Odafe Oweh

Odafe Jayson Oweh (born December 15, 1998) is an American football outside linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State.
Early years.
Of Nigerian descent, Oweh was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, on December 15, 1998, and attended Blair Academy in Blairstown, New Jersey. He was selected to play in the 2018 Under Armour All-America Game. Oweh committed to Pennsylvania State University to play college football.
College career.
As a true freshman at Penn State in 2018, Oweh played in four games and had two sacks. As a sophomore in 2019, he played in 13 games with one start and had 21 tackles and five sacks.
Professional career.
Oweh was selected by the Baltimore Ravens with the 31st pick in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, which they previously obtained in a trade that sent Orlando Brown Jr. to the Kansas City Chiefs. Soon after the selection, Oweh announced that he would be going by his first name Odafe instead of his middle name Jayson, which he went by in college to avoid confusion regarding the pronunciation of his first name.