Going into the 2023 football season, LSU Wire will be looking at each player listed on the Tigers’ roster.
Over the preseason, each profile will cover where the player is from, how recruiting websites rated them coming out of high school, and what role they will play for Brian Kelly this season.
We’re checking out another top transfer addition from the offseason in [autotag]Ovie Oghoufo[/autotag], a sixth-year defensive end. Oghoufo began his career with Kelly at Notre Dame before transferring to Texas in 2021, where he developed into a two-year starter, mostly playing the edge.
Ovie Oghoufo Preseason Player Profile
Hometown: Lathrup Village, Michigan
Ht: 6-3
Wt: 245
247Sports Composite Ranking
Three Stars | No. 11 in Michigan | No. 35 Outside Linebacker
Class in 2022: Senior
Career Stats
| Year | G | Total | Solo | TFL | Sack | FF | PD | INT |
| 2018 (Notre Dame) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 (Notre Dame) | 8 | 20 | 5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 (Notre Dame) | 8 | 13 | 9 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 (Texas) | 12 | 42 | 21 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 (Texas) | 13 | 53 | 19 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Depth Chart Overview
After redshirting his first year in South Bend, Oghoufo saw action off the bench in 2019 and the COVID-shortened 2020 season. He ultimately opted to transfer to Texas in 2021, where his playing time increased quite a bit.
In the 25 games he appeared in with the Longhorns over the last two years, he started 20 of them. Though his sack numbers leave something to be desired, he has 13 tackles for loss and 95 total tackles over the last two campaigns.
Now a more finished product than he was at Notre Dame, Kelly will hope the veteran can help replace the losses of starting edge defenders [autotag]BJ Ojulari[/autotag] and [autotag]Ali Gaye[/autotag].