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Frank Okam was born on 16 October, 1985 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S., is an American football player and coach (born 1985). Discover Frank Okam's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 38 years old?
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16 October |
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Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
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United States
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He is a member of famous Player with the age 38 years old group.
Frank Okam Height, Weight & Measurements
At 38 years old, Frank Okam height is 1.96 m .
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Frank Okam Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Frank Okam worth at the age of 38 years old? Frank Okam’s income source is mostly from being a successful Player. He is from United States. We have estimated Frank Okam's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Franklin Nonyelu Okam, Jr. (born October 16, 1985) is an American football coach and former defensive tackle who is the former defensive line coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).
He previously served as an assistant coach for Rice and Baylor.
Okam accepted a scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin, where he played defensive tackle for the Texas Longhorns football team from 2004 to 2007.
Okam contributed immediately as a true freshman, earning first-team Freshman All-American honors from Sporting News.
As a sophomore, he started all 13 games at nose tackle and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches.
He made five tackles, including his first sack of the season, in Texas' 41–38 victory over USC for the 2005–06 National Championship.
As a junior, he started 11 games and earned honorable mention All-Big 12 honors from the Associated Press, and he made the 2006 ESPN first-team All-American squad.
In their 2007-season preview magazine, CBS Sportsline.com said, "Frank Okam should be one of the top players in the country" during his senior season with the 2007 Texas Longhorns football team.
After a stellar senior season, Okam finished his career at the University of Texas with 160 total tackles, 81 solo tackles with 28 tackles for a loss.
In addition, Okam finished his career with 10 sacks, a forced fumble, 5 recovered fumbles, and 12 deflected passes.
Okam played college football at Texas and was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.
He also was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Omaha Nighthawks, New York Giants, and Carolina Panthers.
Of Nigerian descent, Okam attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas, where he competed in football where he was an all-district, all-area, & all-state.
He also competed in basketball where his team finished as Region II semifinalists.
Okam also competed in track & field where was a state finalist in discus, all while holding a 3.9 GPA.
As a senior at Lake Highlands, Okam achieved a 345 lb bench max, 500 lb squat max, 29 inch vertical, and an impressive 4.9 40-yard dash for a man of his size.
He weighed in at 300 lb on a 6 ft frame.
Okam was highly recruited as the second ranked defensive tackle in the nation, Okam received scholarship offers from Florida, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Stanford among other universities.
He was a Parade All American.
He played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl and the Oil Bowl in which he got Defensive MVP following his senior season.
Okam was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (151st overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.
He was waived on October 25, 2010.
Okam signed with the Seattle Seahawks on November 2, 2010.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Okam as a free agent after he was cut by the Seattle Seahawks.
That would put him 10th all time on Rice's single season sack list.
Brian Womac earned 1st team All C-USA honors and led the team with 10 sacks and broke the school record with 22 TFLs.
Womac's 10 sacks are second all time on Rice's single season sack list.
He was waived on November 22, 2011, and re-signed to the team's practice squad the following day.
He was then cut again by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Aug 31, 2012.
He was signed by the New York Giants on May 11, 2013 after a veteran tryout at the rookie minicamp.
On August 25, 2013, he was cut by the Giants.
In 2014, Okam began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Rice University.
In his 1st season working with the defensive line, Rice's defensive line broke the school record for most sacks in a season.
Led by Zach Patt and Brian Nordstrom who finished 3rd and 4th respectively on Rice's single season sack list.
Brian Nordstrom garnered 1st team All C-USA honors as well as finishing the season as the C-USA TFL leader.
Patt set a school record 5 sacks and 3 FF in a game vs FIU and was National Player of the Week.
Rice broke the record during the 2014 Hawai'i Bowl vs Fresno State.
In 2016, he was promoted to defensive line coach.
In 2017, Rice's defensive line was one of the top in C-USA.
Roe Wilkins led all interior C-USA lineman with 6.5 sacks.