Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah was born November 4, 1999. He attended Bethel High School. Owusu-Koramoah was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at the University of Virginia in 2016 before de-committing to chose Notre Dame. Owusu-Koramoah spent his freshman season on Notre Dame's scout team and did not appear in any games. He missed most of his sophomore year after breaking his foot in practice after playing in the first two games of the season. Owusu-Koramoah was named a starter going into his junior season and recorded 80 tackles, a team-leading 13.5 tackles for loss, and 5.5 sacks with four passes broken up, two forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries. As a senior in 2020, he won the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker, in addition to being named ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American. In the NFL Draft, he was taken 52nd by the Cleveland Browns.

Koramoah recorded his first career sack on Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields in Week 3 of the 2021 season.