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2019 Football Roster

Profile

  • WR
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • Phoenix, Ariz.
    Hometown
  • 6'2
    Height
  • 210
    Weight
  • North Canyon
    High School
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Kyle Spradley
John Okwoli
#13
John Okwoli
WR
Position
Senior
Class
Phoenix, Ariz.
Hometown

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Career Stats

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Summary

Biography

UW This Season: Okwoli, a veteran receiver for the cowboys had a strong spring and will add depth to the position finishing second on the depth chart at X-receiver.

2018: Okwaoli appeared in all 12 games for the Cowboys last season. He caught three passes for 31 yards. He had two catches for 24 yards against Mizzou. He also grabbed a pass for seven yards in the season opener at New Mexico State.

2017: Okwoli appeared in 12 games for the Pokes grabbing 12 passes for 137 yards. He averaged 11.4 yards per game and per catch. He grabbed a career-best four catches for a career-best 41 yards in the season opener at Iowa. Okwoli grabbed two catches each in the New Mexico, Hawai’i and Gardner-Webb game. He recorded his first career touchdown against New Mexico.

2016: Okwoli appeared on special teams for the Cowboys, but did not record any statistics offensively.

High School: John Okwoli is ranked as the No. 14 best recruit in the state of Arizona by both 247 Sports and ESPN.com.  He is a three-star ranked recruit by Rivals, 247 Sports and ESPN.  Okwoli was selected Second Team All-Arizona for Division III by the Arizona Republic in 2015.  He played in eight games as a senior, catching 51 passes for 747 yards, six touchdowns and 1,035 all-purpose yards.  On defense, he had 26 tackles as a senior, three interceptions, two pass breakups and one fumble recovery.  His junior season, he played in 10 games and caught 86 passes for 1,408 yards and scored 10 TDs, while accounting for 1,934 all-purpose yards.  Okwoli added 47 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss, two interceptions and four pass breakups his junior season. Okwoli is also a starter on his  North Canyon basketball team.  He played for head football coach Cornelius Bowick. Okwoli was recruited by Boise State, Colorado, Nevada, UNLV, Utah State and Washington State.

Personal: He is majoring in management at UW.