Oruwariye lettered for three years at Gaither High School in Tampa, Florida. As a senior, he was voted team MVP and invited to the Hillsborough County All-Star Game.[1] He was ranked a three star recruit by all four major recruiting services, and 247Sports and Rivals rated him a top 100 prospect in the state of Florida. Oruwariye committed to Vanderbilt University early in his senior year before decommitting and following Head Coach James Franklin to Penn State.[2]
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
"2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.
College career
Oruwariye redshirted his true freshman season at Penn State, then appeared in mostly special teams action during his redshirt freshman year.
In 2016, Oruwariye saw more time en route to Penn State's first Big Ten Championship Game victory. He logged his first interception against Kent State, which he proceeded to return for a touchdown.[3] He finished the season with 23 total tackles.[4][5]
Oruwariye burst onto the national scene in 2017 due to his personal-best four interceptions, good for fourth in the Big Ten.[6][4][7] He earned recognition from both coaches and the media, who elected him second all-B1G.[8] He appeared in all but one game as Penn State clinched its first Fiesta Bowl victory since 1997.
Oruwariye carried his junior year momentum into his redshirt senior year, starting in each of Penn State's 12 games, picking off three passes, and tallying a career highs in tackles, pass defenses, and forced fumbles.[5] His excellence was recognized by coaches, media, AP, and ESPN, all of whom named him to their All-B1G teams.[9] He received an invite to the Reese's Senior Bowl amidst discussions that he could potentially be a first round pick.[10][11]
Oruwariye was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft. He finished the season with two interceptions and third on the Lions' depth chart.[14]
Oruwariye was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list by the Lions on July 29, 2020,[15] and was activated 10 days later.[16] In Week 11 against the Carolina Panthers, Oruwariye recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by P. J. Walker during the 20–0 loss.[17]
Oruwariye entered the 2021 season as a starting cornerback for the Lions. He started the first 14 games before suffering a thumb injury in Week 15. He was placed on injured reserve on December 25, ending his season.[18] He finished the season with 57 tackles, and a team-leading 11 passes defensed and six interceptions. He was third in the NFL in interceptions at the time of his injury.
References
^"'Tampa Teaches You How to Be Cool Around Greatness': Local Ties in the 2019 Senior Bowl". buccaneers.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
^STAFF, SPORTS. "Penn State gets commitment from DB Oruwariye". LancasterOnline.
^"Amani Oruwariye gets a pick-six for Penn State". Saturday Tradition. 2016-09-03. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
^ ab"Amani Oruwariye - Football". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
^ ab"Amani Oruwariye College Stats". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
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Amani Oruwariye born February 9 1996 is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League NFL He played college football at Penn State Amani OruwariyeOruwariye in 2019No 24 Detroit LionsPosition CornerbackPersonal informationBorn 1996 02 09 February 9 1996 age 26 St Petersburg FloridaHeight 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 202 lb 92 kg Career informationHigh school Gaither Tampa Florida College Penn State 2014 2018 NFL Draft 2019 Round 5 Pick 146Career historyDetroit Lions 2019 present Roster status ActiveCareer highlights and awardsFirst team All Big Ten 2018 Second team All Big Ten 2017 Career NFL statistics as of Week 7 2022Total tackles 152Pass deflections 23Interceptions 9Fumble recoveries 2Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 3 Professional career 4 References 5 External linksEarly years EditOruwariye lettered for three years at Gaither High School in Tampa Florida As a senior he was voted team MVP and invited to the Hillsborough County All Star Game 1 He was ranked a three star recruit by all four major recruiting services and 247Sports and Rivals rated him a top 100 prospect in the state of Florida Oruwariye committed to Vanderbilt University early in his senior year before decommitting and following Head Coach James Franklin to Penn State 2 US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school college Height Weight Commit dateAmani OruwariyeCB Tampa FL Tampa FL Gaither 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg Jan 30 2014 