University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Ossai, K.C.
Jersey Number 8
K.C. Ossai
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-1 / 240
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Conroe, Texas
- High School:
- Oak Ridge
Bio
Career Honors
• 2023 All-Sun Belt Conference (Honorable mention)
2023 Season (Junior)
Played in all 13 games while starting 12 ... team leader in tackles (95) while adding 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... had two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … capped off the season with a career-high 18 tackles and 2.5 TFLs against Jacksonville State (Dec. 16) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ... finished with nine tackles and a forced fumble against Texas State (Oct.. 7) ... finished eight tackles in games UAB (Sept. 16), Minnesota (Sept. 30) and Southern Miss (Nov. 9) ... had seven tackles in contests against Old Dominion (Sept. 9), Buffalo (Sept. 23) and ULM (Nov. 25) ... opened season with tackles, two TFLs and one forced fumble against Northwestern (Sept. 2).
2022 Season (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games and tallied 63 tackles, which ranked fifth on the team … Had 2.0 tackles for loss to go along with a forced fumble and a pass breakup … Registered 11 tackles at Rice (Sept. 17) … Recorded nine tackles and forced a fumble in the win over Eastern Michigan (Sept. 10) … Had four tackles and a tackle for a loss of eight yards against Houston (Dec. 23) … Posted six tackles at Southern Miss (Oct. 27) … Tallied five tackles against South Alabama (Oct. 1), Arkansas State (Oct. 22) and Troy (Nov. 5).
2021 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in 12 games and totaled five tackles … Credited with two tackles against Liberty (Nov. 20) … Notched a solo stop against Ohio (Sept. 16) … Recorded assisted tackles against App State in the Sun Belt Championship game (Dec. 4) and at Arkansas State (Oct. 21).
High School
A three-star recruit and the No. 52 inside linebacker prospect by 247Sports.com Composite rankings …A two-sport athlete in high school, throwing discus on the ORHS track team…During his senior season, recorded 93 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…As a junior in 2019, was named Second Team All-District in Texas 15-6A…Selected for the Texas Top 100 Showcase prior to his senior season…Chose Louisiana over Arizona, Army, Air Force, UTSA and Nevada.
Personal
Born on Nov. 5, 2002…Son on Vitus and Emmanuela Ossai…Has three brothers, Joseph, Philip and Emmanuel, and one sister, Peace…His brother Joseph played football at Texas and is currently playing professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, while his brother Philip plays football at Houston Baptist…a Business major.
• 2023 All-Sun Belt Conference (Honorable mention)
2023 Season (Junior)
Played in all 13 games while starting 12 ... team leader in tackles (95) while adding 4.5 tackles for loss and a sack ... had two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery … capped off the season with a career-high 18 tackles and 2.5 TFLs against Jacksonville State (Dec. 16) in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl ... finished with nine tackles and a forced fumble against Texas State (Oct.. 7) ... finished eight tackles in games UAB (Sept. 16), Minnesota (Sept. 30) and Southern Miss (Nov. 9) ... had seven tackles in contests against Old Dominion (Sept. 9), Buffalo (Sept. 23) and ULM (Nov. 25) ... opened season with tackles, two TFLs and one forced fumble against Northwestern (Sept. 2).
2022 Season (Sophomore)
Played in all 13 games and tallied 63 tackles, which ranked fifth on the team … Had 2.0 tackles for loss to go along with a forced fumble and a pass breakup … Registered 11 tackles at Rice (Sept. 17) … Recorded nine tackles and forced a fumble in the win over Eastern Michigan (Sept. 10) … Had four tackles and a tackle for a loss of eight yards against Houston (Dec. 23) … Posted six tackles at Southern Miss (Oct. 27) … Tallied five tackles against South Alabama (Oct. 1), Arkansas State (Oct. 22) and Troy (Nov. 5).
2021 Season (Freshman)
Appeared in 12 games and totaled five tackles … Credited with two tackles against Liberty (Nov. 20) … Notched a solo stop against Ohio (Sept. 16) … Recorded assisted tackles against App State in the Sun Belt Championship game (Dec. 4) and at Arkansas State (Oct. 21).
High School
A three-star recruit and the No. 52 inside linebacker prospect by 247Sports.com Composite rankings …A two-sport athlete in high school, throwing discus on the ORHS track team…During his senior season, recorded 93 tackles, 10 tackles-for-loss, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery…As a junior in 2019, was named Second Team All-District in Texas 15-6A…Selected for the Texas Top 100 Showcase prior to his senior season…Chose Louisiana over Arizona, Army, Air Force, UTSA and Nevada.
Personal
Born on Nov. 5, 2002…Son on Vitus and Emmanuela Ossai…Has three brothers, Joseph, Philip and Emmanuel, and one sister, Peace…His brother Joseph played football at Texas and is currently playing professionally for the Cincinnati Bengals, while his brother Philip plays football at Houston Baptist…a Business major.
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