Chidera Otutu holds the NT · Backup spot in Cincinnati Bearcats’s defensive tackle room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Chidera Otutu is a nose tackle from Pflugerville, Texas, who played at UTSA before joining Cincinnati as a transfer. At Weiss High School, he earned three first-team all-district honors and recorded 192 career tackles, 43.0 tackles for loss, and 10.5 sacks. During his 2024 season with the Roadrunners, he appeared in all 13 games and accumulated eight tackles, two tackles for loss, and a forced fumble. In 2025, Otutu started the final 10 contests, registering 27 tackles and 2.5 sacks as Cincinnati's primary nose tackle.

UTSA2024 – 2025

Cincinnati2026 — present