Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Michael Ojemudia was born September 12, 1997, in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He is a cornerback in the NFL.

After redshirting his freshman year at Iowa, the coaching staff moved Ojemudia from safety to cornerback. Ojemudia played in every game as a redshirt freshman. He broke into the starting lineup occasionally during his sophomore season. He moved into a permanent starting role during his senior season. After his senior season, Ojemudia participated in the 2020 Senior Bowl and 2020 NFL Combine.

Ojemudia made his first career start and NFL debut in the Broncos’ season-opener versus the Tennessee Titans.

Heading into the 2022 offseason and training camp, Ojemudia competed for a starting cornerback job against Ronald Darby. At the conclusion of the preseason, head coach Nathaniel Hackett named Ojemudia the fourth cornerback on the depth chart to begin the season, behind Patrick Surtain II, Ronald Darby, and K'Waun Williams. On August 31, Ojemudia was placed on injured reserve to begin the season. He was activated on October 17. He was waived on December 27, 2022.

On December 28, 2022, Ojemudia was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears.