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Cedric Ogbuehi

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Cedric Ogbuehi
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Ogbuehi with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020
Personal information
Born: (1992-04-25) April 25, 1992 (age 32)
Allen, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:306 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:Allen
College:Texas A&M (2010–2014)
Position:Offensive tackle
NFL draft:2015 / round: 1 / pick: 21
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:67
Games started:35
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Cedric Ogbuehi // ⓘ (born April 25, 1992) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies, and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the first round of the 2015 NFL draft. He has played in the NFL for the Bengals, Jacksonville Jaguars, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, and New York Jets.

Early life

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Ogbuehi attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas, where he was a two-time all-state selection for the football team. In his junior year, Ogbuehi was the best blocker for an offense that averaged 36.1 points and 225 rushing yards per game, finishing the season 15–1 with a UIL state championship. As a senior, Ogbuehi helped lead the way for an Allen offense that averaged over 466 yards per game, allowing just one sack. He was an Associated Press second-team all-state pick and unanimous first-team all-district honoree. He played in the 2010 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ogbuehi was ranked as the No. 13 offensive tackle recruit in his class.[1] He chose Texas A&M over offers from Nebraska, Kansas, Texas Tech, and Oklahoma State.

College career

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Ogbuehi was redshirted in 2010. As a freshman in 2011, he started six of 10 games at guard. As a sophomore in 2012, he started all 13 games at guard. As a junior in 2013, he was moved to the offensive tackle position.[2]

As a senior in 2014, he received first-team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation.[3]

Professional career

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Pre-draft

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As early as May 2014, Ogbuehi was projected as a high first-round selection in the 2015 NFL draft by various mock drafts.[4][5][6] After the NFL Combine, most analysts had projected Ogbuehi to be a first or second-round selection. Although he was invited and attended the combine, he was unable to participate in the workouts due to his ACL injury. He was ranked the seventh-best offensive tackle out of the 88 available by NFLDraftScout.com.[7]

Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span Bench press
6 ft 5+1⁄4 in
(1.96 m) 		306 lb
(139 kg) 		35+7⁄8 in
(0.91 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 23 reps
All values from NFL Combine[8]

Cincinnati Bengals

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Ogbuehi playing for the Bengals in 2015.

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Ogbuehi in the first round (21st overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft.[9] On June 11, 2015, the Bengals signed him to a four-year, $9.32 million contract with $8.72 million guaranteed and a signing bonus $5.04 million.[10] On September 1, 2015, the Bengals added Ogbuehi to the reserve/non-football injury list. They were taking extra precaution as he recovered from his ACL injury.[11] On December 6, 2015, Ogbuehi made his regular-season debut during the Bengals' 37–3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. He played the last five games of the season and also appeared in the Bengals' 16–18 AFC wildcard round loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In 2016, he started training camp, competing against Jake Fisher and Eric Winston for the vacant right tackle position left by Andre Smith. Ogbuehi ultimately won the job, starting the regular season as the Bengals' right tackle. He earned his first career start in the Bengals' season-opening 22–23 win over the New York Jets. Ogbuehi started the next 11 games at right tackle before being inactive for a Week 13 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles.[12] He made his first start at left tackle in Week 16 after struggling on the right side, moving long-time starter Andrew Whitworth to left guard for the game. He gave up two sacks that game and suffered a torn rotator cuff, ending his season.[13]

In 2017, after Whitworth departed to the Los Angeles Rams in free agency, Ogbuehi was named the starting left tackle for the Bengals.

On May 2, 2018, the Bengals declined the fifth-year option on Ogbuehi's contract, making him a free agent in 2019.[14] He only played in two games in 2018, and was a healthy scratch for most of the season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On March 16, 2019, Ogbuehi signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on a one-year $895,000 contract.[15]

Seattle Seahawks

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On March 23, 2020, Ogbuehi signed a one-year contract with the Seattle Seahawks.[16] He re-signed with the Seahawks on March 26, 2021.[17] He was placed on injured reserve on September 2, 2021.[18] He was activated on October 2, 2021.[19] On October 25, 2021, the Seahawks released Ogbuehi.[20]

Baltimore Ravens

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On October 27, 2021, Ogbuehi was signed to the practice squad of the Baltimore Ravens.[21] On November 6, 2021, Ogbuehi was promoted to the active roster.[22] On December 3, 2021, the Ravens released Ogbuehi.[23]

Tennessee Titans

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On December 27, 2021, Ogbuehi was signed to the Tennessee Titans practice squad, but was released two days later.[24]

Houston Texans

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On March 18, 2022, Ogbuehi signed with the Houston Texans.[25] He was released on August 30, 2022 and signed to the practice squad the next day.[26][27]

New York Jets (first stint)

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On September 27, 2022, Ogbuehi was signed by the Jets off the practice squad of the Texans.[28] He started four games at right tackle before being placed on injured reserve on December 3, 2022 with a groin injury.[29] He was activated on December 31.

