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97 Frank Okam - Biography
HEIGHT: 6-5
WEIGHT: 338
COLLEGE: Texas
NFL EXP: 2nd season
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||
| Year | Team | G | GS | tckls | solo | ast | sacks | int | yds | avg | lg | td |
| 2008 | HOU | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
CAREER: Massive young defensive tackle who will compete for increased playing time in his second pro season…saw action in five games as a rookie and registered four tackles.
2008 (Houston 5/0): Played in five games during rookie campaign…posted four total tackles…inactive for season opener at Pittsburgh (9/7)…made his NFL debut as a reserve defensive tackle and had one solo tackle at Tennessee (9/21)…played at defensive tackle and on special teams at Jacksonville (9/28)…inactive for next five games…returned to the field at defensive tackle and recorded three total tackles vs. Baltimore (11/9)…played at defensive tackle at Indianapolis (11/16)…inactive for next two games…played at defensive tackle and on special teams at Green Bay (12/7)…inactive for final three games.
Appeared in 50 games at Texas with 39 starts…finished his career with 160 tackles (81 solos), 10 sacks for -78 yards and 28 stops for -109 yards…posted 46 quarterback pressures and gained 13 yards with a touchdown on five fumble recoveries…also caused one fumble and deflected 12 passes…All-Big 12 Conference first-team selection by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and earned second-team honors from the Associated Press, Austin American-Statesman and the league's coaches as a senior…Associated Press All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention as a junior…All-Big 12 Conference second-team pick by the league's coaches as a sophomore…helped Texas win the 2005 national championship…Freshman All-America selection by The Sporting News in 2004…four-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll and a 2007 first-team Academic All-Big 12 Conference selection…graduated in December 2007 in just three-and-a-half years with a degree in sports management.
Selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft…signed by Texans on July 22, 2008.
Attended Lake Highlands (Dallas) High School…Parade All-American as a senior and two-time first-team All-District selection…first-team 5A All-State pick by the Associated Press and tabbed first-team All-District 9-5A as a senior…played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl…made 170 tackles, seven sacks, 14 stops for losses, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries during his high school career…finished fifth at the 2003 Texas 5A state meet in the discus (174-6)…also played basketball…honor student who maintained a 3.9 GPA…speaks French.
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