Jamih Otis

2024 (Sophomore): Appeared in all 12 games, starting four at linebacker. Led the team with 55 tackles, including 39 solo. Also tallied five tackles for loss, two sacks, and a fumble recovery. Had a career-high 11 tackles in UH’s season opener vs. Delaware State. Added 2.5 TFLs and a sack in his first career start vs. the Hornets. Named Mountain West Player of the Week for his performance. Earned academic All-Mountain West honors. 2023: True freshman appeared in all 13 games as a reserve linebacker and on special teams. Registered eight tackles on the season. Earned academic all-Mountain West honors. Prep: A 2023 graduate of Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, Nev. Played four seasons for the national powerhouse. A consensus 3-star prospect. The top-ranked linebacker in Nevada in the class according to On3 while checking in at No. 2 according to 247Sports. Recorded over 100 tackles in both his junior and senior seasons. A first-team All-Southern Nevada selection by the Las Vegas Review-Journal as a senior in 2022. Led the team with 103 tackles while adding six sacks and a team-high 23.0 TFLs for the Nevada 5A state champs. Recorded a tackle-for-loss in 10 of the 14 games with multiple TFLs in six contests. Named first-team All-Southern Nevada as a junior in 2021. Finished first on the team with 102 tackles and seven sacks in addition to 17.0 tackles-for-loss. Helped Bishop Gorman to a 5A state title. An honor roll student. Personal: Born in Inglewood, Calif. Majoring in business. Has one younger brother. Father played linebacker and running back at Houston, while his grandfather Rene Anderson played defensive back for Nebraska. Parents are Roy Otis and Laloni Anderson of Las Vegas, Nev.