CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Season: 2020: Joined teammate Shaka Toney as the first Penn State defensive end duo to receive All-Big Ten first team honors since Courtney Brown and Brad Scioli in 1998.
Game: 2020: Made 10 tackles vs. Maryland (11/7), becoming the first Penn State defensive lineman with 10 or more tackles in a game since Yetur Gross-Matos against Indiana in 2018 (10 tackles).
2020 • REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards: Earned All-Big Ten first team honors from the coaches and second team laurels from the media...Named an Associated Press All-Big Ten second team selection...Earned All-Big Ten second team recognition from Pro Football Focus...Was a Phil Steele All-Big Ten third team honoree...Named to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week following the Indiana (10/24) game.
Season: Appeared and started in seven games at defensive end...Made 38 tackles (4th on the team), including 20 solo stops, 6.5 tackles for loss, one pass breakup and one QB hurry...Named the coaching staff's Defensive Player of the Week vs. Indiana (10/24).
at Indiana (10/24): Collected two solo tackles. Ohio State (10/31): Notched a career-high six tackles...Recorded a half-tackle for loss. Maryland (11/7): Registered a career-high 10 tackles, including five solo...Matched a career high with two tackles for loss...Became the first Penn State defensive lineman with 10 or more tackles in a game since Yetur Gross-Matos against Indiana in 2018 (10 tackles). at Nebraska (11/14): Made a team-high-tying nine tackles, including six solo...Recorded 1.5 tackles for loss. Iowa (11/21): Recorded six tackles, including three solo stops...Collected 1.5 tackles for loss. at Michigan (11/28): Recorded three tackles, including one solo...Added a pass breakup. at Rutgers (12/5): Made two tackles, including one solo...Registered one tackle for loss.
2019 • REDSHIRT FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards: Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week following the Michigan State game (10/26)...Selected to the Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week second team and Big Ten Team of the Week first team following his performance at Michigan State (10/26).
Season: Appeared in 13 games, including one start...One of 18 Nittany Lions to make their first career start.
Idaho (8/31): Secured two tackles, including a solo sack. Buffalo (9/7): Collected three tackles...Added a QB hurry. at Maryland (9/27): Broke up a pass. Purdue (10/5): Recorded a solo sack. Michigan (10/19): Secured a solo tackle. at Michigan State (10/26): Posted three tackles...Notched two strip-sacks, recording his first career forced fumbles...Tied career highs with two tackles for loss and two sacks...Added two QB hurries. at Minnesota (11/9): Collected two tackles. Indiana (11/16): Recorded one tackle. at Ohio State (11/23): Matched a career high with three tackles, including two solo. Rutgers (11/30): Collected three stops. vs. Memphis (12/28): Recorded two tackles, including a solo sack.
2018 • TRUE FRESHMAN SEASON
Season: Appeared in four games...One of 16 true freshmen to make their collegiate debut...One of 40 players to make their first Penn State appearance.
Kent State (9/15): Made first career appearance...Recorded three tackles, including two sacks...Added a QB hurry. at Illinois (9/21): Saw playing time on defense. at Rutgers (11/17): Earned playing time on defense. Maryland (11/24): Recorded one solo tackle.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time letterman for head coach Jim Saylor at Blair Academy...Selected to the Under Armour All-America Game...Named first-team All-Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) as a senior...Selected second-team All-MAPL in 2016...Registered 60 tackles with 13.0 sacks and 10.0 TFL as a senior...Had 42 tackles, including 7.0 sacks and an additional 5.0 TFL in 2016...Tabbed a four-star prospect by all three major recruiting outlets – 247Sports, ESPN and Rivals...Ranked as the No. 71 overall prospect, No. 4 player in New Jersey and No. 4 strong-side defensive end by 247Sports...Ranked as the No. 94 overall prospect, No. 10 defensive end, No. 2 player in New Jersey and No. 11 in the region by ESPN...Ranked the No. 140 overall prospect, No. 9 strong-side defensive end and No. 3 player in New Jersey by Rivals...Played basketball.
PERSONAL
Full name is Odafe Jayson Oweh...Son of Tania and Henry Oweh...Has two brothers, Kaylen and Otega, and one sister, Natasha...Enjoys drawing as a hobby...Considering majoring in civil engineering...Would like to go to Nigeria and help build bridges and roads with his degree...Born December 15, 1998 in Hackensack, New Jersey.