5 things to know about Julian Okwara

Get to know the Detroit Lions third-round pick. Here are five things to know about EDGE rusher Julian Okwara.

As we enter the third round, we get to welcome another much-needed player to the team, Julian Okwara, EDGE from Notre Dame.

Here are a few things to know about the newest Lions player.

  1.  First and foremost he’s the brother of current Lion defensive end Romeo Okwara. They moved from Nigeria to the States when Julian was 8 years old. He also followed his brother to Notre Dame.
  2. He was a team captain at Notre Dame in 2019.  Unfortunately, his season got cut short due to a broken fibula. Because of his injury, he didn’t do much in the Combine, but he did have 27 bench press reps.
  3. I’ve seen 3 different places listed as his place of birth: London, England, Charlotte, NC and Nigeria.  The only consistent thing is that he was born on December 27, 1997. You can’t always trust the internet kids.
  4. He was a student at the Mendoza College of Business and was a management consulting major.
  5. Julian and Romeo are among at least four other sibling sets that play in the NFL. They join the Watt brothers, the Griffin brothers, McCourty brother, and the Edmunds brothers.

Welcome to Detroit Julian! Let’s hope your brother doesn’t play too many rookie jokes on you!