-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Cardinals' Julian Okwara: Next man up after Gardeck injury
Julian Okwara is set to start alongside linebackers Kyzir White and Mack Wilson after Dennis Gardeck suffered a season-ending ACL injury during Monday's win over the Chargers, Kevin Zimmerman of Arizona Sports reports.Gardeck, who leads the Arizona Cardinals with three sacks this season, tore his ACL in the second half of Monday's game, and he will be out for the rest of the year. Okwara stepped in with the first-team defense following Gardeck's injury, and the former finished the game with one solo tackle across 35 snaps, including a season-high 29 snaps on defense. Okwara is the top candidate to start at linebacker alongside White and Wilson, though Krys Barnes and Jesse Luketa should also see their snaps on defense increase. Okwara's most productive season came in 2021 as a member of the Lions, during which he registered 27 tackles (18 solo), including 5.0 sacks, two pass breakups, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 13 regular-season games.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Eagles' Julian Okwara: Signs with Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles signed Julian Okwara to a reserve/future contract Wednesday.Okwara will head to Philadelphia after getting waived by the Lions last month. The 26-year-old will now look to compete for a depth spot along the team's defensive line.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Julian Okwara: Let go by Detroit
Julian Okwara was waived by the Lions on Thursday.Okwara was let go in order to make room on the active roster for James Houston (ankle), who was activated off injured reserve in a corresponding move. Okwara will now look to catch on with another team after compiling just seven tackles (six solo), including two sacks, through nine games played this season.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lions' Julian Okwara: Ready for season debut
Julian Okwara (knee) is active Sunday against the Panthers.Okwara started the season on IR after suffering an injury during the team's final preseason game. After missing the mandatory four games, the Notre Dame product is ready to return to action and make his first appearance of the season. He should be a regular part of the Detroit Lions' rotation on the defensive line against Carolina.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lions' Julian Okwara: Activated Saturday
Julian Okwara (knee) was activated from injured reserve Saturday.Okwara suffered a knee injury during Detroit's preseason finale, but it seems as if he's since had time to move past the issue. Over the past three seasons, the 25-year-old defensive end has recorded 29 total tackles, 10 tackles for loss and seven sacks for the Detroit Lions' defense.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lions' Julian Okwara: Designated to return from IR
Julian Okwara (knee) was designated to return from injured reserve by the Detroit Lions on Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.Okwara will now have a 21-day window to return to practice and ultimately be added to the active roster. If that ultimately doesn't come to fruition, the defensive end will revert to IR for the remainder of the 2023 campaign. Okwara has been unavailable since Aug. 31 following a knee injury.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lions' Julian Okwara: Headed to IR
The Detroit Lions placed Julian Okwara (knee) on injured reserve Thursday, Colton Pouncy of The Athletic reports.Okwara sustained a knee injury in the Lions' preseason finale against the Panthers on Saturday. The 2020 third-round pick out of Notre Dame will be forced to sit out the first four games of the season.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lions' Julian Okwara: Recovered from injury
Julian Okwara was active during OTAs earlier this month for the Detroit Lions.Okwara finished his 2022 campaign on IR after suffering an elbow injury in a Thanksgiving Day loss to the Bills. His participation at OTAs would suggest a clean bill of health, which has not been entirely common for the 25-year-old. A third-round selection in the 2020 NFL Draft, Okwara hasn't played more than 13 games in a single season, but he has been a regular part of Detroit's defensive line rotation when able to suit up.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lions' Julian Okwara: Lands on IR
The Detroit Lions placed Julian Okwara (elbow) on injured reserve Saturday.Okwara was forced out with an elbow injury during Detroit's loss to the Bills on Thanksgiving Day, and he was already ruled out for Sunday's game versus Jacksonville. The 24-year-old defensive end will now be forced to sit out until at least Week 17 against Chicago, though it's possible he could remain sidelined for the rest of the regular season. In his absence, Josh Paschal and John Cominsky will likely take on bigger roles behind Aidan Hutchinson and Romeo Okwara, who was activated from the reserve/PUP list Saturday.
-
by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire
Lions' Julian Okwara: Ruled out with elbow injury
Julian Okwara (elbow) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Jaguars, Tim Twentyman of the Detroit Lions' official site reports.Okwara exited the Lions' Week 12 matchup against the Bills with the injury. He failed to practice in any capacity and is in line to miss his second contest of the season. In 10 games on the campaign, Okwara has recorded 17 total tackles with two sacks.
Julian Okwara
#58 DL / Arizona Cardinals / EXP: 5YRS Height: 6-4 Weight: 239 lb Age: 26 College: Notre Dame Bye 11Fantasy Points by Week
- PROJ
- FANTASY PTS
- Rost
- 1%
- Start
- 1%
- LB Rank
- NR