Joseph Ossai
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Born
2000 (26 years old)
Lagos, NigeriaPosition
Defensive End
Status
Active
Ethnicity
Black
Team Number
58
Height
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight
263 lb (119 kg)
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American FootballTeam
New York Jets
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NFL
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Description
Joseph Ossai (born 12 April 2000) is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, where he was a consensus All-American. He was selected by the Bengals in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft.
Early life
Ossai was born in Ketu Ijaniki, Lagos, Nigeria, and lived there until his family moved to Conroe, Texas when he was 10.
He attended Oak Ridge High School, where he played basketball and football and was a two-time all-district and academic all-district honoree. As a senior, he recorded 58 tackles, eight sacks, 15 tackles for loss and three forced fumbles and was named first-team All-District 12-6A, and first-team All-Greater Houston by the Houston Chronicle. Ossai was rated a four-star recruit and committed to play college football at Texas over offers from Texas A&M, Notre Dame and Oregon.
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2018-2020 |
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2026- |
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Statistics
| Safeties | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Quarterback Hits | NFL | 2025 | 12 |
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| Tackles For Loss | NFL | 2025 | 9 |
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| Assisted Tackles | NFL | 2025 | 22 |
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| Solo Tackles | NFL | 2025 | 21 |
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| Combined Tackles | NFL | 2025 | 43 |
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| Sacks | NFL | 2025 | 5.0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered Touchdowns | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Fumble Recovery Return Yards | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Fumbles | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2025 | 2 |
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| Passes Defended | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Longest Interception Return | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Interceptions Returned For Touchdowns | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Interception Return Yards | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Defensive Interceptions | NFL | 2025 | 0 |
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| Games Started | NFL | 2025 | 9 |
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| Games Played | NFL | 2025 | 14 |
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| Position | NFL | 2025 | DE |
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| Safeties | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Quarterback Hits | NFL | 2024 | 15 |
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| Tackles For Loss | NFL | 2024 | 4 |
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| Assisted Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 20 |
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| Solo Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 26 |
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| Combined Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 46 |
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| Sacks | NFL | 2024 | 5.0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered Touchdowns | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Fumble Recovery Return Yards | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Fumbles | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2024 | 2 |
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| Passes Defended | NFL | 2024 | 1 |
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| Longest Interception Return | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Interceptions Returned For Touchdowns | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Interception Return Yards | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Defensive Interceptions | NFL | 2024 | 0 |
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| Games Started | NFL | 2024 | 3 |
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| Games Played | NFL | 2024 | 17 |
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| Position | NFL | 2024 | DE |
| Quarter Back Hit | NFL | 2024 | 15 |
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| Pass Defended | NFL | 2024 | 1 |
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| Block | NFL | 2024 | 1 |
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| Turnover Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2024 | 2 |
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| Tackle For a loss | NFL | 2024 | 4 |
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| Tackle Sacks | NFL | 2024 | 5 |
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| Tackle Assists | NFL | 2024 | 20 |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2024 | 26 |
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| Safeties | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Quarterback Hits | NFL | 2023 | 7 |
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| Tackles For Loss | NFL | 2023 | 1 |
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| Assisted Tackles | NFL | 2023 | 4 |
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| Solo Tackles | NFL | 2023 | 6 |
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| Combined Tackles | NFL | 2023 | 10 |
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| Sacks | NFL | 2023 | 1.0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered Touchdowns | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Fumble Recovery Return Yards | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Fumbles | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Passes Defended | NFL | 2023 | 1 |
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| Longest Interception Return | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Interceptions Returned For Touchdowns | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Interception Return Yards | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Defensive Interceptions | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Games Started | NFL | 2023 | 0 |
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| Games Played | NFL | 2023 | 14 |
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| Position | NFL | 2023 | DE |
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| Quarter Back Hit | NFL | 2023 | 7 |
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| Pass Defended | NFL | 2023 | 1 |
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| Tackle For a loss | NFL | 2023 | 1 |
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| Tackle Sacks | NFL | 2023 | 1 |
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| Tackle Assists | NFL | 2023 | 4 |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2023 | 6 |
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| Points Per Game | NFL | 2022 | 0.4 |
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| Total Points | NFL | 2022 | 6 |
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| Field Goals Attempted | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Field Goals Made | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Extra Points Attempted | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Extra Points Made | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Defensive Two-Point Conversions | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Two-Point Conversions Made | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| All Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 1 |
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| Other Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Interception Return Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Kickoff Return Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Punt Return Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Receiving Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Rushing Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Safeties | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Quarterback Hits | NFL | 2022 | 10 |
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| Tackles For Loss | NFL | 2022 | 2 |
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| Assisted Tackles | NFL | 2022 | 11 |
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| Solo Tackles | NFL | 2022 | 6 |
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| Combined Tackles | NFL | 2022 | 17 |
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| Sacks | NFL | 2022 | 3.5 |
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| Fumbles Recovered Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 1 |
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| Fumble Recovery Return Yards | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Fumbles Recovered | NFL | 2022 | 2 |
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| Fumbles | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Forced Fumbles | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Passes Defended | NFL | 2022 | 1 |
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| Longest Interception Return | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Interceptions Returned For Touchdowns | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Interception Return Yards | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Defensive Interceptions | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Games Started | NFL | 2022 | 0 |
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| Games Played | NFL | 2022 | 16 |
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| Position | NFL | 2022 | DE |
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| Quarter Back Hit | NFL | 2022 | 7 |
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| Pass Defended | NFL | 2022 | 1 |
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| Turnover Fumble Recovered | NFL | 2022 | 1 |
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| Tackle For a loss | NFL | 2022 | 2 |
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| Tackle Sacks | NFL | 2022 | 2 |
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| Tackle Assists | NFL | 2022 | 7 |
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| Total Tackles | NFL | 2022 | 5 |
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