| 2006: Started 12 games ... sat out the Baylor game to rest an injury
and only appeared on special teams against Nebraska ... posted 38 tackles, six
TFL, two sacks, 10 pressures and recovered a fumble ... finished the season
strong by recording 19 tackles, 1.5 sacks, three TFL, four pressures and a
fumble recovery over the final four games ...posted four tackles, two TFL, a
sack and a pressure in the Alamo Bowl versus Iowa.
2005: Started all 13 games at defensive tackle ... more than doubled
the production from his freshman year with 48 tackles, five TFL, 11 pressures, a
sack, two PBD and two fumble recoveries, one of which was recovered in the end
zone for a TD ... made two tackles and scored his first career TD on a fumble
recovery in the end zone against Rice ... notched a career-high seven tackles,
including a TFL, to go along with two QB pressures and a fumble recovery at
Missouri ... made two tackles, including his first sack of the season, in Texas'
41-38 victory over USC for the National Championship.
2004: Played in all 12 games and started one ... earned first-team
Freshman-All America honors from The Sporting News ... competed for time at
defensive tackle and played on special teams ... posted 22 tackles, six TFL,
nine pressures, five passes batted down, a fumble recovery and two sacks ...
also ranked second on the team in PBDs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Posted 170
tackles, seven sacks, 14 TFL, five forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, 11
QB pressures, one blocked kick and five PBUs during his career ... played in the
U.S. Army All-American Bowl following his senior season ... posted 56 tackles
(31 solo), four sacks, eight TFL, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery, three
QB pressures, one blocked kick and four PBUs in 2003 ... also a track &
field standout who finished fifth at the 2003 Texas 5A state meet in the discus
(174-6).
PERSONAL: Born 10/16/85 in Pinebluff, Arkansas. ... full name is
Franklin Nonyelu Okam, Jr. ... moved to Texas at age four ... majoring in sports
management ... a four-time member of UT's Athletics Director's Honor Roll ...
honor student who maintained a 3.9 GPA as a prepster ... was ranked among the
top 30 students in his senior class ... speaks French ... active in UT's
community service program ... is part of a group of Longhorns that regularly
visits patients at the Austin Children's Hospital ... enjoys playing chess and
dominos ... spent the past two summers working at an Austin law firm ... intends
to go to law school after his playing days are over ... enjoys cooking ... has
been preparing meals since he was eight years old. |
