Cedric Ogbuehi

BIOGRAPHY

Cedric Ogbuehi was born on April 25, 1992, in Allen, Texas. He is an Offensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL.

During high school, Ogbuehi was part of the Eagles’ state championship team. He was the best blocker for an offense that averaged 36.1 points and 225 rushing yards per game, Ogbuehi was a first-team all-district pick and a first-team All-Dallas Area honoree by The Dallas Morning News. He helped lead the way for an Allen offense that averaged over 466 yards per game, allowing just one sack, he was a first-team all-state selection by The Associated Press as a junior, Ogbuehi was The Associated Press second-team all-state pick and unanimous first-team all-district honoree as a senior.

Ogbuehi played football for Texas A&M from 2010 to 2014. Ogbuehi saw action in 10 games with six starts, he mainstay of offensive front that allowed just nine sacks in 13 games and set school records for total, passing and scoring offense, in 2012 Cornerstone of an Aggie offensive front that cleared the way for an offense that outscored opponents nearly 2-to-1, led the SEC in rushing, passing, scoring and total offense and ranked third nationally in total offense and scoring offense, he started and played in 11 games for the Aggies, in 2014 Ogbuehi became the Aggies’ third different left tackle to be named first-team All-America by Walter Camp in the past three seasons, joining Luke Joeckel and Jake Matthews. Ogbuehi, Joeckel, and Matthews were all members of the Aggies’ 2010 signing class.

The Cincinnati Bengals selected Ogbuehi in the first round (21st overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft. On June 11, 2015, the Bengals signed Ogbuehi to a four-year contract. On December 6, 2015, Ogbuehi made his regular-season debut during the Bengals' 37–3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. He played the last five games of the season and also appeared in the Bengals' 16–18 AFC wildcard round loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

On March 16, 2019, the Jacksonville Jaguars signed Ogbuehi to a one-year contract.