Albert Okwuegbunam

TE · Missouri 2019 · #81

Last confirmed: Missouri, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.

6′5″ · 255 lb · Springfield, IL

Albert Okwuegbunam: TE · Missouri · #81.

Players he’s like

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Pat FreiermuthPenn State · 2019 · 87% season match
Cole KmetNotre Dame · 2019 · 84% season match
Jeremy SprinkleArkansas · 2015 · 80% season match
Michael RobertsToledo · 2015 · 79% season match
David WellsSan Diego State · 2017 · 77% season match

Albert Okwuegbunam

TE · Missouri · Jr · #81

Is the first read once you cross the 20. Third year in the Missouri receiving corps. One game to point at: 72 receiving yards and 3 receptions against Wyoming — Week 1, 2019.

How he plays

Play style

The first read called near the goal line — size and catch radius do the rest.

News and fans

No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.

Missouri in the news

Elko apologizes for 'cesspool' commentOct 12
Annor Boateng out for seasonOct 11
3 freshmen arrested on harassment chargesYardbarker Oct 7

Where to follow him

Career stats

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Season	Team
2019	Missouri	26	306	11.8	6
2018	Missouri	43	466	10.8	6
2017	Missouri	29	415	14.3	11
Career		98	1,187	12.1	23

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2019 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 31-37@ Wyoming	3	72	24.0	0	32	Season-high 72 yds
Wk 2	W 38-7vs West Virginia	2	42	21.0	2	26	2 TD catches
Wk 3	W 50-0vs Southeast Missouri State	2	24	12.0	1	21
Wk 4	W 34-14vs South Carolina	3	19	6.3	1	10
Wk 6	W 42-10vs Troy	2	23	11.5	1	16
Wk 7	W 38-27vs Ole Miss	4	60	15.0	0	36
Wk 8	L 14-21@ Vanderbilt	2	10	5.0	1	6
Wk 11	L 0-27@ No. 6 Georgia	4	30	7.5	0	10
Wk 12	L 6-23vs No. 11 Florida	4	26	6.5	0	9
Total		26	306	11.8	6	36

Signature game

Week 2 · 2019

W 38-7

vs West Virginia

2 rec · 42 yds · 2 TD

Dominant 31-point win at home against West Virginia.

With T. McCann — 35.4 yards per punt · 5 punts · 51 long · K. Bryant — 150 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 73.1

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 3 · Southeast Missouri State · 2nd and 12 · Q3 · EPA +2.97Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 21 yds to the SEMo 39 for a
Week 2 · West Virginia · 2nd and 11 · Q2 · EPA +2.95Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 16 yds for a TD, (Tucker McCann KICK)
Week 7 · Ole Miss · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.94Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 36 yds to the Miss 39 for a
Week 6 · Troy · 1st and 16 · Q2 · EPA +2.88Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 16 yds for a TD, (Tucker McCann KICK)
Week 2 · West Virginia · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +2.72Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 26 yds for a TD, (Tucker McCann KICK)
Week 1 · Wyoming · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +2.46Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 28 yds to the Wyom 47 for a

4 more plays

Week 1 · Wyoming · 2nd and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.45Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 32 yds to the Wyom 19 for a
Week 4 · South Carolina · 3rd and 5 · Q3 · EPA +2.36Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 8 · Vanderbilt · 2nd and 4 · Q2 · EPA +2.33Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 4 yds for a TD, (Tucker McCann KICK)
Week 3 · Southeast Missouri State · 2nd and 3 · Q1 · EPA +2.21Kelly Bryant pass complete to Albert Okwuegbunam for 3 yds for a TD, (Tucker McCann KICK)

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Barry Odom — 21-17 over that span.

2017Missouri7-6HC: Barry Odom · Balanced

2018Missouri8-5HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning, fast tempo

2019Missouri6-6HC: Barry Odom · Run-leaning

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: td rate (98th percentile). Strength: epa / target (91st percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

TD rate#17 / 728 · 98th pct

16.7%

EPA / target#66 / 728 · 91st pct

0.93

Catch rate#269 / 728 · 63rd pct

72.2%

Explosive rate#281 / 728 · 61st pct

13.9%

Yards / catch#417 / 728 · 43rd pct

11.8

Box-score rates (5)

Rec TDs#10 / 128 · 89th pct

Receptions#46 / 128 · 62nd pct

Rec yards#51 / 128 · 60th pct

306

Yards / catch#68 / 128 · 46th pct

11.8

Long catch#68 / 128 · 45th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

62nd → 91st percentile

Explosive rate

47th → 61st percentile

Catch rate

77th → 63rd percentile

TD rate

90th → 98th percentile

Yards / catch

34th → 43rd percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2019 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home6g	2.8	32.3	12.0	0.8
Road3g	3.0	37.3	12.2	0.3

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.7	40.0	15.0	0.8
Weeks 8+3g	3.3	22.0	6.3	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2019 season

Head Coach

Barry Odom

Pass share

44.4%

376 pass / 470 run

Plays / game

70.5

12 games

Team sack rate

6.5%

414 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2019

26 catches in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Albert Okwuegbunam

Players he’s like

How he plays

News and fans

Missouri in the news

Where to follow him

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

26 catches in 9 games

Three seasons at Missouri, drafted

2020