Julian Okwara

Okwara, Julian
Position: DE
Height: 6-5 Weight: 241
Born: December 27, 1997 London, England
High School: Ardrey-Kell (Charlotte, NC)

Year	College	Participation
2016	Notre Dame	Played
2017	Notre Dame	Played
2018	Notre Dame	Played
2019	Notre Dame	Played

Draft: 3rd round (67th overall) 2020 Detroit Lions

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL	99	LDE-RDE	6	0
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	99	LOLB-ROLB	13	1
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL	99	LDE-RDE	10	2
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL	99	DE	9	0
2024 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2024 ARI NFL	58	OLB	13	1
5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL			51	4

Team	Date	Transaction
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	4/24/2020	Draft
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	6/10/2020	Signed
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	10/21/2020	Injured Reserve
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/22/2020	Activated
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	12/3/2022	Injured Reserve
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	8/31/2023	Injured Reserve
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	10/7/2023	Activated
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	1/18/2024	Released
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)Detroit Lions	1/20/2024	Practice Squad
2024 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)Philadelphia Eagles	2/14/2024	Signed
2024 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)Philadelphia Eagles	8/26/2024	Released
2024 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)Arizona Cardinals	8/28/2024	Practice Squad
2024 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)Arizona Cardinals	9/11/2024	Signed
2024 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)Arizona Cardinals	3/12/2025	Unrestricted Free Agent
2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns	4/14/2025	Signed
2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns	8/26/2025	Released
2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns	8/27/2025	Practice Squad
2025 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns	12/2/2025	Practice Squad (Injured)
2026 Cleveland Browns (NFL)Cleveland Browns	3/18/2026	Signed

SNAP COUNTS	TOTAL	OFF	OFF%	DEF	DEF%	ST	ST%
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL	99	0	0.0	69	6.1	30	6.8
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	490	0	0.0	362	31.7	128	29.0
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL	237	0	0.0	222	19.5	15	3.3
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL	172	0	0.0	121	11.1	51	11.3
2024 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2024 ARI NFL	401	0	0.0	286	26.3	115	26.3
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1399	0		1060		339

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	1	9	9.0	9	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	9	9.0	9	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	5.0	28.0
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL	2.0	12.0
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL	2.0	8.0
2024 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2024 ARI NFL	1.0	12.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	10.0	60.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	0	0	0	1	1	6	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	1	1	6	0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)2020 DET NFL	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	27	27	0	0	9	6	1	2	0
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL	17	17	0	0	3	3	0	0	0
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL	7	6	1	0	4	2	0	1	0
2024 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2024 ARI NFL	18	18	0	0	2	3	0	1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	72	71	1	0	18	15	1	4	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)2021 DET NFL	5	2	3	24	0	2	0
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)2022 DET NFL	2	0	2	10	0	1	0
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)2023 DET NFL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2024 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)2024 ARI NFL	1	0	1	14	0	1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	9	3	6	48	0	4	0