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WATCH: former Michigan Wolverine David Ojabo lights it up in the 40

20200517_134556by:Justin Rudolph•03/05/22
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Former Michigan Wolverines edge rusher David Ojabo talked a big game on his expectation of himself at the NFL combine; more specifically in the 40 yard dash. And the former Wolverine delivered a solid time, just not the one he set his goal at.

Ojabo is viewed as a first round pick by most, and he could’ve really put a stamp on his stock if he achieved his goal of beating the mark set last year. Former Penn State edge rusher Jayson (Odafe) Oweh ran a 4.36 in his 40-yard dash at last year’s NFL Combine. Ojabo was unsuccessful at beating that time but still impresses in the video below.

Ojabo impressed this season playing opposite of star edge rusher and likely top two pick in this year’s draft, Aidan Hutchinson. The two are both likely first round selections, and Ojabo is looking for a rise up to a high-end pick. If he continues to impress at the combine, who knows, he could just into the top-10 with Hutchinson.

Ojabo reveals when he realized he might be good at football

David Ojabo is still relatively new to the sport of football. He never put on shoulder pads until he was a junior in high school, but teams were keeping an eye on him before that. Before attending Blair Academy in New Jersey, Ojabo camped at both Maryland and Rutgers.

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The Aberdeen, Scotland native was already a physical freak when he arrived in the United States, but his first foray into football was not ideal. He was pushed around by guys much smaller than him. That did not sit right, but every hit made him better.

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“I won’t lie, when I first started in high school I was getting smacked around by little dudes,” Ojabo said. “That didn’t sit right with me. The toughest thing was the contact aspect. Coming from basketball, if you bump someone it’s a foul. Soccer, if you bump someone too hard, it’s a foul. Football, if you’re not bumping someone, you’re not playing.

“My freshman year (at Michigan) I took a big jump when I started playing against future NFL linemen like (Jon) Runyan (Jr.), Cesar Ruiz. That just bettered me even more.”