Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah
American football player (born 1999)
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Jeremiah Ernest Owusu-Koramoah Yaw (born November 4, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he won the Butkus Award and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American as a senior in 2020. Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, and was named a Pro Bowler in 2023.
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Hampton, Virginia, U.S.
Owusu-Koramoah with the Browns in 2021 | |||||||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||||||
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| Born | November 4, 1999 Hampton, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 221 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Bethel (Hampton) | ||||||||||||
| College | Notre Dame (2017–2020) | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2021: 2nd round, 52nd overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Early life
Owusu-Koramoah grew up in Hampton, Virginia, and attended Bethel High School.[1] He is of Ghanaian descent through his father Andrew, who met his wife Beverly in England, before moving to Virginia in 1998.[2] Owusu-Koramoah was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at the University of Virginia in 2016 before decommitting to choose the University of Notre Dame.[3]
College career
Owusu-Koramoah spent his freshman season on the Fighting Irish's scout team and did not appear in any games.[4][5] He missed most of his sophomore year after breaking his foot in practice after playing in the first two games of the season.[6][7] Owusu-Koramoah was named a starter going into his junior season and recorded 80 tackles, a team-leading 13.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks with four passes broken up, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries.[8] He won the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker as a senior in 2020, in addition to being named a unanimous All-American and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.[9][10]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | Broad jump | ||||||
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| 6 ft 1+1⁄2 in (1.87 m) | 221 lb (100 kg) | 33 in (0.84 m) | 8+7⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 4.15 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | ||||||
| All values from Pro Day[11][12] | ||||||||||||
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Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2021 NFL draft.[13] He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $6.5 million, on June 6, 2021.[14] He was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list at the start of training camp before being activated on August 3.[15][16] Koramoah recorded his first career sack on Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields in Week 3 of the 2021 season. He was placed on injured reserve on October 19, 2021, with an ankle injury.[17] He was activated on November 13. He was placed back on injured reserve on December 13 after suffering a foot injury in Week 14.[18] He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[19]
On August 14, 2024, Owusu-Koramoah and the Browns agreed to a three–year, $39 million contract extension.[20]
On May 12, 2025, the Browns placed Owusu-Koramoah on the reserve/PUP list due to a neck injury suffered in Week 8 of the 2024 season, making him ineligible to play for the entirety of the 2025 NFL season.[21] It was reported during the 2026 offseason that Owusu-Koramoah may not ever play in the NFL. However, as of 27th February 2026, he has not officially retired and is continuing rehab with the Browns. [22]
Career statistics
NFL
College
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Total | Solo | Ast | Sack | PD | Int | Yds | TD | FF | FR | TD | ||
| 2017 | Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | DNP | ||||||||||
| 2018 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Notre Dame | 13 | 13 | 80 | 54 | 26 | 5.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 | 62 | 42 | 20 | 1.5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Career | 27 | 25 | 142 | 96 | 46 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Personal life
Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is of Ghanaian descent. In 2022, he was running a youth football camp in Ghana.[23] Owusu-Koramoah is known for wearing elaborate clothing styles, featuring traditional patterns and materials, in celebration of his Ghanaian heritage.[24]
His older brother, Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah, was found dead inside a burned house on April 5, 2022. Two days later, police in Hampton, Virginia said that Ronald Ivan Scott had been charged with one count of murder and one count of arson.[25]
