Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Oli Udoh was born on February 14th, 1997, in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He plays offensive tackle in the National Football League.

In his early years, Udoh attended Sanford High School where as a senior, he earned 2nd Team Cape Fear Region honors, helped program to state playoff appearances in both 2012 and 2013 and was an NCHSAA student-athlete honoree in both 2012 and 2013. 

After he finished high school, Udoh committed to the University of Elon where as a redshirted freshman in 2015, he started all 11 contests and was named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team. As a sophomore in 2016, he started all 11 games and was named to the CAA Football Academic All-Conference Team while as a junior, he started all 12 contests. In his senior year in 2018, Udoh started all 11 games, earning an invite to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. He helped Elon amass a season average of 199.5 yards per game on the ground to finish second in the conference in the category and also blocked for a running game that scored 22 of the team's 31 touchdowns on the season. At the end of the season, Udoh earned a spot as a Phil Steele FCS First Team, STATS FCS FCS Second Team, and a HERO Sports First Team All-American.

After he graduated from college, Udoh entered the 2019 NFL Draft where he was selected in the sixth round by the Minnesota Vikings.