Obi Ezeh

Quick Facts

Full Name	Obi Ezeh
Occupation	American Football Linebacker
Date Of Birth	Feb 2, 1988(1988-02-02)
Age	36
Birthplace	Grand Rapids
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Aquarius

Obi Ezeh Biography

Obi Ezeh is one of the most popular and richest American football linebacker who was born on February 2, 1988 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Obi Pius Ezeh (born February 2 1988) was a former American football linebacker. He was listed on the mid-season 2009 watchlist and preseason watchlist to be eligible for the Butkus Award. It was his active Michigan Wolverines football career leader in tackles.

While at high school, he was a the role of running back on offense more frequently and linebacker for defense. He was a running back in junior and sophomore before being the starting quarterback as the senior Catholic Central High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He set his school’s running record with nearly 3000 yards. In his senior year the player scored a 2-point conversion that gave his school a win by one point and a place during the 2005 Michigan High School Athletic Association state championship match in Ford Field. He was also part of the state’s three-time champion high school team and was given the opportunity to try out for an elite United States national rugby union team.

At Michigan, he redshirted as a true freshman. Then, as a redshirt freshman for the 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team, he battled for the starting middle linebacker position and appeared to have lost the position early in the season. However, after an injury he became a regular starter. He concluded the season with thirteen and twelve tackle efforts against bitter rivals Michigan State and Ohio State, respectively. He started his redshirt sophomore season with a Big Ten Conference defensive player of the week, fifteen-tackle effort for the 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team. He finished the season as an honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference selection. Just after earning 2009 midseason Butkus Award watchlist recognition, he was removed from the starting lineup and saw limited action in the final four games.

After the graduation of Shawn Crable and Chris Graham there was again a notable battle for linebacker positions entering the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season for the 2008 Michigan Wolverines football team. Ezeh who had posted 68 tackles in 2007 was the leading returning tackler. As the only returning starting linebacker, Ezeh assumed the role of mentor. Ezeh won the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week award on September 1, 2008 for a game against the Utah Utes where he recorded 15 tackles and an interception. He also earned an ABC Player of the Game recognition. Ezeh also posted fifteen tackles in the October 4 game against the Illinois Fighting Illini, which earned him his second ABC Player of the Game award. He posted two other double digit tackle games, including a ten tackle effort in his second Paul Bunyan Trophy game. Ezeh finished the season seventh in the Big Ten in tackles. He was recognized as an honorable mention All-Big Ten selection by both the coaches and the media. He won the 2008 Roger Zatkoff Award as Michigan’s top linebacker.

As of 2005 Ezeh began his final season at the center of the school’s running program and was rated the seventh-best football player within the State of Michigan as per The Detroit News. He was also invited test out as a member of the United States national rugby union team as an outside center. In the course of the entire season, Ezeh was regularly among the top rushers in the region. For instance, in the Division 4 state semifinal game, Ezeh returned a kickoff at 80 yards to score a touchdown and ran for 136 yards in 24 plays. In the game, when Catholic Central scored on a quarterback sneak with just 2:28 left, Ezeh scored on a two-point conversion that gave his team a victory of 35-34. The result was the 2005 MHSAA championship game in the state on Ford Field, which they lost 17-10 to Powers Catholic High School. In the final stretch of the season Ezeh had recorded the school record for 2,914 career rushing yards, including 33 touchdowns. In his senior year as well, he played a few times linebacker and recorded 33 tackles (16 for loss). While he was absent for a portion of the season because of the injury to his ankle. He racked up 1,391 yards and scored 10 touchdowns on 217 carries. He also had seven receptions for passes, including one touchdown. He was named a second- team All-area back. The Detroit News recognized him as their top postseason blue chip prospect from the state. He was chosen to participate for the Michigan High School Coaches Association’s annual All-Star game. In February of 2006 the player signed his statement of intent to represent Michigan in which it was not clear if it would be a tight end, fullback, or linebacker.

Obi Ezeh Net Worth

Obi Ezeh is one of the richest American Football Linebacker from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Obi Ezeh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When he was a kid, Ezeh was unable to play football as the size of his body was not suitable in the leagues of his local area,, according the Grand Rapids area officials. As an sophomore running back on the 2003 Catholic Central Cougars football team, Ezeh had several 100-yard games and also multiple touchdown games even though he wasn’t not the main weapon within the defensive backfield. Ezeh was also a part of the Cougars rugby team which finished 11th in the 2004 United States High School Rugby National Championships.

As a junior running back the junior runner-up kicked off his football season with 170 yards and 18 runs. In the district championship the runner-up racked up an impressive 88 yards during the first half however, he was held to five yards in the second half , as Catholic Central lost 33-20. In the course of the season, he recorded 907 yards of rushing and scored 13 touchdowns. Ezeh was named an Detroit News Class B All-state honorable mention linebacker. He was also chosen as Honorable Mention for the Grand Rapids All-Area according to The Grand Rapids Press. He also led the 2005 team to the State Championship threepeat.

As expected, Ezeh, who had suffered a shoulder injury, redshirted his freshman year. Prior to his redshirt freshman season, he changed jersey numbers from 44 to 45 as he converted from fullback to linebacker. On May 22, 2007, he was charged with suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated for an incident when his vehicle struck a utility pole on the same street on which he lives while his blood-alcohol content was 0.11% (the legal limit in Michigan is 0.08%). Ezeh pleaded not guilty, and the trial was scheduled for September 19 in the 15th District Court. The time of the accident was outside the permissible times for Ezeh’s restricted driving license that resulted from a prior non-alcohol-related accident. On the football field, redshirt freshman Ezeh entered the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season for the 2007 Michigan Wolverines football team in a three-way battle to replace NFL-bound David Harris at middle linebacker with redshirt junior John Thompson and junior college transfer Austin Panter, who had been named national junior college defensive player of the year. Harris also hailed from Grand Rapids and had worn the number 45. The week before the season opener, The Detroit News declared Ezeh the starter, however, the Ann Arbor News and Ezeh’s hometown The Grand Rapids Press both stated that the race between Ezeh and Thompson was undecided heading into the game. In the aftermath of the September 1, opening game loss to two-time defending FCS champion Appalachian State Mountaineers, more was made of the fact that both players had trouble playing the position than who had started the game. Ezeh started the first game, but lost his spot to Thompson in the next two. After three weeks of play, Thompson, who had been voted the hardest hitter on the team the previous two seasons, had established himself as the starter by ranking second on the team in tackles. However, although Thompson had stepped up to the role he was notable for having trouble with pass coverage. Ezeh accumulated no statistics in the third and fourth game, but recorded his first interception in the fifth game on September 29 against Northwestern on a deflected pass. Ezeh started that game because of an injury. The following week, he again started in place of the injured Thompson and recorded nine tackles against Eastern Michigan. He also forced a fumble and fielded one kickoff return. Even though Thompson recovered from his ankle injury after four weeks, Ezeh retained the starting job the remainder of the season for a total of ten starts. Thompson only recorded four tackles the rest of the year. On November 1, his lawyer stated that on August 29 Ezeh had pleaded guilty to an operating while visibly intoxicated charge, which is a serious misdemeanor but a lesser charge than the original operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and had sought alcohol counseling prior to his sentence. The plea resulted in a year’s probation, three days in a work release program, a substantial payment covering fines, court costs and restitution. He committed to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving class. In the November 3 Paul Bunyan Trophy victory against Michigan State he recorded a season-high 13 tackles and two sacks. One of the sacks occurred on Michigan State’s final series of downs in Michigan territory to help secure the 28–24 win. Ezeh recorded 12 tackles in the Michigan – Ohio State rivalry game against Ohio State on November 17 to end the regular season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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At his initial March 17, 2011 pro day, he posted modest numbers: 40-yard dash – 5.07 seconds; vertical jump 30 inches (76.2 cm) and standing broad jump 9 feet 2 inches (2.79 m). However, after hiring a new trainer he posted better numbers at an April regional combine: 40-yard dash – 4.81 seconds; vertical jump 34.5 inches (87.6 cm) and standing broad jump 9 feet 4 inches (2.84 m) as well as a 4.81 time in the 20-yard shuttle.

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Obi Ranked on the list of most popular American football linebacker. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Obi Ezeh celebrates birthday on February 2 of every year.