2015 Football Roster Choose a Player: 'Unga, Christopher Adeoye, Adewale Albrecht, Austin Ali'ifua, Ricky Andersen, Chasen Artist, Chad Bailey, Wesley Baker, Dalton Baldomero, Jarom Barker, Bryce Berntson, Eric Boyer, Cody Bright, Gerold Brooksby, Preston Carmen, Brock Centers, Devin Chen, Andrew Cheney, Austin Christiansen, Chase Colston-Green, Jaren Conrad, Hudson Copier, Chris Cortazzo, Ethan Dalton, Aaron Davis, Jalen Eberle, Dominik Ellison, Marquan Evans, Marwin Fackrell, Kyler Faimalo, Edmund Ferguson, Gaje Filiaga, Dillon Filiaga, LT Fisilau, Taani Floyd, Tyler Forsythe, Dalton Fox, Tyler Franklin, Aarron Gajkowski, Mason Galea'i, Salanoa Garrett, Ryan Gray, Daniel Green, Torrey Haney, Cameron Harold, La'Bradford Harris, Braden Hayes, Bryant Hervey, Justen Hines, Deshane Hobbs, Damion Hockel, Jude Horne, Landon Houston, Wyatt Huerta, Alex Hunt, LaJuan Hutchinson, Mark Ioane, Jarom Jeppesen, Clark Keeton, Chuckie Larsen, Derek Leavitt, Dallin Lee, Zach Lindsey, Tonny Markosian, Andrew Mays, Devante Moala, David Mosley, Tyshon Myers, Kent Nelson, DJ Niederhauser, Taylon Nielsen, Jordan O'Donnell, Brandon Ogwu, Kevin Okonkwo, Michael Painter, Jentz Palange, Joe Raymond, Dax Riggins, Joe Roberts, Braelon Robinson, Devonte Rocquemore, Jontrell Rodriguez, Andrew Saltmarsh, Tyler Schuster, Gasetoto Seefeldt, Travis Sharp, Hunter Simonich, Jake Smith, Cade Smith, Roderick Stephens, Austin Swindall, Brandon Taufa, Siua Taukeiaho, Brandon Taylor, John Thompson, Jake Tobeck, Mason Togiai, Ian Turner, Myron Uasike, Leki Uluave, KJ Van Leeuwen, Zach Vigil, Nick Wade, Aaron Warren, Brock Wildman, Jacoby Williams, Anthony Williams, Kennedy Wysocki, Ben Go Profile Stats Profile LB Position Senior Class Chandler, Ariz. Hometown 6'1 Height 230 Weight Chandler High School #23 Michael Okonkwo LB Position Senior Class Chandler, Ariz. Hometown Season Career Season Stats Season: 2015 2013 2014 2015 There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. There are no statistics for this selected season available for this player. Career Stats Career Statistics Biography Summary Biography HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2014, 2015); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2013, 2014, 2015); Academic All-WAC (2012). 2015 (SR): Played in all 13 games and finished the season with eight tackles (3-solo, 5-assist)… Had a career-high five tackles in the season opener against Southern Utah (9/3)… Added two tackles against Wyoming (10/30) and made one stop against BYU (11/28)… Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete. 2014 (JR): Played in all 14 games and made his first career start against San José State (11/21)... Finished the season with 14 tackles (7-solo, 7-assist)... Added one quarterback hurry during the year and blocked a 43-yard field goal attempt against UNLV (10/25)... Had a career-high three tackles against both SJSU and UTEP (12/20) in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl... Also had a quarterback hurry against the Miners... Added two tackles against both UNLV and at No. 25 Boise State (11/29)... Earned academic all-Mountain West honors and was a Mountain West Scholar-Athlete. 2013 (SO): Played in just five games during the season due to injury and had one tackle against Weber State (9/14). 2012 (RS-FR): Played in 11 games... Finished the season with six tackles (2-solo, 4-assist)... Recorded his first career sack against New Mexico State (10/20)... Had a season-high two tackles against NMSU... Also had tackles against UNLV (9/30), UTSA (10/27), Louisiana Tech (11/17) and Idaho (11/24)... Earned academic all-WAC honors. 2011 (RS): Redshirted during his first season at Utah State. HIGH SCHOOL: Named first-team 5A-I Fiesta all-region and earned honorable mention 5A all-state honors at Chandler (Ariz.) High School... Was the top receiving threat for the Wolves, helping them post a 7-4 record, catching 46 passes for 867 yards and six touchdowns during senior season... Named by The Arizona Republic as the third-best wide receiver in the state prior to the 2010 season after catching 24 passes for 440 yards and three touchdowns as a junior, helping Chandler HS to the state semifinals... Also was Arizona state 5A high jump champion, clearing 6'8"... Ranked among the top 50 high jumpers in the nation... Finished third in the state in high jump as a junior... A member of the Chandler HS National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Son of Eugene and Anthonia Okonkwo... Has three sisters and one brother... Graduated from Utah State in the spring of 2014 with a degree in finance and earned his master’s degree in finance from USU in the fall of 2015... Attended the same high school as current Aggie Devin Centers... Last name is pronounced Oh-konk-wo. DEFENSE G/GS UA-AT-TT TFL Sack INT PBU FF FR 2012 (R-Fr.) 11/0 2-4-6 1.0-4 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0 2013 (So.) 5/0 0-1-1 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2014 (Jr.) 14/1 7-7-14 0.5-1 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2015 (Sr.) 13/0 3-5-8 0.0-0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0 TOTAL 43/1 12-17-29 1.5-5 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0 CAREER HIGHS - Tackles: 5, vs. Southern Utah (9/3/15); Sacks: 1.0, vs. New Mexico St. (10/20/12); QBH: 1, vs. UTEP (12/20/14); Blocks: 1, vs. UNLV (10/25/14).
