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Tito Odenigbo

position

Defensive Line

Height

6-3

Class

Redshirt Senior

Hometown

Centerville, Ohio

Previous School

Illinois

High School

Centerville

Tito Odenigbo - Football - University of Miami Athletics

2018 (Redshirt Senior): Served as key member of defensive line after transferring from Illinois…Saw action in all 13 games and made four starts…Finished with 25 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss…Had one tackle in season opener vs. LSU (Sept. 2)…Had one tackle in win over Savannah State in home opener (Sept. 8)…Saw action in wins over Toledo (Sept. 15) and FIU (Sept. 22)…Totaled three tackles in win over North Carolina (Sept. 27)…Added two tackles in win over Florida State (Oct. 6)…Saw action at Virginia (Oct. 13)…Finished with three tackles at Boston College (Oct. 26)…Had two tackles vs. Duke (Nov. 3)…Made first start of career at Georgia Tech (Nov. 10) and finished with career-high five tackles (four solo)…Started at Virginia Tech (Nov. 17) and had one tackle…Posted two tackles in start vs. Pittsburgh (Nov. 24)…Started New Era Pinstripe Bowl vs. Wisconsin (Dec. 27) and delivered impressive outing, tying season high with five tackles (three solo) and adding career-best 2.5 tackles for loss.

Prior to Miami: Spent first four seasons of career at Illinois, transferring to Miami for final year of eligibility…Finished career at Illinois with 47 total tackles…Saw action in 10 games with four starts on defensive line in final season (2017), finishing with 29 tackles, 4.5 TFLs and one sack…Tied for second on Fighting Illini in TFLs in final year…Played in 11 games and totaled 15 tackles junior year (2016)…Played in six games as redshirt freshman in 2015.

High School: Three-star defensive line recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports…Ranked No. 69 defensive end in nation by ESPN.com…Ranked No. 39 player in state of Ohio by ESPN…Had 63 tackles and 11.5 sacks in final season in 2013…Had 43 tackles and nine sacks in junior season (2012)…Two-time Greater Western Ohio Conference (GWOC) first-team selection…Three-year letterwinner in track and field.