2014
Played in two games before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Navy … recorded five tackles, 1.0 sack and 1.0 tackle for a loss … also registered a quarterback hurry … had a season-high of four tackles against Arkansas-Pine Bluff … also had a sack and a quarterback hurry against the Lions … recorded one tackle against Navy.
2013
Earned All-Sun Belt Conference Second-Team honors by Phil Steele…elected team captain…named Honorable Mention All-SBC by league coaches… made 12 starts…tallied 71 tackles to rank fourth among team leaders…led the team with 4.5 quarterback sacks, 10 tackle for losses of 38 yards and three forced fumbles … recorded a season-best of 11 tackles, including four solo, at Idaho … had eight tackles against Prairie View A&M and seven stops against both Arkansas State and UL Monroe … tallied six tackles versus Wyoming … had five tackles, two forced fumbles and a pass breakup in Texas State’s season-opening game at Southern Miss … also had a forced fumble and 1.5 quarterback sacks against Prairie View A&M … broke up a pass against Georgia State and Troy … also had hurries versus ULM, Idaho and Troy ... set a Bobcat school record in the incline bench after lifting 500 pounds ... received Supercat Award for skill players in spring workouts.
College
A key cog in Colorado State’s defense in 2010 and 2011 ... earned Third-Team All-Mountain West Conference honors (Phil Steele.com) as a sophomore after finishing ninth among conference leaders with 7.2 tackles per game ... played in 12 games with 11 starts in 2011 ranked third among CSU leaders with 87 tackles (49 solo) with three tackle for losses ... also broke up a pass and picked off another...led team with 10 tackles versus Northern Colorado ...played in 12 games a freshman ... tallied 37 tackles, including 21 solo stops, two sacks and 2½ tackle for losses ... also forced a fumble, broke up a pass.
High School
Was a First-Team All-District 21-4A selection as a safety ... listed by MaxPresps.com as one of the top 20 linebackers in Texas... led Houston’s Westbury High School in tackles as both a junior and senior in 2007 and 2008 ... recorded 88 tackles and three interceptions as a senior ... returned one interception for a touchdown ... led the Rebels to an 8-2 record and the second round of the Class 4A playoffs in Texas ... had a 24-yard run on a fake punt against Sharpstown ... earned All-District honors as a junior linebacker after registering 92 tackles, three sacks and two interceptions...served as team captain as a senior...played for coach Keeath Magee ... selected to participate in the National Down Under Bowl.
Personal
Born on Feb. 5, 1991 ... son of Aurthur and Gloria Orakpo ... has an older brother and an older sister...Older brother, Brian, was a First-Team All-American at Texas in 2008, when he also won the Nagurski Trophy and Hendricks and Rotary Lombardi awards before the Redskins selected him in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft.
