Amani Oruwariye
CB
#42
Experience: 6 years
Height: 6-2
Age: 29
Weight: 205 lbs
College: Penn State
2024 SEASON
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Solo23
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SCK0
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FF0
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INT1
Defense
| YEAR | TEAM | G | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | TDS | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 41 | 33 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |||||
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 12.2 | 50 |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 52 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 60 | 195 | 159 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 7.3 | 50 |
Fumbles
| YEAR | TEAM | G | FUM | LOST | FF | OWN FR | OPP FR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 9 | 0 | |||||
| TOTAL | 60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Punt Return
| YEAR | TEAM | G | RET | YDS | AVG | LNG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FC | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 14 | |||||||||
| 2021 | Detroit Lions | 14 | |||||||||
| 2020 | Detroit Lions | 16 | |||||||||
| 2019 | Detroit Lions | 9 | |||||||||
| TOTAL | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Biography
CB Amani Oruwariye has played in 60 games with 40 starts since entering the NFL in 2019. Originally selected by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft, he has collected 200 tackles, 27 passes defensed and 10 interceptions in his career. His six interceptions with the Lions in 2021 ranked third in the NFL behind only J.C. Jackson (8) and Trevon Diggs (11). The St. Petersburg, Fla., native spent the 2024 season with the Dallas Cowboys, where he started four games and nabbed an interception with three passes defensed. Prior to the NFL, Oruwariye (pronounced "OH-roo-WAR-ee-yay") played four seasons (2015-18) at Penn State and was a first-team All-Big Ten selection at cornerback as a senior.