Owen Pappoe
American football player (born 2000)
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Owen Pappoe (born September 29, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Auburn Tigers before being selected by the Cardinals in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL draft.
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Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Pappoe with the Arizona Cardinals in 2025 | |||||||||
| No. 44 – Arizona Cardinals | |||||||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Roster status | Active | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | September 29, 2000 Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Grayson (Loganville, Georgia) | ||||||||
| College | Auburn (2019–2022) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 2023: 5th round, 168th overall pick | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of 2025 | |||||||||
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Early life
Pappoe attended Grayson High School in Loganville, Georgia.[1][2] As a senior, he had 121 tackles.[3] He played in the 2019 Under Armour All-America Game. A five-star recruit, Pappoe committed to Auburn University to play college football.[4][5][6] He is of Liberian descent.[7]
College career
Pappoe entered his true freshman season at Auburn in 2019 as a starter.[8][9] He started all 13 games, recording 49 tackles and two sacks.[10][11] He returned to Auburn as a starter his sophomore year in 2020 and recorded 93 tackles and 4 sacks.[12] Due to injuries, Pappoe only appeared in 5 games for Auburn in 2021.[13]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | ||
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| 6 ft 0+1⁄4 in (1.84 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 31+3⁄4 in (0.81 m) | 9+1⁄8 in (0.23 m) | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 4.39 s | 1.52 s | 2.52 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) | 29 reps | ||
| All values from NFL Combine[14][15] | ||||||||||||
Pappoe was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fifth round, 168 overall, of the 2023 NFL draft.[16]