2024 Football Roster
Roster
Ofili, Cheta

Jersey Number 32
Cheta Ofili
- Position:
- Outside Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Rowlett, Texas
- High School:
- Sachse
Bio
2024 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
- Redshirt season … appeared in one game as a true freshman, which came in the regular-season finale against West Virginia (11/30).
- Scout team member … recognized as the defensive scout team player of the week following Texas Tech’s victory over Arizona State in its Big 12 opener.
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Sachse High School in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex … one of the top edge rushers in the country for the 2024 class … helped push Sachse to the Class 6A playoffs each of his final two seasons.
- Named an All-District 9-6A first-team selection as a senior after logging 55 tackles, 12.0 tackles for loss and 7.0 sacks … added three pass breakups from the trenches and a fumble recovery that went for a touchdown … was previously a second team All-District 9-6A selection as a junior in 2022 following 43 tackles and 3.0 sacks.
- Multi-sport athlete at Sachse as a member of the track and field program … competed in both the shot put and discus as well as the 100 and 200 meters as well as the 4x200-meter relay despite his standing on the defensive line.
- Consensus four-star prospect by the likes of Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN and On3 … a top-300 recruit by On3, ESPN and Rivals and a Texas top-100 prospect by all four publications … ranked as high as No. 140 among recruits nationally by On3 as well as No. 210 by ESPN and No. 224 by Rivals … the No. 25 recruit in Texas by On3 and the No. 14 edge player in the country …
- Listed as high as 12th nationally among edge players by Rivals … one of the top prospects at that position, also ranking 19th nationally by 247Sports and 24th by ESPN … tabbed as the No. 34 recruit in Texas by ESPN, No. 36 by Rivals and No. 41 by 247Sports … ranked 35th overall among DFW recruits in the 2024 class by the Dallas Morning News … CHOSE TEXAS TECH OVER: Arizona State, California, Ole Miss, Purdue, SMU, Vanderbilt, among others.
PERSONAL
- Cheta Ofili … born in Dallas, Texas … calls Rowlett, Texas home … parents are Oni and Nkiru Ofili … has two siblings, Amechi and Ngozi …
- Enjoys playing basketball when not on the football field.
- Currently in the explore business program at Texas Tech.
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