Okorafor, 26, was signed by the New England Patriots on March 11, 2024 ... Originally drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round (92nd overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft ... Released by Pittsburgh (2/12/24).
2023 (14/7, 0/0) - PITTSBURGH)
• Played in 14 games with 7 starts at right tackle, starting seven consecutive games at the beginning of the season before serving as a reserve throughout the remainder of the year.
• Part of an offensive line that paved the way for a rushing game that totaled 114 yards at Houston (10/1).
2022 (17/17 - PITTSBURGH)
• Started all 17 regular season games at right tackle, missing just one of 1,160 offensive snaps.
• Part of an offensive line that paved the way for RB Najee Harris to rush for over 1,000 yards for a second consecutive season.
• Part of an offensive line that did not give up a sack at Atlanta (12/4) or vs. Las Vegas (12/24).
• Blocked for Harris when he ran for a season-high 111 yards at Baltimore (1/1) .
2021 (16/16, 1/1) - PITTSBURGH)
• Played and started in 16 regular season games at right tackle.
• Left the game Week 3 vs. Cincinnati (9/26) with a head injury and was inactive Week 4 at Green Bay (10/3).
• Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack vs. Detroit (11/14).
2020 (16/15, 1/1) - PITTSBURGH)
• Played 16 regular season games with 15 starts and was part of an offensive line that surrendered just 14 total sacks, the lowest total in the NFL and ninth-fewest by any team since sacks became an official statistic in 1982.
• Part of the offensive line that did not allow a sack over a five-game stretch from Nov. 8 to Dec. 7., tied for he third-longest streak in the NFL since 1982.
• Part of the offensive line that allowed 1 sack or less in 12 games throughout the season, including six games with 0 sacks allowed.
• Played and started at right tackle vs. L.A. Rams (11/10), his only appearance of the season.
• Played in 13 games with three starts at right tackle, starting in the season opener at Cleveland (9/9), vs. Cleveland (10/28) and at Denver (11/25).
• Started 39 consecutive games to conclude four-year career at Western Michigan.
• Named a first-team All American by FWAA and Phil Steele and a second-team All-American by Sports Illustrated as a senior in 2017.
• Selected as one of six semifinalists for the Outland Trophy in 2017, which recognizes the best college football interior lineman each year.
• Played in 12 games as a true freshman in 2014.
• Born in Nigeria and lived in South Africa and Botswana before his family moved to the United States in 2010.
• Attended Southfield High School and was ranked the 11th-best recruit in the state of Michigan.
