Career Accolades
• Two-time All-Pac-12 honorable mention (2017, 2018)
• 2018 team captain
• 2018 Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist
• 240 tackles (114 solo), 19.0 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks and nine passes defended in 51 career games
• One interception, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, one touchdown and one safety
As a Fifth-Year (2018)
• Team captain
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• Lott IMPACT Trophy quarterfinalist
• Lott IMPACT Trophy preseason watch list
• Butkus Award watch list
• Bednarik Award watch list
• Played in all 13 games and started all 13
• Led team with 96 tackles (52 solo)
• Second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss
• 4.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, five pass breakups, one safety
• One sack for a safety, three tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and one pass breakup vs. San Diego State
• Led team with 10 tackles (three solo), a pass breakup and fumble recovery vs. USC
• Eight tackles (six solo), 2.5 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack at Oregon
• Eight tackles (five solo) at Notre Dame
• Led team with 12 tackles (nine solo) and 1.0 tackle for loss vs. Utah
• Seven tackles (two solo) and a forced fumble at Arizona State
• Seven tackles (one solo) and one pass breakup vs. Washington State
• Led team with 11 tackles (five solo) at Washington
• Three tackles and one pass breakup vs. Oregon State
• Led team with seven tackles (five solo) at UCLA
• Led team with 13 tackles (seven solo), 0.5 sack and one forced fumble at Cal
• Five tackles (two solo), one sack, 1.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup in win over Pitt (Sun Bowl)
As a Senior (2017)
• All-Pac-12 honorable mention
• 14 games played
• 96 tackles (third-most on team)
• 7.5 tackles for loss, 4.0 sacks, one forced fumble, one interception returned for touchdown
• Eight tackles (six solo) at USC
• Nine tackles (all solo) and one sack at San Diego State
• Eight tackles (two solo) vs. UCLA
• Seven tackles (two solo) vs. Arizona State
• Five tackles (two solo) and one sack at Utah
• Team-high seven tackles vs. Oregon
• Five tackles (four solo) at Oregon State
• Seven tackles (five solo), 52-yard interception return for touchdown at Washington State
• Team-high 11 tackles (seven solo), 2.0 sacks, 3.0 tackles for loss and one forced fumble vs. Washington
• Six tackles vs. Cal
• Team-high 11 tackles (three solo) and 1.0 tackle for loss vs. Notre Dame
• Seven tackles (three solo), 0.5 tackle for loss vs. USC (Pac-12 Championship Game)
• Five solo tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss and one pass breakup vs. TCU (Alamo Bowl)
As a Junior (2016)
• 13 games played
• 13 games started
• 41 tackles (12 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one pass breakup
• Seven tackles (2.0 for loss) and one sack vs. Kansas State
• Two tackles vs. USC
• Two tackles at UCLA
• Two tackles vs. Washington State
• Four tackles vs. Colorado
• One sack and four tackles (three solo) at Arizona
• Three tackles vs. Oregon State
• Seven tackles (two solo) at Oregon
• One tackle at Cal
• One tackle, one pass breakup vs. Rice
• Seven tackles, 1.0 sack vs. North Carolina (Sun Bowl)
As a Sophomore (2015) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• 11 games played
• Seven tackles
• One pass breakup
As a Freshman (2014)
• Did not see action
The Okereke File
• Prepped at Foothill (Calif.) and played under head coach Doug Case
• Four-time varsity letterwinner
• Four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports
• Nation’s 136th-best overall recruit by Scout, 158th by Rivals and 247Sports
• California’s 14th-best recruit by Scout, 16th by Rivals, 17th by 247Sports
• Nation’s 10th-best outside linebacker by Rivals and 247Sports, 11th by Scout
• Nation’s 51st-best athlete by ESPN
• PrepStar All-America
• Nation’s 194th-best overall recruit, 22nd-best linebacker
• National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award (Orange County Chapter)
• 2014 Watkins Award winner
• 2014 Orange County Metro "40 Under 40"
• 2013 Orange County Register All-West Coast “Fab 15” second team
• 2013 Los Angeles Times All-Area first team
• 2013 MaxPreps All-State Division II first team
• 2013 Century League Player of the Year
• 2013 All-Century League first team
• 2013 All-CIF Southwest Division
• 2013 all-county first team
• 2013 Foothill Knight of the Year
• 2012 All-Century League first team
• 2012 All-CIF Southwest Division
• 2012 Foothill Coaches' Award
• 2012 Junior Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2011 Sophomore Varsity Rookie of the Year
• 2010 Foothill Coaches' Award
• Led team to 2013 Century League title
• 162 career tackles, nine sacks, four interceptions, seven passes defended and two interceptions returned for touchdowns
• 2014 Semper Fidelis All-America Game
• West team’s defensive MVP
• Born in San Mateo, Calif.
• Full name is Robert Nnanna Okereke
• Son of Kingsley and Sandra Okereke
• Three sisters: Kimberley, Jennifer and Kristine
• Cousin, Amobi Okugo, played soccer at UCLA and professionally for the Philadelphia Union
• First generation American
• Performed in Carnegie Hall with high school choir
• Eagle Scout
• Earned undergraduate degree in management, science and engineering
• Earning master's degree in media studies
"As a Stanford student-athlete, going through that process really prepares you like no other." - @BobbyOkereke ahead of this week's #NFLDraft.#StanfordNFL pic.twitter.com/jsRAol569K
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) April 24, 2019
"I love the game of football." » @BobbyOkereke#NFLCombine pic.twitter.com/0Wt2Ug9j93
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) March 3, 2019
First generation American, working on his second degree from Stanford -- our team captain and starting linebacker.
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) October 5, 2018
My Stanford Story: @BobbyOkereke #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/YBThazM5y3
Be very afraid when you see @BobbyOkereke coming your way on the football field. #GoStanford pic.twitter.com/jq2LNtAJdg
— Stanford Football (@StanfordFball) September 3, 2018
Bobby Okereke was an absolute FORCE in El Paso. #GoStanford
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