Joseph Ossai
DE
#58
Experience: 5 years
Height: 6-4
Weight: 263 lbs
College: Texas
2024 SEASON
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Solo25
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SCK5
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FF2
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INT--
Preseason
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 08/26/2023 | @Commanders | L 19 - 21 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 08/18/2023 | @Falcons | T 13 - 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 08/11/2023 | Packers | L 19 - 36 |
Regular Season
| WK | Game Date | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 01/07/2024 | Browns | W 31 - 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 17 | 12/31/2023 | @Chiefs | L 17 - 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | 12/23/2023 | @Steelers | L 11 - 34 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | 12/16/2023 | Vikings | W 27 - 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 14 | 12/10/2023 | Colts | W 34 - 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | 12/05/2023 | @Jaguars | W 34 - 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | 11/26/2023 | Steelers | L 10 - 16 | |||||||||||||
| 11 | 11/17/2023 | @Ravens | L 20 - 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 10 | 11/12/2023 | Texans | L 27 - 30 | |||||||||||||
| 9 | 11/06/2023 | Bills | W 24 - 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 8 | 10/29/2023 | @49ers | W 31 - 17 | |||||||||||||
| 6 | 10/15/2023 | Seahawks | W 17 - 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 5 | 10/08/2023 | @Cardinals | W 34 - 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | 10/01/2023 | @Titans | L 3 - 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | 09/26/2023 | Rams | W 19 - 16 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 09/17/2023 | Ravens | L 24 - 27 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 09/10/2023 | @Browns | L 3 - 24 |
Biography
A 2021 third-round draft pick of the Bengals, Ossai has played in 30 career regular-season games and totaled 27 tackles with 4.5 sacks ... He suffered a season-ending knee injury in preseason of his rookie year, but returned to play in every game in 2022 (including postseason) ... Serves as a rotational DE and contributed notable plays in the 2022 campaign, including the team's only defensive TD of the year on a FR in the regular-season finale vs. Baltimore ... Chose to forgo final season of college eligibility to enter 2021 NFL Draft, after spending three years ('18-20) at the University of Texas ... Born in Nigeria (Ketu Ijanikin, Lagos); his family moved to the United States when he was 10 ... First saw game of football at age 10, after arriving in U.S.