Owamagbe Odighizuwa Class: Junior Hometown: Portland, OR High School: Douglas Height / Weight: 6-5 / 278 Position: DE Birthdate: 04/01/1992 Experience: 2V

UCLA - One of several defensive linemen who finished the season strong ... Figures to compete for a starting job at end, after compiling six starts over the last two seasons.

2011 - Appeared in all 14 games and made one start ... Named to the honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic team ... Had three stops at Houston ... One tackle vs. San Jose State ... Recorded four stops vs. Texas ... Had a tackle for loss at Oregon State ... One tackle at Stanford ... Blocked an extra point against Washington State ... Had three tackles at Arizona and two vs. Colorado ... Made his first start of the season at Oregon and made one stop ... Credited with four tackles, two for loss, in the bowl game vs. Illinois.

2010 - Saw action in 10 games and made six starts ... Named to Rivals.com Pac-10 All-Freshman team ... Made 4.0 sacks on the year to rank No. 5 on the team in that category ... Made his first appearance in the Stanford contest and recorded one tackle ... Did not see action versus Houston ... Came off the bench at Texas and against WSU ... Made his first career start at Cal and collected two tackles - both sacks ... Had one tackle assist in a start at Oregon ... Also started against Arizona and Oregon State ... Made a career-high four tackles, one for loss, at Washington ... Had one tackle assist at Arizona State ... Against USC, he was credited with one sack ... Defensive tri-winner of UCLA's John Boncheff, Jr. Memorial Award for Rookie of the Year.

HIGH SCHOOL - Played four seasons at Portland, OR David Douglas HS for coach Dan Wood ... Parade Magazine All-American ... SuperPrep Elite 50 (No. 8) ... SuperPrep All-American (No. 4 defensive lineman) ... USA Today second-team All-American ... Rated No. 8 national prospect and No. 2 defensive end by rivals.com ... Member of ESPN 150 (No. 17) and The Sporting News Top 100 (No. 41) ... Rated No. 2 defensive end by ESPN.com ... Tom Lemming All-American (No. 41 player nationally) ... Rated No. 8 defensive end by Tom Lemming/MaxPreps ... EA Sports second-team All-American ... SuperPrep Far West Defensive Player of the Year ... Ranked No. 49 national prospect and No. 8 defensive end by scout.com ... Earned five stars from rivals.com and four stars from scout.com ... Played in the U.S. Army All-America Game ... As a senior, he made 90 tackles, including 10 sacks ... Credited with 96 tackles, 22 for loss, as a junior ... Also lettered in basketball (coach Chad Reeves) and track and field (coach Cross).

PERSONAL - Full Name: Owamagbe Odighizuwa ... Born: April 1, 1992 in Columbus, OH ... Parent: Abieyuwa Odighizuwa ... Has three brothers -- Ighodaro, Ihoghama and Osawaru ... Lists NBA star LeBron James as the famous athlete he admires the most ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll in Winter 2011 ... Undeclared major.

Career Highs
Tackles: 4 multiple times, last vs. Illinois, 2011
Tackles for loss: 2 vs. Illinois, 2011; vs. Cal, 2011
Sacks: 2 at Cal, 2010

CAREER STATISTICS