University of Oklahoma Athletics

2026 Spring Football Roster

Danny Okoye
Jersey Number 16

Danny Okoye

  • Position:
    DL
  • Class:
    Redshirt Sophomore
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    258
  • Hometown:
    Tulsa, Okla.
  • High School:
    NOAH Homeschool
Season GP-GS UT AT Total TFL Sacks INT FF FR PBU QBH
2024 2-0 0 0 0 0.0-0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0
2025 11-0 3 3 6 2.0-16 2.0-16 0 0 0 1 0
Career 13-0 3 3 6 2.0-16 2.0-16 0 0 0 1 0

2025 (OKLAHOMA)
Played in 11 games … did not play vs. Michigan (9/6) and at Temple (9/13) … totaled six tackles, including 2.0 sacks, and a pass breakup … notched a sack at Tennessee (11/1) … tallied a pass breakup at South Carolina (10/18) … registered two tackles, including a sack, vs. Kent State (10/4) … also recorded tackles vs. LSU (11/29), Texas (10/11) and in the season opener vs. Illinois State (8/30). 

2024 (OKLAHOMA)
Named to SEC Fall Academic and SEC First-Year Academic honor rolls ... played in two games at defensive end … appearances came in season opener vs. Temple (8/30) and vs. Maine (11/2).

HIGH SCHOOL
A consensus four-star recruit and rated as a top-175 national prospect by On3 (No. 78), Rivals (No. 165) and ESPN (No. 169) … rated as the country’s No. 7 weakside defensive end by Rivals, No. 11 edge by On3, No. 23 defensive end by ESPN and No. 27 edge by 247Sports … touted as the No. 1 recruit in Oklahoma by ESPN, On3 and Rivals and No. 3 by 247Sports … selected to play in the 2023 U.S. Army Bowl … earned second-team all-state honors from The Oklahoman in 2022 and was an honorable mention all-state pick by the Tulsa World … led the NOAH Jaguars to a 42-9 win in the 2022 National Homeschool Football Tournament championship game … registered 43 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, 6.0 sacks, an interception and a forced fumble as a junior in 2022 … also rushed 14 times for 64 yards and a touchdown and caught six passes for 58 yards and a score in 2022 … recorded 78 tackles, 21.0 tackles for loss, 10.5 sacks, three pass breakups, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a punt return for a touchdown as a sophomore in 2021 … chose Oklahoma over Alabama, LSU, Tennessee, Texas and others.

PERSONAL
Enrolled at OU in January 2024 … major is sports business ... last name pronounced o-KOY-yay.
Spring Football Mic'd Up: Coach Morgan and Courtland Guillory
Monday, April 20
Brent Venables Post Spring Game
Saturday, April 18
Ben Arbuckle Post Spring Game
Saturday, April 18
John Mateer Post Spring Game
Saturday, April 18