Columbia University Athletics

CAREER
 
Played in 20 games with one start in three-year career … Made 19 tackles (seven solo), 5.0 tackles for loss, 3.5 sacks for 22 yards, broke up two passes, registered two quarterback hurries and blocked a kick in career … Two-year letterman.
 
2019
 
Saw action in 10 games with one start as a junior defensive lineman … Listed as a backup defensive tackle on the depth chart … Made six tackles (one solo), 1.0 sack for five yards and 1.5 tackle for loss with two pass breakups on year … Registered at least one tackle in five of 10 games … Finished with 0.5 sack and one tackle in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 23) … Made season-high two tackles and 1.0 sack in season opener at Saint Francis, Pa. (Sept. 21).
 
2018
 
Saw action in 10 games as a sophomore defensive tackle … Listed No. 2 on the depth chart at defensive tackle … Made 13 tackles (six solo) with 3.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks for 17 yards, two quarterback hurries and a blocked kick on year … Registered at least one tackle in seven of 10 games played … Blocked field goal in season finale vs. Cornell (Nov. 17) … Sacked quarterback for seven yards and registered one tackle at Brown (Nov. 10) … Made three tackles (two solo) vs. Princeton (Sept. 28) … Totaled a career-high 1.5 sacks for 10 yards and 1.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and three total tackles and made a game-ending sack at Georgetown (Sept. 23) … Made three tackles (one solo) at Central Connecticut State (Sept. 15).
 
2017
 
Did not see any game action as a first-year defensive lineman … Contributed on the scout team.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
 
A 2017 graduate of Memphis University School in Memphis, Tenn., where he played three seasons of varsity football for head coach Bobby Alston … Earned First Team TSSAA Division 2 All-State honors as a senior … Played in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl All-Star Game … Earned the 2016 Great American Rivalry Series Student-Athlete Award … Made 42 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and registered 10 quarterback hurries as a senior … Led the Owls to a 10-1 overall record, 3-0 conference record and their first undefeated regular season in eight years … Finished with 30 tackles, seven for loss and three sacks as a junior … Led the Owls to a 7-4 overall record as a junior … Concluded his sophomore season with six tackles (two for loss) … Competed in basketball and three years of track and field … Placed sixth in the state finals in the discus and second in the discus at regionals … Personal records in track and field include a 153-8 in the discus and 45-2 in the shot put … Named to Cum Laude Society and Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society … Earned Dean’s List status in all eight semesters of high school.
 
PERSONAL
 
Born Ogonna Kenechukwu Oraedu on November 5, 1999 … Son of Dr. Kingsley and Ijeoma Linda Oraedu of Memphis, Tenn. … One of four siblings: Adanna, Chisom and Lotanna … Father completed his residency at Columbia University … Both parents earned their undergraduate degrees in Africa … Sister Chisom was a cheerleader at Stanford … Favorite sports memory was coming back from a 28-point deficit to win a game against Brentwood … Chose Columbia for its great engineering program, excellent job/internship opportunities in New York City and the opportunity to play for Coach Bagnoli and a football program featuring a great culture … Chose Columbia over Yale, Vanderbilt, Penn, Cornell and Harvard … Enrolled at the Fu Foundation of Engineering and Applied Science … Majors in Mechanical Engineering.
 
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