Frank Okam
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| Houston Texans — No. 79 | |
| Defensive tackle | |
| Date of birth: October 16, 1985 | |
| Place of birth: Pine Bluff, Arkansas | |
| Height: 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | Weight: 315 lb (143 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| College: Texas | |
| NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 5 / Pick: 151 | |
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| Current status: Unsigned Draft Pick | |
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Franklin Nonyelu Okam, Jr. (born October 16, 1985 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is an American football defensive tackle for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Texas. Following college, Okam trained for the NFL Combine at D1 Sports Training in Nashville, Tennessee.
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[edit] High school career
Okam attended Lake Highlands High School where he played football, basketball, and track & field. He played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season. His size and demeanor earned him the nickname "Big Frank".
[edit] College career
Okam contributed immediately as a true freshman, earning first-team Freshman All-America honors from Sporting News.
As a sophomore, he started all 13 games and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches. He made two tackles, including his first sack of the season, in Texas' 41-38 victory over USC for the 2005-06 National Championship.
As a junior, he stared 11 games and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press, and he made the 2006 ESPN first-team All-American squad.[1]
In their 2007 season preview magazine, CBS Sportsline.com said, “Frank Okam should be one of the top players in the country” during his senior season with the 2007 Texas Longhorn football team.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ "2006 All American Team", ESPN. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
- ^ (2007) College Football – 2007 Season Preview. CBS Sportsline.com, 40.
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