Dare Ogunbowale
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
_(35673803601)_(cropped).jpg) Ogunbowale with the Wisconsin Badgers in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 4, 1994 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Marquette (Milwaukee) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Wisconsin (2012–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2017: undrafted | ||||||||||||||||||
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* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||||||||
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Oluwadare "Dare" Ogunbowale (darr-AY OH-goon-bo-wal-ay; born May 4, 1994) is an American professional football running back. He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers, beginning his career as a walk-on. Ogunbowale signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
College statistics
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]
| Season | GP | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||
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| 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
| 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 |
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| 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 (first stint)
Ogunbowale was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 16, 2017.[6] He was waived on September 2, and was re-signed to the Texans' practice squad the next day.[7][8] Ogunbowale was released on October 6.[9]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (first stint)
On November 29, 2017, Ogunbowale was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad.[10] He was released by the Buccaneers on December 6.[11]
Washington Redskins
On December 12, 2017, Ogunbowale was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad.[12] He was promoted to the active roster on December 22, before being waived on March 6, 2018.[13][14]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (second stint)
On August 2, 2018, Ogunbowale signed with the Buccaneers.[15] He was waived on September 1, and was re-signed to the practice squad.[16][17] On October 17, Ogunbowale was released from the Buccaneers practice squad.[18] He was re-signed on October 31.[19] Ogunbowale was promoted to the active roster on November 13.[20] He was waived on November 30, and re-signed to the practice squad.[21] Ogunbowale signed a reserve/future contract with the Buccaneers on December 31.[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
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)
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. The Texans went on to win 39–37.[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]
On March 5, 2025, Ogunbowale re-signed with the Texans on a one-year, $2 million deal.[32]
