESULT Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT YDS AVG LNG TDS FF OPP FR
17 Panthers L 14 - 33 1 0 1 0 0 0
16 Steelers W 31 - 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 @Panthers W 12 - 9 4 2 2 1 0 0
14 @Buccaneers W 28 - 14 4 4 0 0 0 0
13 @Cowboys L 10 - 13 4 1 3 0 0 0
12 Falcons W 31 - 17 2 2 0 0 0 0
11 Eagles W 48 - 7 2 2 0 1 0 0
10 @Bengals W 51 - 14 3 3 0 1 0 0
9 Rams W 45 - 35 1 0 1 0 0 0
8 @Vikings W 30 - 20 2 1 1 0 0 0
7 @Ravens W 24 - 23 3 2 1 1 1 0
5 Redskins W 43 - 19
4 @Giants W 33 - 18 1 0 1 0 0 0
3 @Falcons W 43 - 37 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 Browns W 21 - 18 3 2 1 0 0 0
1 Buccaneers L 40 - 48 2 2 0 0 0 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
TOTAL 68 51 146 108 38 22 0 9 1 26 26 26 0 3 3

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