Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah

Jeremiah Ernest Owusu-Koramoah Yaw (born November 4, 1999) is an American professional football linebacker for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, where he won the Butkus Award and was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Year and a unanimous All-American as a senior in 2020. Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the Browns in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, and was named a Pro Bowler in 2023.

Early life Owusu-Koramoah grew up in Hampton, Virginia, and attended Bethel High School. He is of Ghanaian descent through his father Andrew, who met his wife Beverly in England, before moving to Virginia in 1998. Owusu-Koramoah was rated a three-star recruit and initially committed to play college football at the University of Virginia in 2016 before decommitting to choose the University of Notre Dame.

College career Owusu-Koramoah spent his freshman season on the Fighting Irish'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. He won the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker as a senior in 2020, in addition to being named a unanimous All-American and the ACC Defensive Player of the Year.

Professional career

Owusu-Koramoah was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round (52nd overall) of the 2021 NFL draft. He signed his four-year rookie contract, worth $6.5 million, on June 6, 2021. He was placed on the team's COVID-19 reserve list at the start of training camp before being activated on August 3. Koramoah recorded his first career sack on Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields in Week 3 of the 2021 season. He was placed on injured reserve on October 19, 2021, with an ankle injury. He was activated on November 13. He was placed back on injured reserve on December 13 after suffering a foot injury in Week 14. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.

On August 14, 2024, Owusu-Koramoah and the Browns agreed to a three–year, $39 million contract extension.

On May 12, 2025, the Browns placed Owusu-Koramoah on the reserve/PUP list due to a neck injury suffered in Week 8 of the 2024 season, making him ineligible to play for the entirety of the 2025 NFL season.

It was reported during the 2026 offseason that Owusu-Koramoah may never play in an NFL game again. On May 8, 2026, Owusu-Koramoah was once again placed on the reserve/PUP list.

Career statistics

NFL Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sack Sfty PD Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR 2021 CLE 14 10 76 49 27 1.5 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 2022 CLE 11 10 70 45 25 0.0 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 0 2023 CLE 16 13 101 72 29 3.5 0 6 2 8 4.0 8 0 1 0 2024 CLE 8 8 61 39 22 3.0 0 3 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 Career 49 41 308 205 103 8.0 0 17 3 8 2.7 8 0 6 0

College Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Total Solo Ast Sack PD Int Yds TD FF FR TD 2017 Notre Dame 0 0 2018 Notre Dame 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2019 Notre Dame 13 13 80 54 26 5.5 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 2020 Notre Dame 12 12 62 42 20 1.5 3 1 0 0 3 2 1Career 27 25 142 96 46 7.0 7 1 0 0 5 4 1

Personal life Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah is of Ghanaian descent. In 2022, he was running a youth football camp in Ghana. Owusu-Koramoah is known for wearing elaborate clothing styles, featuring traditional patterns and materials, in celebration of his Ghanaian heritage.

His older brother, Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah, was found dead inside a burned house on April 5, 2022. Two days later, police in Hampton, Virginia said that Ronald Ivan Scott had been charged with one count of murder and one count of arson.

On January 25, 2024, he converted to Islam.