2019 Furman Football Roster
Biography
2018 — Earned starts at free safety in all 10 games, pushing his career total to 25...played a pivotal role in helping Furman claim a share of the SoCon championship — the 14th in program history...credited with 55 tackles...had a season high nine stops along with a forced fumble and pass breakup against East Tennessee State...finished his season with a seven-tackle performance in Furman’s 35-30, SoCon title clinching victory at Mercer.
2017 — Earned starts at free safety in all 13 games...ranked second on the team with 83 tackles... played a key role in Furman’s 8-5 season that netted a FCS playoff berth and No. 19 ranking in the STATS FCS Final Poll...tallied 13 tackles against Mercer (28-21 win), which he followed up with a career high 14 tackles and a fumble recovery in a 28-6 win over Western Carolina...had nine stops against Elon in the season’s first meeting with the Phoenix.
2016 — Part of contingent of eight true freshmen to earn playing time...appeared in all 11 contests and made two starts at safety against Chattanooga and Coastal Carolina...tallied a pair of stops, including one for-loss, and a pass breakup in his starting debut versus UTC...followed that up with four tackles against Coastal Carolina...recorded tackles in each of the final nine games...registered a tackle for a 13-yard loss against Wofford...finished the campaign with 17 tackles.
High School: 2016 graduate of McEachern (6A) High School...football coach was Kyle Hockmen...starred at safety...Rivals.com 2-star recruit...had offers from Charlotte, Tulane, Georgia State, and Ohio, in addition to five FCS schools...totaled 150 tackles and eight interceptions in his career...earned Atlanta Journal-Constitution All-Region 4-6A honors in 2015 after helping key his squad to a 9-1 regular season, region championship, and second round appearance in state playoffs...as a junior his team made it to semi-finals of state playoffs before losing to eventual champion Colquitt County...member of region championship basketball team his junior year.
Personal: Full name is Bryan Ugochukwu Okeh...born February 13, 1998, in Austell, Georgia...son of Jane and Okezie Okeh...has three siblings — Chris, Olivia, and Angel...health sciences major.
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Historical Player Information
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2015Freshman
DB
6'3"
202 lbs
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2016Freshman
S
6'3"
207 lbs
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2017Sophomore
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6'4"
212 lbs
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2018Junior
S
6'4"
212 lbs
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2019Senior
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6'4"
216 lbs