John Ojo

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John Ojo
No. 26     Edmonton Eskimos
Date of birth (1990-03-02) March 2, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Tallahassee, Florida
Career information
Status Active
CFL status International
Position(s) DB
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg)
College Florida A&M
High school Florida High
Career history
As player
2015–present Edmonton Eskimos
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 2015
CFL West All-Star 2015
Career stats

John Ojo (born March 2, 1990) is a Canadian football defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He attended Florida A&M University.

Early career

Ojo played high school football at Florida State University School (Florida High), where he played as both a receiver and safety. In his senior season, he finished with five touchdowns on offense and six interceptions on defense.

Starting in 2008, Ojo played college football for the Florida A&M Rattlers as a safety.[1] After suffering a broken ankle in his first game with the Rattlers, Ojo received redshirt status and did not play for the rest of the 2008 season.[2] He started at the free safety position for the first time in 2009.[1] He was named to the All Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference first team in 2011. In the second game of 2012, he received a metatarsophalangeal joint sprain, also known as turf toe, which ended his season.[2] He was again able to obtain redshirt status, preserving his final year of eligibility.[3] Ojo played his last year with the Rattlers in 2013 as a sixth-year senior.[4] He finished his college career with at least 131 tackles, seven interceptions, and six pass break ups. [5]

Professional career

Ojo was eligible for the 2014 NFL Draft, but went undrafted.[6] He was invited to try out for the Seattle Seahawks in May 2014, but was not signed to the team.[7] Ojo was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos to their practice squad on October 9 and was released a month later.[8]

Ojo was signed by the Edmonton Eskimos on April 29, 2015 as a defensive back.[9] On June 21, Ojo was dropped from the active roster and added to the practice squad among the final round of roster changes in the preseason.[10] He was moved back to the active roster on June 26,[11] and made his CFL debut in the season opener against the Toronto Argonauts on June 27, 2015, where he recorded 2 tackles and recovered a fumble.[12] In the Eskimos' home opener against the Ottawa Redblacks, Ojo caught an interception and returned it 57 yards for a touchdown, adding four tackles.[13][14]

References

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