Fresno State Athletics
2015 Football Roster
Roster
Tobenna Okeke
- Position:
- OLB
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 237
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- High School:
- Elkins HS
Last updated on Jan. 31, 2018
2017 (Senior): Named an All-Mountain West second-team selection … led the team in sacks with 6.0 and ranked second on the team in tackles for loss with 11.5 … ranked tied for fifth in the Mountain West in sacks per game (0.43) … led the team with three forced fumbles … one of five individuals in the MW to record at least three forced fumbles – the league-high was shared by three individuals with four … tied for the eighth-most tackles on the team with 38 stops … recorded a single-game high six tackles in respective games vs. UNLV on Oct. 28 and at Hawai’i on Nov. 11 … tallied at least two tackles in 10 of 14 games … recorded at least 1.0 TFL in seven of 14 games … notched a single game career-high 3.0 sacks in the Bulldogs’ 31-21 win over Hawai’i – one of 45 individuals to record 3.0 sacks or more in a single game in the nation in 2017 and the first Bulldog to record 3.0 sacks in game since 2014 … also forced two fumbles at Hawai’i, marking the first time a Bulldog forced two in a game since 2012.
2016 (Junior): Saw action in all 12 games and made seven starts – six-straight to the close season … eighth-leading tackler on the team with 52 for the year … ranked second on the team with 2.5 sacks … recorded a career-high nine tackles and first career forced fumble on Oct. 28 against Air Force … in three-game span from Oct. 14 to Oct. 28, tallied no less than eight tackles per game, accumulating 25 in that span... had season bests of four unassisted tackles in three respective contests... named Academic All-Mountain West.
2015 (Sophomore): Played in nine games and made five starts at outside linebacker ... he missed three games from Oct. 3-16 due to a knee injury sustained in the first quarter of the Sept. 26 game at San Jose State ... recorded 22 tackles on the season, 3.5 tackles for a loss and one sack ...also was credited for three quarterback hurries ... top performances on the year came in the Nevada game when he had a season-high six tackles and in the season-opener against Abilene Christian when he posted a personal-best 2.0 tackles for a loss, including his lone sack on the year.
2014 (Freshman): Named to the 2014 Academic All-Mountain West team ... played in 13 games as a true freshman ... recorded first career tackle in second career game on Sept. 6 at Utah and first career tackle for loss ... registered first career sack against San Diego State on Oct. 3 ... totaled five tackles on the season, 2.5 of which were TFLs and 1.5 sacks ... also credited with a quarterback hurry on Nov. 8 vs. San Jose State.
High School: Was a first-team All-District 23-5A selection as a junior and senior for Elkins High School when he led the district in sacks both years ... helped lead the Knights to an 8-3 record during senior season under coach Dennis Brantley ... in the Class 5A Area playoffs, he stripped the running back of the ball and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown in a 48-21 win over Port Arthur Memorial ... recorded 30 sacks in two seasons playing on varsity.
Personal: Born in Nigeria ... son of Petronilla and Gabriel Okeke ... the second oldest of five siblings - has two brothers, Gabriel and Mitchell, and two sisters, Tracy and Cynthia ... major at Fresno State is business administration-sports marketing.
