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BJ Ojulari Jacksonville Jaguars · #9

Linebacker · 6' 2", 248 lbs · Marietta, GA · Age 24

BJ Ojulari is a Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 41st overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 9 tackles, 1 sacks.

LinebackerDrafted 41st overall2-yr veteran
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Jacksonville Jaguars · #9 · Linebacker
BJ Ojulari
Season avg9 tkl · 1 sacks · 0 int
Career avg49 tkl · 5 sacks · 0 int
Live win probabilitySeason
No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.
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Scouting report

BJ Ojulari — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades are percentiles vs every active player at his position.

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Linebacker · Rotation piece · Impact 50
BJ Ojulari is a Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, drafted 41st overall, 2023. In 2025 he recorded 9 tackles, 1 sacks.
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Pass rush
Excellent · defense
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Solid · defense
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Splash plays
Solid · defense
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Disruption
Solid · defense
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Act II

Where BJ Ojulari stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Jared Goff Detroit Lions▬
29%
2
Bryce Young Carolina Panthers▬
23%
3
Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers▬
22%
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Tyler Shough New Orleans Saints▬
11%
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Kirk Cousins Las Vegas Raiders▬
9%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #991 of 1982 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
50Impact index
54Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file0
Stat explorer

BJ Ojulari — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Tackling
9 TKL
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Pass rush
1.0 SACK
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The engine

How the model sees BJ Ojulari

Projection = recency-weighted per-season production, nudged along a position aging curve, banded by his year-to-year volatility. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026  modeled
20
tackles
7–32
2.0
sacks
0.8–3.2
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int
0–0
0
ff
0–0
11
games
7–15
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.
What moves the tackles line vs last season
Last season 9 → projected 20 tackles
Baseline (recency-weighted)
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Age curve
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Net vs last season+10.7 tackles
Everything it reads
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2 seasons of real box production
every game line, verified
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Recency × games weight
recent, healthy years anchor the baseline
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Year-over-year trend
his own trajectory, season to season
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Position aging curve
age 24 — applied to the projection
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Role & usage context
target / carry share and snaps fold in
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Availability signal
games last 3: 17 / 8
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The real history it trains onsource: Pro-Football-Reference / ESPN · verified

BJ Ojulari career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGTklSackINTFFPD
202317404001
2025891000
Career25495.0001
Source: Pro-Football-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers the report-card percentiles and the DNA radar — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = award / milestone season · hover any bar. Real season totals.
Context

Are the Jacksonville Jaguars built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

13–4proj record
94off index
99def index
+59net
95%playoff odds
67roster
Roster delta · what changed
Offense grades A (94), defense A+ (99) by our position-percentile roster model. QB play indexes at 91, pass rush 99, coverage 99.
How his role moves
Projected 13–4 on a 17-game slate — modeled from the current roster's production percentiles, not a calibrated Vegas line. His snaps, target/carry share and usage move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
50 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
0 accolades
Career honors on file.
Act IV

The Ballad of BJ Ojulari

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2002-04-05

The beginning

BJ Ojulari is a Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars, in his 4th NFL season.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Turning pro

Drafted 41st overall, 2023 as a Linebacker.

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BJ Ojulari is a Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker, drafted 41st overall, 2023.

Chapter

Across 2 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 49 tackles, 5 sacks and 0 interceptions.

Chapter

Most recently he posted 9 tackles, 1 sack and 0 interceptions in 2025.

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Ojulari's story
The documentary, narrated
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Off the field

Measurables
Active
Height
6' 2"
Weight
248 lbs
Draft
41st overall, 2023
Born
Marietta, GA
Age
24
Jersey
#9
Background

BJ Ojulari is from Marietta, GA and is 24 years old. He was drafted 41st overall, 2023 and plays linebacker at 6' 2", 248 lbs.

Over 2 seasons (2023–2025) he has recorded 49 tackles, 5 sacks and 0 interceptions. Ojulari is currently on the Jacksonville Jaguars roster.

The person

BJ Ojulari is a depth and special-teams linebacker who has piled up 49 tackles with 5 sacks and 0 interceptions across 2 seasons (2023–2025).

Tackle volume49 career tackles over 2 seasons.
Pass rush5 career sacks blitzing off the second level.
Takeaways0 interceptions, 0 forced fumbles and 1 passes defensed.
Draft pedigree41st overall, 2023.
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FAQ

BJ Ojulari — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about BJ Ojulari, answered.

What position does BJ Ojulari play?
BJ Ojulari is a Linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars.
When was BJ Ojulari drafted?
BJ Ojulari was drafted 41st overall, 2023.
How many seasons has BJ Ojulari played?
2 (2023–2025).
What are BJ Ojulari's career stats?
He has recorded 49 tackles, 5 sacks and 0 interceptions.
BJ Ojulari career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Injury history

Weekly injury reports · nflverse
Injury episodes
1
since 2025
Games missed
2
listed Out
Lower-body
1
ankle / knee / soft-tissue
Concussions
0
head, reported
Most recent reports
2025 Wk11 · Knee (Questionable)2025 Wk10 · Knee (Out)2025 Wk9 · Knee (Out)

Home surface: grass (natural grass).

Real weekly injury-report history (game-status designations, most recent 1 seasons). Rest days and load-management designations are excluded.

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