Chinedu Ogbonna

Photo by: Matthew R. Osborne/Tennessee Ath

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-2
Weight:
225
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.
High School:
Wheeler

2020 • Senior
• Phil Steele Preseason All-Independent First Team (Defensive Line)

2019 • Junior

• Phil Steele All-Independent Second Team (Defensive Line)
• Appeared in all 12 games and made nine starts on the defensive line and at linebacker
• Notched 30 total tackles (22-8), including 2.0 sacks among 9.0 total TFLs
• His 9.0 TFLs led the team and went for 29 yards lost, while his 2.0 sacks were for 14 yards lost
• Intercepted one pass on the season and broke up another pass attempt
• Recovered one fumble as well
• Tallied four tackles, including 1.0 TFLs, in the win over Akron (9/28)
• Secured 2.0 TFLs among six total takedowns at FIU (10/5)
• Pulled down an interception at Louisiana Tech (10/12) and had a nine-yard sack
• Recorded five tackles, with 2.0 TFLs, against UConn (10/26)
• Posted 3.0 TFLs, including 1.0 sacks, among four total tackles and broke up one pass against BYU (11/23)

2018 • Sophomore

• Started all 12 games at outside linebacker
• Posted 72 tackles, including 31 solo stops, with 7.0 TFLs and 1.5 sacks
• Also recovered one fumble and returned an interception 33 yards
• Provided eight tackles at Boston College (9/2)
• Nabbed his first collegiate double-digit tackle performance with 10 stops at Georgia Southern (9/8)
• Had eight takedowns, including 1.0 TFLs, and recovered a fumble at FIU (9/15)
• Totaled five stops with 1.5 TFLs, including an assisted sack, against Charlotte (9/22)
• Made seven tackles including an assisted TFL at USF (10/6)
• Earned six tackles, including 1.5 TFLs, and hauled in an interception against Coastal Carolina (10/20)
• Notched seven tackles with 1.0 TFLs for two yards lost in the win at UConn (10/27)
• Produced a seven-yard sack among six total tackles in the three-overtime win against Liberty (11/3)
• Capped the year with five stops at No. 5 Georgia (11/17)

2017 • Freshman

• Appeared in all 12 games, primarily seeing action on the special teams unit
• Made 10 tackles on the season, split evenly with five solo and five assisted
• Made his first collegiate appearance but did not record statistics against Hawai'i (8/26)
• Logged two tackles at Coastal Carolina (9/2)
• Assisted on stops against Old Dominion (9/9) and at Tennessee (9/23)
• Provided three tackles, including an assisted TFL, against Ohio (9/30)
• Posted a pair of takedowns during the double-overtime win over Appalachian State (10/28)
• Had one solo stop in the win at BYU (11/18)

Before Massachusetts

• Attended Wheeler High School and played for Michael Collins
• Also held offers from Appalachian State, FIU, Indiana, Minnesota, Old Dominion, Troy, Western Kentucky and UCF, among others

Personal

• Son of Chika Ogbonna
• Has a twin brother, Chu, and is also the brother to CJ and Amanda