Career Highs

Tackles: 6 at Minnesota, 10/21/17
Solos: 3 at Minnesota, 10/21/17
TFLs: 1.5, twice (last vs. Indiana, 11/11/17)
Sacks: 1.0, twice (last at Minnesota, 10/21/17)
Fumbles Forced: 1 vs. Ball State, 9/2/17
Fumbles Recovered: 1 vs. Murray State, 9/3/16
PBUs: 1, twice (last vs. Rutgers, 10/14/17)
Blocked Kicks: 1 at South Florida, 9/15/17

2017 Junior

• Played in 10 games with four starts at defensive tackle
• 29 tackles (10 solo), 4.5 TFLs, 1.0 sack, two pass breakups
• Tied for second on the team in TFLs (4.5)
• Second on the team in TFLs during Big Ten games (4.0)
• Blocked a field goal at South Florida and added four tackles, 1 PBU and 0.5 TFL
• Career-high six tackles at Minnesota
• Transferred following the season

2016 Sophomore

• Played in 11 games with one start on the defensive line
• Started at defensive tackle at Michigan, his first career start
• 15 tackles (4 solo), 2.5 TFLs, 1.0 sacks on the season
• Career-high three tackles against Western Michigan and Iowa
• Career-high 1.0 TFLs against Murray State and Iowa
• First career sack in the opener against Murray State

2015 Redshirt Freshman

• Played in six games
• Three tackles (one solo) and 1.5 TFL on season
• Two tackles and 1.0 TFL against Western Illinois

2014 Freshman

• Redshirted the 2014 season

High School

• Three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Rivals, Scout and 247Sports
• Ranked the No. 69 defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com
• Ranked the No. 39 player in Ohio by ESPN.com
• Had 63 tackles and 11.5 sacks in 2013 while leading team to an 8-3 record
• Honorable mention All-State and first-team All-District in 2013
• Had 43 tackles and nine sacks in 2012
• Two-time first-team Greater Western Ohio Conference (GWOC)
• Three-year letterwinner in track and field
• Helped track team to runner-up finish at the 2011 OHSAA Division I state championships

Personal

• Last name pronounced oh-DEN-uh-bo
• Full name is Otitodilinna Odenigbo
• Goes by Tito
• Born July 13, 1996
• Son of Thomas and Linda Odenigbo
• Father graduated from the University of Illinois College of Engineering
• Has two older brothers
• Brother, Ifeadi, plays defensive end for Northwestern University
• Attended same high school as NFL players A.J. Hawk and Mike Nugent, ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit and former Illini OL Jake Feldmeyer
• Says his high school track coach most influenced his athletic career because he kept him on track academically and was a mentor
• Says he grew up a fan of the Fighting Illini and former QB Juice Williams
• Enrolled in College of Liberal Arts and Science