On April 18, 2023, Ogbuehi re-signed with the Jets.[30] He was released on May 11.

Miami Dolphins

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On May 15, 2023, Ogbuehi was signed by the Miami Dolphins.[31] He was released on August 29, 2023, as a part of the team’s final roster cuts.[32]

New York Jets (second stint)

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On September 21, 2023, Ogbuehi was signed to the Jets practice squad.[33] He was released on October 3, 2023.[34]

NFL career statistics

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Year Team GP GS
2015 CIN 5 0
2016 CIN 14 12
2017 CIN 14 13
2018 CIN 2 0
2019 JAX 14 0
2020 SEA 8 4
2021 BAL 2 0
SEA 1 0
2022 NYJ 7 5
Career 67 35

References

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  1. ^ Rivals.com offensive tackles 2010
  2. ^ Goodbread, Chase (August 11, 2013). "Cedric Ogbuehi excited to show his NFL value at offensive tackle". NFL.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  3. ^ December 11, 2014. "Walter Camp Football Foundation | 125th Walter Camp All-America Teams Announced"
  4. ^ Brugler, Dane (May 11, 2014). "2015 NFL mock draft: Big Ten, ACC prospects lead the way". CBS Sports.
  5. ^ Sobleski, Brent (May 11, 2014). "2015 mock draft: Jameis Winston slips out of Top 5". USA Today.
  6. ^ Burke, Chris (May 13, 2015). "2015 NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Cedric Ogbuehi goes No. 1 overall to Oakland Raiders". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014.
  7. ^ "Cedric Ogbuehi, DS #7 OT, Texas A&M: 2015 NFL Draft". NFLdraftscout.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "Cedric Ogbuehi Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  9. ^ "2015 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Spotrac.com: Cedric Ogbuehi contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  11. ^ bleacher report (September 1, 2015). "Cedric Ogbuehi injury: Update on OL's recovery from knee injury". Ooyuz.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  12. ^ "NFL Player Profile: Cedric Ogbuehi". NFL.com. Retrieved December 16, 2016.
  13. ^ Hobson, Geoff (December 30, 2016). "Ogbuehi's tough 2016 ends on IR". Bengals.com. Archived from the original on September 17, 2017.
  14. ^ Alper, Josh (May 2, 2018). "Bengals won't pick up Cedric Ogbuehi's option". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  15. ^ Oehser, John (March 16, 2019). "Jaguars sign OT Cedric Ogbuehi". Jaguars.com.
  16. ^ Boyle, John (March 23, 2020). "Seahawks Sign Offensive Tackle Cedric Ogbuehi". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  17. ^ Boyle, John (March 26, 2021). "Seahawks Re-Sign Tackle Cedric Ogbuehi". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  18. ^ Boyle, John (September 2, 2021). "Seahawks Sign QB Jake Luton, Add CB Michael Jackson To Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
  19. ^ Boyle, John (October 2, 2021). "Seahawks Activate Colby Parkinson & Cedric Ogbuehi From IR, Place Rashaad Penny On IR". Seahawks.com.
  20. ^ Gonzalez, Ty (September 25, 2021). "Report: Seahawks Release OT Cedric Ogbuehi". si.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  21. ^ Brown, Clifton (October 27, 2021). "Ravens Sign Former First-Round Offensive Tackle to Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  22. ^ Brown, Clifton (November 6, 2021). "Cedric Ogbuehi Promoted to 53-Man Roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  23. ^ Gonzalez, Ty (September 25, 2021). "Report: Ravens Release OT Cedric Ogbuehi". si.com. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
  24. ^ Wyatt, Jim (December 27, 2021). "Titans Place Four Players on Team's Reserve/COVID-19 List". TennesseeTitans.com. Archived from the original on December 29, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  25. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-18-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. March 18, 2022.
  26. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-30-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 30, 2022.
  27. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (8-31-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. August 31, 2022.
  28. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 27, 2022). "Jets Sign OL Cedric Ogbuehi, Place OL George Fant on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
  29. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (December 3, 2022). "Jets Activate T George Fant, Place T Cedric Ogbuehi on Injured Reserve". NewYorkJets.com.
  30. ^ "Jets Re-Sign OL Cedric Ogbuehi". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  31. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. May 15, 2023.
  32. ^ "Miami Dolphins Make Roster Moves". MiamiDolphins.com. August 29, 2023.
  33. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (September 21, 2023). "Jets Sign OL Cedric Ogbuehi to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
  34. ^ Greenberg, Ethan (October 3, 2023). "Jets Sign 3 Players, All Cornerbacks, to Practice Squad". NewYorkJets.com.
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