Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

Jeremiah Ernest Owusu-Koramoah Yaw (born November 4, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he won the Butkus Award and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American as a senior in 2020. Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, and was named a Pro Bowler in 2023.

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

Owusu-Koramoah with the Browns in 2021
No. 6 – Cleveland Browns
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1999-11-04) November 4, 1999 (age 25) Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	221 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:	Bethel (Hampton, Virginia)
College:	Notre Dame (2017–2020)
NFL draft:	2021 / round: 2 / pick: 52
Career history
Cleveland Browns (2021–present)
Roster status:	Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl (2023) PFWA All-Rookie Team (2021) Butkus Award (2020) ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2020) Unanimous All-American (2020) First-team All-ACC (2020)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Total tackles: 308 Sacks: 8.0 Forced fumbles: 6 Pass deflections: 17 Interceptions: 3 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Owusu-Koramoah grew up in Hampton, Virginia, and attended Bethel High School.^[1] He is of Ghanaian descent through his father Andrew, who met his wife Beverly in England, before moving to Virginia in 1998.^[2] Owusu-Koramoah was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at the University of Virginia in 2016 before decommitting to choose Notre Dame.^[3]

College career

Owusu-Koramoah spent his freshman season on Notre Dame's scout team and did not appear in any games.^[4][5] He missed most of his sophomore year after breaking his foot in practice after playing in the first two games of the season.^[6][7] Owusu-Koramoah was named a starter going into his junior season and recorded 80 tackles, a team-leading 13.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks with four passes broken up, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.^[8] He won the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker as a senior in 2020, in addition to being named a unanimous All-American and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.^[9][10]

College statistics

Year	Team	Games		Tackles				Interceptions				Fumbles
		GP	GS	Total	Solo	Ast	Sack	PD	Int	Yds	TD	FF	FR	TD
2017	Notre Dame	0	0	DNP
2018	Notre Dame	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2019	Notre Dame	13	13	80	54	26	5.5	4	0	0	0	2	2	0
2020	Notre Dame	12	12	62	42	20	1.5	3	1	0	0	3	2	1
Career		27	25	142	96	46	7.0	7	1	0	0	5	4	1

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables

Height	Weight	Arm length	Hand span	20-yard shuttle	Vertical jump	Broad jump
6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	33 in (0.84 m)	8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m)	4.15 s	36.5 in (0.93 m)	10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
All values from Pro Day[11][12]

Owusu-Koramoah during the Browns' 2022 training camp

Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2021 NFL draft.^[13] He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $6.5 million, on June 6, 2021.^[14] He was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list at the start of training camp before being activated on August 3.^[15][16] Koramoah recorded his first career sack on Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields in Week 3 of the 2021 season. He was placed on injured reserve on October 19, 2021, with an ankle injury.^[17] He was activated on November 13. He was placed back on injured reserve on December 13 after suffering a foot injury in Week 14.^[18] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.^[19]

On August 14, 2024, Owusu-Koramoah and the Browns agreed to a three–year, $39 million contract extension.^[20]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
		GP	GS	Comb	Solo	Ast	Sack	Sfty	PD	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	FF	FR
2021	CLE	14	10	76	49	27	1.5	0	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
2022	CLE	11	10	70	45	25	0.0	0	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	2	0
2023	CLE	16	13	101	72	29	3.5	0	6	2	8	4.0	8	0	1	0
2024	CLE	8	8	61	39	22	3.0	0	3	1	0	0.0	0	0	1	0
Career		49	41	308	205	103	8.0	0	17	3	8	2.7	8	0	6	0

Personal life

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is of Ghanaian descent. In 2022, he was running a football camp in Ghana for the youth.^[21] His older brother, Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah, was found dead inside a burned house on April 5, 2022. Two days later, police in Hampton, Virginia said that Ronald Ivan Scott has been charged with one count of murder and one count of arson.^[22] On January 25, 2024 he converted to Islam.^[23]

References

1. Sampson, Pete (September 27, 2019). "If this is only the 'beginning' for Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, how good can the end be?". The Athletic. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
2. Karels, Carter (August 8, 2020). "JOK of all trades: Notre Dame rover Owusu-Koramoah embracing variety on and off the field". Notre Dame Insider. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
3. McKinney, David (February 1, 2017). "Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Commits To Notre Dame". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
4. O'Malley, Tim (October 3, 2019). "Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah: Years In The Making". 247Sports.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
5. Driskell, Bryan (May 16, 2020). "ESPN: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Among Nation's Top Returning LBs". SI.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
6. Pope, LaMond (September 13, 2018). "Notre Dame reserve LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah to miss rest of season". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
7. Berardino, Mike (June 7, 2019). "Notre Dame's Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah has all the attributes to be wrecking ball at rover". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
8. Driskell, Bryan (May 28, 2020). "ESPN: Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah A Top Draft Prospect". SI.com. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
9. Driskell, Bryan (December 21, 2020). "Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Wins The Butkus Award". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
10. Driskell, Bryan (January 7, 2021). "Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Is A Unanimous All-American". SI.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
11. "Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
12. "Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame, OLB, 2021 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". draftscout.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
13. Gribble, Andrew (April 30, 2021). "2nd Round: Browns select Notre Dame LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah with No. 52 pick in 2021 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
14. Thomas, George (June 4, 2021). "Browns LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah signs four-year rookie contract". Beacon Journal. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
15. Mueller, Jared (July 25, 2021). "Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah placed on the COVID-19 list". Browns Wire. Retrieved July 26, 2021 – via USA Today.
16. Labbe, Dan (August 3, 2021). "Browns activate linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah from reserve/COVID-19 list". Cleveland.com. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
17. Risdon, Jeff (October 19, 2021). "Browns place Kareem Hunt, Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah on IR". Browns Wire. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
18. Poisal, Anthony (December 13, 2022). "Browns place LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah on injured reserve". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
19. "2021 NFL All-Rookie Team". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
20. Edholm, Eric (August 14, 2024). "Browns LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah agrees to three-year, $39M extension". NFL.com. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
21. Little, Brandon (April 2, 2022). "Browns Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Hosting Football Camp in Ghana". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
22. "Man charged in death of Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah, older brother of Browns LB". NFL.com. Associated Press. April 8, 2022. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
23. "Football Star Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah Converts to Islam". January 25, 2024.

External links

• Career statistics from NFL.com · ESPN · Yahoo Sports
• Cleveland Browns bio
• Notre Dame Fighting Irish bio