As a Junior (2016)
• 13 games played
• 13 games started
• 41 tackles (12 solo), 4.0 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks, one pass breakup
• Seven tackles (2.0 for loss) and one sack vs. Kansas State
• Two tackles vs. USC
• Two tackles at UCLA
• Two tackles vs. Washington State
• Four tackles vs. Colorado
• One sack and four tackles (three solo) at Arizona
• Three tackles vs. Oregon State
• Seven tackles (two solo) at Oregon
• One tackle at Cal
• One tackle, one pass breakup vs. Rice
• Seven tackles, 1.0 sack vs. North Carolina (Sun Bowl)
As a Sophomore (2015) • Game-by-Game Statistics
• 11 games played
• Seven tackles
• One pass breakup
As a Freshman (2014)
• Did not see action
The Okereke File
• Prepped at Foothill (Calif.) and played under head coach Doug Case
• Four-time varsity letterwinner
• Four-star recruit by Scout, Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports
• Nation’s 136th-best overall recruit by Scout, 158th by Rivals and 247Sports
• California’s 14th-best recruit by Scout, 16th by Rivals, 17th by 247Sports
• Nation’s 10th-best outside linebacker by Rivals and 247Sports, 11th by Scout
• Nation’s 51st-best athlete by ESPN
• PrepStar All-America
• Nation’s 194th-best overall recruit, 22nd-best linebacker
• National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award (Orange County Chapter)
• 2014 Watkins Award winner
• 2014 Orange County Metro "40 Under 40"
• 2013 Orange County Register All-West Coast “Fab 15” second team
• 2013 Los Angeles Times All-Area first team
• 2013 MaxPreps All-State Division II first team
• 2013 Century League Player of the Year
• 2013 All-Century League first team
• 2013 All-CIF Southwest Division
• 2013 all-county first team
• 2013 Foothill Knight of the Year
• 2012 All-Century League first team
• 2012 All-CIF Southwest Division
• 2012 Foothill Coaches' Award
• 2012 Junior Scholar Athlete of the Year
• 2011 sophomore varsity rookie of the year
• 2010 Foothill Coaches' Award
• Led team to 2013 Century League title
• 162 career tackles, nine sacks, four interceptions, seven passes defended and two interceptions returned for touchdowns
• 2014 Semper Fidelis All-America Game
• West team’s defensive MVP
• Born in San Mateo, Calif.
• Full name is Robert Nnanna Okereke
• Son of Kingsley and Sandra Okereke
• Three sisters: Kimberley, Jennifer and Kristine
• Cousin, Amobi Okugo, played soccer at UCLA and professionally for the Philadelphia Union
• First generation American
• Performed in Carnegie Hall
• Eagle Scout
• Majoring in management, science and engineering