Odafe Oweh holds the LOLB · Starter spot in Washington Commanders’s edge room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

Odafe Oweh played 18 games in 2025 with a 47% snap share.

Odafe Oweh is a 6'5", 265-pound left outside linebacker who plays for the Washington Commanders. The Howell, New Jersey native attended Penn State before being selected 31st overall in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft by Baltimore. Oweh recorded 10.5 sacks in 2025 and enters his sixth season of professional football under a four-year contract with the Commanders.

Penn State2018 – 2020

Ravens2021 – 2024

Chargers2025

Commanderspresent

CollegePenn StateDraftRound 1 · No. 31 overall · 2021 · BALAcquiredAcquired from Baltimore Ravens · drafted thereHometownHowell, NJ