This will be his last chance to win
a full-time spot and finally show the
talent that made him such a heavily
recruited prospect.
Okwara led Notre Dame in sacks as
a junior with four, but largely struggled
to produce throughout the season. Out-
side of those sacks, Okwara had no
additional tackles for loss and finished
the season without a quarterback hurry.
The Irish struggled with their pass
rush throughout the 2014 season and
a big part of that was the lack of pro-
duction they got on the edge. Okwara
must be a part of fixing that if he is go-
ing to continue starting. He has good
length, is a strong player and is a solid
all-around athlete, but has yet to master
the pass-rushing repertoire needed to
attack the backfield.
Now a senior, Okwara must finally
become a factor as a pass rusher. ✦
Defensive end Romeo Okwara racked up a team-leading four sacks as a junior, but is looking for more
production off the edge.
PHOTO BY BILL PANZICA
