Originally drafted by Denver in the third round (77th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft. Released by the Broncos on 12/27/22 and claimed off waivers by the Bears on 12/28/22. Released by Chicago on 8/29/23 and signed to the Rams practice squad on 9/21/23. Signed a future contract with the Cardinals on 1/20/24.
2022: Began the season on injured reserve … played five games with Broncos and Bears appearing primarily on special teams … saw action in four games with Denver – @ LAC (10/17), vs. NYJ (10/23), @ Jax (10/30), @ Ten (11/13) – before being released … played in the Chicago's season finale vs. Min (1/8/23).
2021: Spent the majority of the season on injured reserve … played the final two games of the season (one start) and had 11 tackles and two passes defensed … made his season debut @ LAC (1/2/22) … started and set career highs in tackles (11), solo tackles (8), assisted tackles (3) and passes defensed (2) in the season finale vs. KC (1/8/22).
2020: Played in all 16 games (11 starts) as a rookie and totaled 62 tackles (one for loss), six passes defensed and four forced fumbles … his four forced fumbles were a team high and the third most in the NFL in 2020 … had two games with two forced fumbles, becoming the first NFL rookie to have multiple games with two-or-more forced fumbles since Dwight Freeney in 2002 … made his NFL debut vs. Ten (9/14) … had six tackles and one pass defensed in his first NFL start @ Pit (9/20) …posted four tackles, including his first career tackle for loss @ TB (9/27) … tallied seven tackles, two forced fumbles and one pass defensed @ NE (10/18), becoming the first Broncos rookie to force two-or-more fumbles in a game since at least 2000 … set a season high with seven tackles @ KC (12/6) … had five tackles and one pass defensed @ Car (12/13) … totaled seven tackles @ LAC (12/27) … registered seven tackles and two forced fumbles vs. LV (1/3/21); became just the second rookie since at least 2000 (Dwight Freeney – 2002) to have multiple games with two-or-more forced fumbles.
Spent five years (2015-19) at Iowa where he appeared in 51 games (22 starts) and totaled 125 tackles (1.5 for loss), 23 passes defensed and six INTs … named second-team All-Big Ten in 2019 after starting all 12 games and collecting 52 tackles (one for loss), 12 passes defensed and three INTs … in 2018, appeared in all 13 games (seven starts) and recorded 39 tackles (0.5 for loss), nine passes defensed and three INTs … played all 13 games (three starts) in 2017 and finished with 29 tackles and one pass defensed … in 2016, appeared in all 13 games and had five tackles and one pass defensed … redshirted in 2015.
Last name pronounced "oh-jeh-MOO-dee-uh" … attended Harrison (Farmington Hills, MI) High School where he earned all-county honors and served as a captain as a senior after leading the team with 105 tackles and three interceptions … had 80 tackles and eight forced fumbles as a junior … also lettered in track & field where he earned all-state honors in the 110-meter hurdles … a member of the honor roll … brother, Mario, played football at Michigan and spent the 2016 offseason and preseason with Baltimore … part of the 2019 Iowa Athletics Leadership Group … majored in Mechanical Engineering.
