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91<br />
Amobi OKOYE<br />
DEFENSIVE TACKLE<br />
Height: 6-2 | Weight: 283 | College: Louisville |<br />
Hometown: Huntsville, Alabama | 4th <strong>NFL</strong> Season |<br />
4th with Texans | Age as of Kickoff Weekend 2010: 23 |<br />
Acquired: D1-’07 (10th overall) | 2010 GP/GS: 11/11 |<br />
Career GP/GS: 57/53 | Teams: Houston, 2007-10 |<br />
TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Houston Texans<br />
in first round (10th pick overall) of the 2007 <strong>NFL</strong><br />
draft…Signed by the Texans July 27, 2007.<br />
HONORS: <strong>NFL</strong> Defensive Rookie of the Month<br />
(September, 2007), 2007 PFW/PFWA All-Rookie<br />
Team.<br />
PRO: Young, quick and intelligent defensive linemen<br />
that will look to improve upon an injuryriddled<br />
sophomore campaign…is already tied<br />
for 6th in team history with 10.0 career sacks…<br />
has registered 128 tackles, 84 solos to go along<br />
with two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries...owns<br />
the team rookie sack record with 5.5<br />
in 2007.<br />
2010 (Houston 11/11): Started at defensive tackle<br />
and record five tackles (three solo) and a hit on<br />
the quarterback vs. Indianapolis (9/12)...saw action<br />
at defensive tackle at Washington (9/19)...<br />
made four tackles (two solo) and had one hit<br />
on the quarterback vs. Dallas (9/26)...made one<br />
solo tackle and recovered a fumble at Oakland<br />
(10/3)...made three tackles (two solo) vs. NY Giants<br />
(10/10)...made a career-high six tackles<br />
(two solo) including a 12-yard sack on the final<br />
play of the game to seal the victory vs. Kansas<br />
City (10/17)...made four tackles (three solo) at Indianapolis<br />
(11/1)...made one tackle and assisted<br />
on another vs. San Diego (11/7)...made four solo<br />
tackles including his second sack of the season<br />
at Jacksonville (11/14)...made four tackles (one<br />
solo)...made on solo tackle and had one hit on<br />
the quarterback vs. Tennessee (11/28).<br />
at Tennessee (9/20)...had one pass defensed<br />
and four tackles (three solo), including one for<br />
a loss vs. Jacksonville (9/27)...made three tackles<br />
(one solo) and recorded one sack for a loss<br />
of five yards vs. Oakland (10/4)...made five tackles<br />
(three solo) includuing 0.5 sack at Arizona<br />
(10/11), in addition to a tackle for loss, quarterback<br />
hit and pass defensed...started at DT and<br />
assisted on a tackle at Cincinnati (10/18)...had<br />
one solo tackle and two hits on the quarterback<br />
vs. San Francisco (10/25)...had three tackles<br />
(one solo) and a pass defensed in the Texans<br />
win at Buffalo (11/1)...started at defensive tackle<br />
at Indianapolis (11/8)...made four tackles (three<br />
solo) vs. Tennesseee (11/23)...registered two<br />
solo tackles and a quarterback hit vs. Indianapolis<br />
(11/29)...assisted on one tackle at Jacksonville<br />
(12/6)...made two tackles (one solo) vs.<br />
Seattle (12/13)...had two solo tackles for a loss<br />
2009 (Houston 16/16): Started at DT and recorded<br />
four solo tackles vs. the New York Jets (9/13)...<br />
had one solo tackle starting at defensive tackle<br />
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