Dayo Odeyingbo
American football player (born 1999)
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Temidayo Jordan "Dayo" Odeyingbo (DIE-oh Oh-DANG-boh; born September 24, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores, and was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft.
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Odeyingbo with the Indianapolis Colts in 2023 | |||||||||||||
| No. 55 – Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Defensive end | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | September 24, 1999 Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 282 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Ranchview (Irving, Texas) | ||||||||||||
| College | Vanderbilt (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 2nd round, 54th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Early life
The son of Nigerian immigrants,[1] Odeyingbo was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in Irving, Texas, where he attended Ranchview High School.[2] He had 108 tackles and 12 sacks over the course of his high school career. Odeyingbo committed to play college football at Vanderbilt over offers from Texas, Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Colorado, Baylor, and Purdue.[3]
College career
Odeyingbo was a member of the Vanderbilt Commodores for four seasons. As a senior, he was named second-team All-SEC after recording 32 tackles, 8.0 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks in eight games.[4] Odeyingbo finished his collegiate career with 125 tackles, 31.0 tackles for loss, and 12.0 sacks.[5] Odeyingbo tore his achilles tendon while preparing for the 2021 NFL draft.[6]
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
Despite his injury, Odeyingbo was selected by the Indianapolis Colts in the second round with the 54th overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.[10] On May 6, 2021, Odeyingbo officially signed with the Colts.[11] He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list to start the 2021 season.[12] He was activated on October 30.[13]
Odeyingbo played in all 17 games in 2023, recording 38 tackles and finished third on the team with eight sacks.[14]
Chicago Bears
On March 13, 2025, Odeyingbo signed a three-year, $48 million contract with the Chicago Bears.[15] He started all eight of his appearances for Chicago, recording one pass deflection, one sack, and 21 combined tackles. In Week 9 against the Cincinnati Bengals, Odeyingbo suffered a torn Achilles tendon, ending his season.[16]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2021 | IND | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | IND | 17 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | IND | 17 | 1 | 38 | 22 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | IND | 17 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 18 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | CHI | 8 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 69 | 27 | 127 | 67 | 60 | 17.5 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Personal life
Odeyingbo's older brother, Dare, also played football at Vanderbilt and for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.[17]