Odighizuwa played a career-high 816 snaps and finished with 47 tackles (25 solo), including 4.5 sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble in 2024. The fourth-year pro also started all 17 games, though Dallas' defense finished fourth to last in the league in rushing yards allowed. The 2021 third-round pick played out his rookie deal this year, and he will enter the offseason as an unrestricted free agent.
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Status
ACTIVEPrevious game (vs. GB 1/14)
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Latest Osa Odighizuwa news
2023 Postseason Tackles
TOTAL
AST
SOLO
2
2
0
2023 Postseason Sacks
SCK
SCKYDS
TFL
0
0
0
2023 Postseason Interceptions
INT
PD
TD
0
0
0
2023 Postseason Fumbles
FF
FR
FTD
0
0
0
2023 Season Tackles
TOTAL
AST
SOLO
46
20
26
2023 Season Sacks
SCK
SCKYDS
TFL
3
18
0
2023 Season Interceptions
INT
PD
TD
0
0
0
2023 Season Fumbles
FF
FR
FTD
0
0
0
Osa Odighizuwa Career Stats
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Career Stats - TACKLES
TOTALASTSOLO1727399Career Stats - Sacks
SCKSCKYDSTFL13.5940Career Stats - INTERCEPTIONS
INTPDTD010Career Stats - Fumbles
FFFRFTD200Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
Defense Fumbles
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Career Stats - TACKLES
TOTALASTSOLO1486Career Stats - Sacks
SCKSCKYDSTFL190Career Stats - INTERCEPTIONS
INTPDTD000Career Stats - Fumbles
FFFRFTD000Tackles
Sacks
Interceptions
Defense Fumbles
Osa Odighizuwa
Season Stats
Previous Game (vs. GB 1/14)
2
TCK
0
SCK
0
INT
-
TACKLES
TOTALASTSOLO462026Sacks
SCKSCKYDSTFL3180INTERCEPTIONS
INTPDTD000Fumbles
FFFRFTD000 -
TACKLES
TOTALASTSOLO220Sacks
SCKSCKYDSTFL000INTERCEPTIONS
INTPDTD000Fumbles
FFFRFTD000
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Game Log
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Regular SeasondefensiveDateOppResultSOLOASTTOTALSACKSACKYDSINTDEFTFL1/7W 38-100000000012/30W 20-190220000012/24L 20-220110000012/17L 10-310330000012/10W 33-131010000111/30W 41-353360000111/23W 45-104150000111/12W 49-171010000111/5L 23-282130000010/29W 43-201230000010/16W 20-175270000110/8L 10-422130000010/1W 38-3213000009/24L 16-28112000019/17W 30-10202170019/10W 40-0224211002
Regular Season Totals 262046318009 -
PostseasondefensiveDateOppResultSOLOASTTOTALSACKSACKYDSINTDEFTFL1/14L 32-4802200000
Postseason Totals 02200000
Osa Odighizuwa Player Profile
Team
Dallas Cowboys
Birthdate
8/13/1998 (26)
Status
Active
HT/WT
6'2", 280 lbs
Draft Info
2021: Rd 3; Pk (DAL)
Birthplace
Dayton, OH, USA
Position
DT
College
UCLA
Experience
4 seasons
Career History
Dallas Cowboys
2021-Present
(4 seasons)
Osa Odighizuwa Latest News
Sees career-high snap count
Odighizuwa played a career-high 816 snaps and finished with 47 tackles (25 solo), including 4.5 sacks, a pass breakup and a forced fumble in 2024. The fourth-year pro also started all 17 games, though Dallas' defense finished fourth to last in the league in rushing yards allowed. The 2021 third-round pick played out his rookie deal this year, and he will enter the offseason as an unrestricted free agent.
Competition for snaps growing
Odighizuwa faces increased competition for snaps at defensive tackle in 2024. The 2021 third-round pick has emerged as a reliable 3-technique at defensive tackle for the Cowboys, and Odighizuwa recorded a career-high 46 tackles over 17 regular-season games last season with 3.0 sacks. 2023 first-round pick Mazi Smith is expected to take a step forward in his development though, and Dallas added veteran Jordan Phillips to the DT mix during training camp, with free agent Linval Joseph also expected to sign in the coming days. That gives new defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer plenty of options in the middle of the defensive line, but it also makes it unlikely that Odighizuwa will see the career-high 601 snaps he got in 2023.