Christian Okoye
Christian Emeka Okoye "Nigerian Nightmare"
Born: August 16, 1961
Enugu, Nigeria
Position: RB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 253
College: Azusa Pacific
High School: Uwani (Enugu, Nigeria)#
Career: 1987-1992
Drafted: 1987 in Round 2, #35 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
Christian Okoye played from 1987 to 1992 during his career with the Kansas City Chiefs. Okoye ran for 4,897 yards in his career on 1,246 attempts, scoring 40 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 42 passes for 294 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 157 | 660 | 4.2 | 43 | 3 |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 105 | 473 | 4.5 | 48 | 3 |
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 370 | 1480 | 4.0 | 59 | 12 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 245 | 805 | 3.3 | 32 | 7 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 225 | 1031 | 4.6 | 48 | 9 |
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 144 | 448 | 3.1 | 22 | 6 |
| Totals | 1246 | 4897 | 3.9 | 59 | 40 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 24 | 169 | 7.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 42 | 294 | 7.0 | 22 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1987 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Totals | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 240 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 9 |
| 1989 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 14 |
| 1990 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 13 |
| 1991 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 14 | 12 |
| 1992 | NFL | Kansas City Chiefs | 15 | 5 |
Honors
1989 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1989 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1991 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1991 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
