The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Moro Ojomo
- Position:
- DL
- Height:
- 6-3
- Hometown:
- Katy, Texas
- Weight:
- 276
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Katy
- Major:
- Business: Finance
A five-year defensive lineman who played in 50 career games and made 30 starts ... a 2022 second-team All-Big 12 by the Associated Press and an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s coaches … named preseason second-team All-Big 12 by Phil Steele in 2022 ... a 2022 fourth-team All-Big 12 Preseason selection by Athlon Sports ... made his debut versus No. 12 West Virginia in 2018 ... named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 ... an eight-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (spring 2019, fall 2019, spring 2020, fall 2020, spring 2021, fall 2021, spring 2022, fall 2022) ... was a two-time all-district honoree in high school.
SENIOR (2022)
Named second-team All-Big 12 by the Associated Press … an honorable mention All-Big 12 selection by the league’s coaches … played in 12 games with five starts … established career-highs with 33 tackles (16 solo), 5.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and one forced fumble and added two quarterback hurries ... made three tackles (one solo) with half a tackle for loss and half a sack against ULM … recorded two tackles (one solo) and one quarterback hurry versus Alabama … registered two tackles (one solo) and one tackle for loss against UTSA … had a sack for an 8-yard loss versus West Virginia … made four tackles (two solo) in a shutout victory over Oklahoma in the Red River Showdown … tallied three tackles (two solo), 1.5 tackles and one sack for an 8-yard loss against Iowa State … made four tackles (two solo) and one tackle for loss at Oklahoma State … had two tackles (one solo), one quarterback hurry and forced a fumble that was recovered by Texas to clinch the victory at Kansas State … posted one tackle and had half a sack against TCU … made one tackle at Kansas … had a career-high seven tackles with four solo tackles in the regular-season finale against Baylor ... tallied two tackles (one solo) against Washington in the Alamo Bowl.
JUNIOR (2021)
Earned All-Big 12 honorable mention ... played in and started all 12 games … recorded 29 tackles (17 solo) with three tackles for loss, three quarterback hits and one pass breakup … made one tackles and broke up a pass against Louisiana … part of a defensive front that limited Louisiana to a season-low 76 rushing yards in the Longhorns’ season-opening victory … registered four tackles (two solo) with one tackle for loss and one quarterback hurry at Arkansas … had two tackles against Rice … logged three tackles and one tackle for loss against Texas Tech … had a solo stop at TCU ... made one tackle in the Red River Showdown against Oklahoma … tallied four tackles (one solo) against Oklahoma State … recorded a pair of tackles (one solo) at Baylor … had back-to-back games with a solo tackle at Iowa State and against Kansas with a quarterback hurry against the Cyclones … registered a season-high five tackles (four solo) with a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry at West Virginia … tallied four solo tackles in the victory over Kansas State.
SOPHOMORE (2020)
Played in and started all 10 games ... registered 21 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, three quarterback hurries and one pass breakup ... recorded one quarterback hurry in the season opener against UTEP ... posted two tackles, both solo stops, at Texas Tech ... tallied four tackles and one quarterback hurry versus TCU ... logged two tackles and one pass breakup in the AT&T Red River Showdown against Oklahoma ... notched three tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one sack in a home win over Baylor ... recorded three tackles at No. 6 Oklahoma State ... posted five tackles and one sack versus West Virginia ... made one solo stop in the regular season finale at Kansas State ... tallied one tackle and one quarterback hurry in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus Colorado.
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2019)
Played in all 13 games and started against Kansas and Texas Tech … logged 13 tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery … made one tackle in the season opener versus Louisiana Tech … posted three tackles in Texas’ Big 12 opener versus Oklahoma State … recorded one tackle against West Virginia, Kansas and TCU… registered one solo tackle, one fumble recovery and one quarterback hurry against the Wildcats… registered one solo tackle against the Bears… finished with one solo tackle and one tackle for loss against the Red Raiders … notched three tackles and one tackle for loss in the Valero Alamo Bowl versus No. 11 Utah.
FRESHMAN (2018)
Played in three games … had one quarterback hurry … recorded a quarterback hit in his career debut in the 42-41 loss to No. 12 West Virginia … played in the Big 12 Championship Game against Oklahoma … played in the 28-21 win over Georgia in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played for head coach Gary Joseph at Katy … a two-time all-district player … ranked No. 43 in Texas (No. 24 DT) by ESPN … ranked No. 70 in Texas (No. 41 DT) by Rivals … ranked No. 298 nationally (No. 25 DT) and No. 36 in Texas by 247Sports … ranked No. 50 on the Austin American Statesman’s Fab 55 … ranked No. 29 in the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 … a finalist for Defensive Player of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Houston … named second team All-State by the TWSA … named Defensive Most Valuable Player of District 19-6A in 2017 … was a unanimous selection for first team All-District 19-6A … helped Katy to a 12-1 record overall, including a 7-0 mark in the district … led team to appearance in the 6A state semifinals, a loss to Lake Travis … part of a defense that allowed just 7.7 points per game with four shutouts … led a defensive unit which compiled 34 sacks and 93 tackles for loss … had eight sacks, 15 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries … named second team All-District 19-6A at defensive line in 2016 as a junior … helped Katy to a 10-3 overall record and a 7-0 mark in District 19-6A during his first varsity season … lost in the third round of the playoffs to North Shore … had three sacks and four tackles for loss as a junior.
PERSONAL
Son of Ololade and Bola Ojomo … sisters are Oyin and Modele … born in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to California when he was seven years old … moved to Texas when he was in seventh grade … hopes to become a successful corporate lawyer after football.
