# Charles Omenihu

Charles Omenihu (born August 20, 1997) is an American professional football defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas.

## Early life

Omenihu attended Rowlett High School in Rowlett, Texas. He committed to the University of Texas to play college football.

## College career

Omenihu played at Texas from 2015 to 2018. During his career, he had 115 tackles and 16.5 sacks, including 9.5 as a senior. He was named Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2018.

## Professional career

Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 5+3⁄8 in (1.97 m) | 280 lb (127 kg) | 36 in (0.91 m) | 9+3⁄8 in (0.24 m) | 4.92 s | 1.71 s | 2.86 s | 4.36 s | 7.25 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 9 ft 7 in (2.92 m) | 15 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day ||||||||||||

### Houston Texans

Omenihu was drafted by the Houston Texans in the fifth round (161st overall) of the 2019 NFL draft.

### San Francisco 49ers

On November 2, 2021, Omenihu was traded to the San Francisco 49ers for a 2023 sixth-round pick.

### Kansas City Chiefs

Omenihu signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 16, 2023. He was suspended the first six games of the 2023 season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Omenihu suffered a torn ACL in the 2023 AFC Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens and was ruled out for Super Bowl LVIII. Without Omenihu, the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 to give Omenihu his first Super Bowl ring.
On July 17, 2024, Omenihu was placed on the Active/physically unable to perform (PUP) list, then placed on reserves to begin the season. He was activated from injured reserve on November 28, 2024.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| | Won the Super Bowl |
| Bold | Career high |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR |
| 2019 | HOU | 14 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | HOU | 15 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | HOU | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SF | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | SF | 17 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | KC | 11 | 1 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 7.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | KC | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 78 | 12 | 101 | 62 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |

### Postseason

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Sfty | PD | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | FF | FR |
| 2019 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | SF | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | SF | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | KC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | KC | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | Career | 12 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

## Legal troubles

On January 24, 2023, Omenihu was arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence.