2019 Football Roster
Roster
Kenneth Orji
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 241
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Missouri City, Texas
- High School:
- Elkins
HONORS
C-USA Honor Roll 2018
2021
Credited with a career-best five tackles for loss while playing in nine games (eight starts)... Top TFL effort was 1.5 in the season finale vs. LA Tech to match his career-best (Marshall, 2020)... Credited with a season-high six stops and shared a TFL at Charlotte... Forced his first career fumble on a sack of UH’s Clayton Tune... Credited with four tackles and a hurry while blocking the Owls’ first punt since 2015 in the opener at Arkansas.
2020
Made four starts while missing the North Texas game and finished with 16 tackles... Made his 10th start in the last 11 games and was credited with four tackles, including his first career sack,1.5 TFL, and a pass breakup in the shutout of #15 Marshall... Credited with four tackles, recovered a fumble (2nd career), and had a pair of QB hurries in the opener vs. Middle Tennessee... Close the season with five stops vs. UAB...
2019
Blossomed into a major force on defense, playing in all 12 games and starting the last seven, despite playing all year with his left hand in a protective cast… Seventh on the team with 43 tackles after collecting five in reserve duty in 2018… Opened the season with a career-high four tackles vs. Army and improved that to five vs. UTSA and then 10 vs. Southern Miss… One of three Owls to reach double figures in tackles in 2019… Made his starting debut vs. UAB.
2018
Earned his first letter, playing in nine games on both special teams and defense... Recorded his first career tackles vs. UAB, finishing with three (one solo), and added an assist vs. ODU in the season finale.
2017
Redshirted in his first season with the Owls.
Elkins High School
Two-time, All-District 23-5A selection, including a unanimous selection as a senior for coach Dennis Brantley and the Knights who finished second in the district and advance to the second round of the playoffs... Featured as part of Dave Campbell's Texas Football's postseason "Class of 2017"... Three-year starter for Fort Bend Elkins... Credited with 142 tackles, 22 TFL's, 15 hurries,10.5 sacks, five passes defended four fumble recoveries and two fumbles forced as a senior... Compiled 302 tackles, 68 hurries, 50 TFLs, 27 sacks, nine fumble recoveries, eight passes defended, four forced fumbles, and two touchdowns in his career... Also competes in track... The second cousin is former Texas Longhorn and NFL star Brian Orakpo... Four-time academic all-district... Active in African Students Association, FCA, and in his church youth group.
Personal
Full name: Kenneth Orji... Born: September 23... Parents: Kenneth and Nkiru Orji... Rice major: Kinesiology... Rice College: Jones.
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