2026 Spring Football Roster

6 Emmanuel Okoye

  • Position Outside Linebacker
  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 240
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Lagos, Nigeria
  • Prev School Tennessee
  • High School NFL Academy

Biography

Accolades:
  • 2025 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll.
Redshirt Sophomore (2025) - Tennessee
  • Played in eight games.
Redshirt Freshman (2024) - Tennessee
  • Suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall camp and did not play in any games.
  • Spent the 2023 season at tight end and made the move to defensive end at the end of spring of 2024.
Freshman (2023) - Tennessee
  • Did not play in any games.
  • Redshirted.
Prep
  • Discovered by Osi Umenyiore and invited to participate in the inaugural ‘The Uprise” football talent identification camp in Abua, Nigeria in 2022, before later participating in NFL Africa’s talent identification camp in Ghana the same year.
  • Has also participated at the NFL Academy in London, England, where he played in games against IMG Academy, Scotland U19’s and Nottingham University, as well as in the NFL International Pathways Program.
  • Rated as high as the nation’s No. 17 edge by On3 and the top recruit from England according to 247Sports in the 2023 prep recruiting class.
  • Full name is Emmanuel Nnaemeka Okoye.
  • Born in Lagos, Nigeria.
  • Son of Lawrence and Ifeoma Okoye. He has a brother, Augustine and three sisters, Nwadinma, Chiagozie and Onyedika.

Statistics

Season:
2026

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

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Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Defensive Line
    6'5" 243 lbs
  • 6

    2026Redshirt Sophomore

    Outside Linebacker
    6'5" 240 lbs
    6