Obinna Umeh

Position:
Defensive End
Height/Weight:
6-3 / 225
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
St. Thomas

2026: Incoming defensive end.

PRIOR TO DUKE: Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com … rated a three-star prospect by ESPN.com … lettered four seasons at St. Thomas under head coach Raymond Davis … charted as the No. 28 edge rusher nationally by Rivals.com and No. 35 by 247Sports.com … listed as the No. 34 prospect in Texas by Rivals.com and No. 45 prospect by 247Sports.com … the 2025 VYPE Awards presented by Houston Methodist Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Private School Defensive Player of the Year … received Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) First Team All-State honors following final season … a first team all-state and all-district pick as a junior … in final campaign, registered 71 tackles, 22.0 tackles for loss, 11.0 sacks, one caused fumble and one fumble recovery … helped St. Thomas to an 8-1 regular season as a senior and a bye into the quarterfinals of the TAPPS Division I playoffs … as a junior, booked 58 tackles, 19.0 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks and one fumble recovery and was an All-VYPE Private School Team honoree … during freshman and sophomore seasons, combined for eight tackles and 2.0 tackles for loss … earned three additional letters in track & field, competing primarily in the 400-meter dash … a National Honor Society member who earned multiple academic honors, including the William Goetzmann Academic Writing Contest award, the English I Award and the U.S. History Award … at St. Thomas, served on the Student Council as was involved in the Tolton Society, Brothers Under the Cross, Pre-Med Club, Business Club and Aquin Yearbook Staff.

PERSONAL: Son of Hetty and Okechukwu Umeh … brother, Chidera, earned two varsity letters (2021-22) as defensive lineman at Lamar.