Esezi Otomewo: DL · Minnesota · #9.
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Esezi Otomewo
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Four seasons in the Minnesota defensive front to date. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Illinois — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 31-26vs Miami (OH) | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-14vs Bowling Green | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 20-13@ Purdue | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-23vs Nebraska | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 34-16vs Maryland | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-14@ Northwestern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 6-14vs Illinois | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 22-27@ No. 19 Iowa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 35-14@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 23-13vs No. 18 Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 2.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Week 7 · 2021
W 30-23
vs Nebraska
1 sack · 1.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
A close one, won by 7 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
15%4 TFLSack rate
10%3 sacksHurry rate
13%4 hurries30 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 3 sacks.
4 seasons under P.J. Fleck — 30-16 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
P.J. Fleck
Pass share
30.2%
252 pass / 583 run
Plays / game
69.6
12 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
278 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #329 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at Minnesota, 6 sacks — drafted at #165 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
A stat line in 32 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coachPlayed every college season under P.J. Fleck.
Next stop · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 5th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 5th NFL season
