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2005 Football

8 Kelechi Okere

  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.)

Biography

2005 - Played in 10 games ... Made 12 tackles, including one for a loss ... Recorded two tackles against Cornell (Nov. 19) ... Tallied one tackle at Harvard (Nov. 12) ... Recorded one solo tackle against Princeton (Nov. 5) ... Made two tackles including one for a two yard loss at Columbia (Oct. 15) ... Posted three solo tackles and had one pass break-up at Dartmouth (Oct. 1) ... Had two solo tackles agianst Villanova (Sept. 24) ... Made one solo tackle against Duquesne (Sept. 17).          

2004 - Recorded a solo hit at Princeton (Nov. 6) ... Had a solo hit against Columbia (Oct. 16) ... Had a tackle in Ivy League opener against Dartmouth (Oct. 2) ... Returned three kickoffs for 42 yards, including a 27-yard return against Villanova (Sept. 25) ... Had five tackles, including a career-tying three solo hits at San Diego (Sept. 18).

2003 - Played in nine games ... Recorded seven tackles (six solo) ... Made collegiate debut against Duquesne at Franklin Field (Sept. 20) ... Made one solo tackle against nationally ranked No. 19 Lehigh (Sept. 27) ... Recorded one solo takedown against Dartmoth (Oct. 4) and one against Columbia (Oct. 18) ... Had career-high three solo tackles at Brown (Nov. 1) ... Assisted on one tackle against Princeton (Nov. 8).

Lawrenceville Prep (N.J.) - Four-year letterwinner in football and track ... Served as team captain for both football and track as a senior ... Named all-prep in football in 2002 ... Named all-prep and all-state in 2000 and 2001 ... Member of Lawrenceville's state and county 2000-2001 championship indoor track team ... Member of Lawrenceville's state title outdoor track team in 2002.

Personal - Born May 24, 1984 in East Lansing, Mich. ... Son of Comfort and Vivian ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2004Junior

    RB
    6'0" 195 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2005Senior

    RB
    6'0" 195 lbs
    8