Emmanuel Okoye

Last name pronounced oh-KOY-ay 2024 – RS-FRESHMAN Suffered a season-ending knee injury during fall camp and did not play in any games. 2023 - FRESHMAN Did not play in any games and earned a redshirt … Spent the 2023 season at tight end and made the move to defensive end at the end of the spring of 2024. HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL An exceptionally athletic and lengthy player at the NFL Academy in Loughborough, United Kingdom in the fall of 2022 … Originally from Nigeria … Enrolled at Tennessee in the summer of 2023 … Discovered by Osi Umenyiora and his 'The Uprise' program scouts and then invited to attend the inaugural 'The Uprise' football talent identification camp in Abuja, Nigeria in 2022 … After impressing there, was invited to NFL Africa's talent identification camp held in Ghana in the summer of 2022, with his performance earning him a place at the NFL Academy … Is the second Vol to join the program via the NFL International Pathway Program, joining VFL Jakob Johnson, who is currently a member of the Las Vegas Raiders … Played defensive end and on special teams for the NFL Academy … Saw action in contests against IMG Academy, Scotland U19's and Nottingham University … Considered the No. 1 recruit in England and a four-star prospect by both On3 and 247Sports … ESPN and Rivals tabbed him as a three-star recruit … The NFL Academy, an elite player pathway program which opened in September 2019, is a major initiative by the NFL, which aims to use football to create life-changing opportunities for young people all around the world … Full name is Emmanuel Nnaemeka Okoye … Born in Lagos, Nigeria … Son of Lawrence and Ifeoma Okoye … Has one brother, Augustine, and three sisters, Nwadinma, Chiagozie and Onyedika … The second football student-athlete to sign with the Vols from Nigeria, joining former Vol Chris Akporoghene, who was a member of the Class of 2019 … Majoring in information sciences … X handle is @_skywalker10 … Instagram handle is @_skywalker1.0