Recruiting star ratings Scout Rivals 247Sports ESPN grade 73Overall recruiting rankings Note In many cases Scout Rivals 247Sports and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight In these cases the average was taken ESPN grades are on a 100 point scale Sources 2014 Team Ranking Rivals com College career EditOruwariye redshirted his true freshman season at Penn State then appeared in mostly special teams action during his redshirt freshman year In 2016 Oruwariye saw more time en route to Penn State s first Big Ten Championship Game victory He logged his first interception against Kent State which he proceeded to return for a touchdown 3 He finished the season with 23 total tackles 4 5 Oruwariye burst onto the national scene in 2017 due to his personal best four interceptions good for fourth in the Big Ten 6 4 7 He earned recognition from both coaches and the media who elected him second all B1G 8 He appeared in all but one game as Penn State clinched its first Fiesta Bowl victory since 1997 Oruwariye carried his junior year momentum into his redshirt senior year starting in each of Penn State s 12 games picking off three passes and tallying a career highs in tackles pass defenses and forced fumbles 5 His excellence was recognized by coaches media AP and ESPN all of whom named him to their All B1G teams 9 He received an invite to the Reese s Senior Bowl amidst discussions that he could potentially be a first round pick 10 11 Professional career EditPre draft measurables Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press6 ft 1 5 8 in 1 87 m 205 lb 93 kg 31 3 8 in 0 80 m 9 in 0 23 m 4 47 s 1 63 s 2 66 s 4 16 s 6 82 s 36 5 in 0 93 m 10 ft 0 in 3 05 m 17 repsAll values from NFL Combine 12 13 Oruwariye was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round 146th overall of the 2019 NFL Draft He finished the season with two interceptions and third on the Lions depth chart 14 Oruwariye was placed on the reserve COVID 19 list by the Lions on July 29 2020 15 and was activated 10 days later 16 In Week 11 against the Carolina Panthers Oruwariye recorded his first interception of the season off a pass thrown by P J Walker during the 20 0 loss 17 Oruwariye entered the 2021 season as a starting cornerback for the Lions He started the first 14 games before suffering a thumb injury in Week 15 He was placed on injured reserve on December 25 ending his season 18 He finished the season with 57 tackles and a team leading 11 passes defensed and six interceptions He was third in the NFL in interceptions at the time of his injury References Edit Tampa Teaches You How to Be Cool Around Greatness Local Ties in the 2019 Senior Bowl buccaneers com Retrieved 2019 01 30 STAFF SPORTS Penn State gets commitment from DB Oruwariye LancasterOnline Amani Oruwariye gets a pick six for Penn State Saturday Tradition 2016 09 03 Retrieved 2019 01 30 a b Amani Oruwariye Football Penn State University Athletics Retrieved 2019 01 30 a b Amani Oruwariye College Stats College Football at Sports Reference com Retrieved 2019 01 30 https www centredaily com sports college penn state university psu football article214174459 html bare URL Penn State s Amani Oruwariye looking forward to leadership role in 2018 Pittsburgh Post Gazette View the 2017 All Big Ten Football Defensive Teams Big Ten Network 28 November 2017 Retrieved 2019 01 30 Juliano Joe Amani Oruwariye on track to be first Penn State cornerback drafted in first round inquirer com Penn State s Trace McSorley Amani Oruwariye accept Senior Bowl invitations pennlive November 21 2018 https www centredaily com sports college penn state university psu football article221645845 html bare URL Amani Oruwariye Draft and Combine Prospect Profile NFL com Retrieved December 19 2021 Amani Oruwariye Penn State CB 2019 NFL Draft Scout NCAA College Football draftscout com Retrieved December 19 2021 Birkett Dave April 27 2019 Detroit Lions take Amani Oruwariye in Round 5 of 2019 NFL draft Detroit Free Press Retrieved April 27 2019 Rogers Justin July 29 2020 Kenny Golladay T J Hockenson among Lions placed on COVID reserve list DetroitNews com Retrieved July 30 2020 T J Hockenson among 3 Lions removed from COVID 19 reserve list DetroitNews com August 8 2020 Retrieved August 11 2020 Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers November 22nd 2020 Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2020 11 28 Detroit Lions Amani Oruwariye placed on injured reserve ending breakout season Detroit Free Press December 25 2021 External links EditAmani Oruwariye on Twitter Penn State Nittany Lions bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amani Oruwariye amp oldid 1122359551, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
