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Dare Ogunbowale
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Ogunbowale with Wisconsin in 2017
No. 33 – Houston Texans
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 30)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Marquette
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College:Wisconsin (2012–2016)
Undrafted:2017
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 4, 2024
Rushing yards:467
Rushing average:3.3
Rushing touchdowns:4
Receptions:89
Receiving yards:674
Receiving touchdowns:2
Field goals attempted:1
Field goals made:1
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Oluwadare "Dare" Ogunbowale (born May 4, 1994) is an American professional football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wisconsin where he began his career as a walk-on. Ogunbowale signed initially with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2017.

College career

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Ogunbowale walked onto the Wisconsin football team as a cornerback. He eventually switched to running back and racked up over 2,000 total yards and 15 total touchdowns. He was voted team captain his senior year.[1] Following a game against Nebraska in 2014, Ogunbowale was featured in Sports Illustrated due to an error; the magazine editors mistook a photo of Ogunbowale for teammate Melvin Gordon.[2]

College statistics

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Season GP Rushing Receiving
Year Team Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD
2013 Wisconsin 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 Wisconsin 11 34 193 5.7 1 0 0 0 0
2015 Wisconsin 13 194 819 4.2 7 36 299 8.3 1
2016 Wisconsin 14 91 506 5.6 5 24 208 8.7 1
Total 319 1,518 4.8 13 60 507 8.5 2

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press Wonderlic
5 ft 10+3⁄4 in
(1.80 m) 		213 lb
(97 kg) 		31+3⁄8 in
(0.80 m) 		9+1⁄8 in
(0.23 m)		 4.62 s 1.60 s 2.60 s 4.21 s 6.99 s 35 in
(0.89 m)		 10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)		 14 reps 36[3]
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day[4][5]

Houston Texans

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Ogunbowale was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 16, 2017.[6] He was waived on September 2, 2017, and was signed to the Texans' practice squad the next day.[7][8] He was released on October 6, 2017.[9]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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On November 29, 2017, Ogunbowale was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad.[10] He was released on December 6, 2017.[11]

Washington Redskins

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On December 12, 2017, Ogunbowale was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, 2017, before being waived on March 6, 2018.[13][14]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)

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On August 2, 2018, Ogunbowale signed with the Buccaneers.[15] He was waived on September 1, 2018, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] On October 17, 2018, Ogunbowale was released from the Buccaneers practice squad.[18] He was re-signed on October 31, 2018.[19] He was promoted to the active roster on November 13, 2018.[20] He was waived on November 30, 2018, and re-signed to the practice squad.[21] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on December 31, 2018.[22]

In the 2019 season, Ogunbowale was voted to be a team captain and finished with 35 receptions for 286 receiving yards to go along with 11 carries for 17 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns.[23]

On September 5, 2020, Ogunbowale was waived by the Buccaneers.[24]

Jacksonville Jaguars

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On September 10, 2020, Ogunbowale signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[25] He re-signed with the Jaguars as an exclusive-rights free agent on April 19, 2021.[26]

Houston Texans (second stint)

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On March 23, 2022, Ogunbowale signed a two-year $3.3 million deal with the Texans.[27] On November 5, 2023, in a game against the Buccaneers, Ogunbowale was pressed into action as the Texans emergency placekicker after an injury to starting kicker Kaʻimi Fairbairn.[28] In the fourth quarter, he became the first non-kicker to make a field goal in a regular season game since Wes Welker did so in 2004.[29]

On April 22, 2024, the Texans re-signed Ogunbowale.[30]

In Week 4, Ogunbowale scored the game-winning touchdown in a 24–20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.[31]

Personal life

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Ogunbowale was born in the United States to parents who immigrated from Nigeria. He attended Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he was a four sport athlete - football, soccer, basketball and track. Ogunbowale's younger sister Arike is a professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Dare Ogunbowale College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
  2. ^ https://www.nfl.com/news/sports-illustrated-confuses-melvin-gordon-with-badgers-backup-0ap3000000438560
  3. ^ McGinn, Bob (April 15, 2017). "NFL draft: Projecting state prospects". PackersNews.com. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Dare Ogunbowale Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
  5. ^ "2017 NFL Draft Scout Dare Ogunbowale College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  6. ^ "Texans sign T Giacomini, three college free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 16, 2017. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "Texans add nine to the practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2018.
  9. ^ "Texans sign S Drummond to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. October 6, 2017. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017.
  10. ^ Smith, Scott (November 29, 2017). "Dotson, Marpet to IR Among Multiple Moves". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2018.
  11. ^ Smith, Scott (December 6, 2017). "Bucs Re-Sign Cody Riggs to Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Archived from the original on December 10, 2017.
  12. ^ Czarda, Stephen (December 12, 2017). "Redskins Place Three On Injured Reserve, Sign Three To Active Roster". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on January 4, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
  13. ^ Czarda, Stephen (December 22, 2017). "Redskins Place Trent Williams On Injured Reserve, Sign Dare Ogunbowale". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on December 25, 2017.
  14. ^ Czarda, Stephen (March 6, 2018). "Redskins Re-Sign Safety Deshazor Everett To Multi-Year Deal". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018.
  15. ^ Smith, Scott (August 2, 2018). "Bucs Sign RB Ogunbowale, Waive RB Crossan". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  16. ^ Smith, Scott (September 1, 2018). "Robinson, Tandy Among Cuts as Bucs Get to 53". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  17. ^ Smith, Scott (September 2, 2018). "Bobo Wilson Returns on First Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  18. ^ Smith, Scott (October 16, 2018). "Bucs Release Martino, Switch Up Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  19. ^ Smith, Scott (October 31, 2018). "Bucs Promote Javien Elliott, Release LB Kevin Minter". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  20. ^ Smith, Scott (November 13, 2018). "Bucs Promote Ogunbowale, Re-Sign Minter as Two Land on IR". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  21. ^ Smith, Scott (November 30, 2018). "WR Bobo Wilson Promoted from Practice Squad". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  22. ^ Smith, Scott (December 31, 2018). "Bucs Sign Eight to Reserve/Futures Contracts". Buccaneers.com. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  23. ^ "Dare Ogunbowale 2019 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
  24. ^ Smith, Scott (September 5, 2020). "Matt Gay, A.Q. Shipley Among Cuts to Get to 53". Buccaneers.com.
  25. ^ "Jaguars sign running back Dare Ogunbowale", Jaguars.com, September 10, 2020
  26. ^ "2021 NFL Transactions: Signings – April". NFL.com. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  27. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (3-23-2022)". HoustonTexans.com. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  28. ^ Pelissero, Tom (November 5, 2023). "Texas kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn out with quad injury, Dare Ogunbowale handling kickoff duties". 4for4.com. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  29. ^ "Buccaneers 37-39 Texans (Nov 5, 2023) Game Recap". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 5, 2023. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  30. ^ "Houston Texans Transactions (04-22-2024)". HoustonTexans.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  31. ^ Achenbach, Erin (September 29, 2024). "Arike Ogunbowale reacts to Texans running back Dare Ogunbowale's game-winning TD vs. Jaguars". ClutchPoints. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  32. ^ "Sports a Family Affair for Dare, Arike Ogunbowale". www.buccaneers.com. April 7, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
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