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Azeez Ojulari

Drafted by NYG · GM Dave Gettleman · Georgia

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Full-career context

These totals follow Azeez Ojulari across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played49
Games started32
Weighted career AV17
Pro Bowls0
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons5

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2021 · Round 2 · #50

NYG draft credit

GM Dave Gettleman

Team games46
Team starts30
On-team AV17
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Average-0.12 contribution15th of 53 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

An Average pick

Azeez Ojulari was Dave Gettleman's 15th-best of 53 picks across his career.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -0.12. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Dave Gettleman's leaderboard composite θ.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
46
on drafting team · 49 full-career
Games started
30
on drafting team · 32 full-career
Snap-z
0.8
4 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
17
modeled; full weighted AV 17
AV / 1k snaps
9.0
1,891 snaps in rate base
AV-rate z
+0.3
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
all on drafting team
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Dave Gettleman's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Dave Gettleman pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Azeez Ojulari totals -0.12. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-10+1+2+317. Lawrence#17 · Dexter Lawrence · aggregate +3.61Lawrence +3.692. Turner#92 · Trai Turner · aggregate +3.40Turner +3.4171. Slayton#171 · Darius Slayton · aggregate +2.09Slayton +2.144. Short#44 · Kawann Short · aggregate +1.91255. Crowder#255 · Tae Crowder · aggregate +1.27128. Boston#128 · Tre Boston · aggregate +1.0141. Funchess#41 · Devin Funchess · aggregate +1.0128. Benjamin#28 · Kelvin Benjamin · aggregate +0.50102. Williams#102 · Daryl Williams · aggregate +0.49148. Benwikere#148 · Bene Benwikere · aggregate +0.4760. Ealy#60 · Kony Ealy · aggregate +0.1662. Bradberry#62 · James Bradberry · aggregate +0.0566. Carter#66 · Lorenzo Carter · aggregate -0.03174. Artis-Payne#174 · Cameron Artis-Payne · aggregate -0.0950. Ojulari#50 · Azeez Ojulari · aggregate -0.12Ojulari -0.1108. Love#108 · Julian Love · aggregate -0.1636. McKinney#36 · Xavier McKinney · aggregate -0.24218. Coughlin#218 · Carter Coughlin · aggregate -0.256. Jones#6 · Daniel Jones · aggregate -0.30252. Sandland#252 · Beau Sandland · aggregate -0.37110. Holmes#110 · Darnay Holmes · aggregate -0.44116. Smith#116 · Elerson Smith · aggregate -0.48183. Brown#183 · Cam Brown · aggregate -0.52204. Gaffney#204 · Tyler Gaffney · aggregate -0.5414. Lotulelei#14 · Star Lotulelei · aggregate -0.57150. Lemieux#150 · Shane Lemieux · aggregate -0.6095. Ximines#95 · Oshane Ximines · aggregate -0.63245. Slayton#245 · Chris Slayton · aggregate -0.63247. Williamson#247 · Chris Williamson · aggregate -0.64143. Connelly#143 · Ryan Connelly · aggregate -0.68108. Lauletta#108 · Kyle Lauletta · aggregate -0.68139. McIntosh#139 · R.J. McIntosh · aggregate -0.73141. Sanchez#141 · Zack Sanchez · aggregate -0.75196. Brightwell#196 · Gary Brightwell · aggregate -0.75201. Williams#201 · Rodarius Williams · aggregate -0.84232. Asafo-Adjei#232 · George Asafo-Adjei · aggregate -0.86238. Brunson#238 · T.J. Brunson · aggregate -0.95180. Ballentine#180 · Corey Ballentine · aggregate -1.044. Thomas#4 · Andrew Thomas · aggregate -1.08108. Kugbila#108 · Edmund Kugbila · aggregate -1.1034. Hernandez#34 · Will Hernandez · aggregate -1.1199. Peart#99 · Matt Peart · aggregate -1.1677. Worley#77 · Daryl Worley · aggregate -1.1730. Baker#30 · Deandre Baker · aggregate -1.2071. Robinson#71 · Aaron Robinson · aggregate -1.362. Barkley#2 · Saquon Barkley · aggregate -1.3969. Hill#69 · B.J. Hill · aggregate -1.4525. Thompson#25 · Shaq Thompson · aggregate -1.5530. Butler#30 · Vernon Butler · aggregate -1.58148. Klein#148 · A.J. Klein · aggregate -1.59169. Mayo#169 · David Mayo · aggregate -1.6020. Toney#20 · Kadarius Toney · aggregate -1.64182. Barner#182 · Kenjon Barner · aggregate -1.90

Incremental contribution by season

-12-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+62013 · Kawann Short · incremental +0.312013 · A.J. Klein · incremental -1.082013 · Star Lotulelei · incremental -1.142013 · Edmund Kugbila · incremental -1.742013 · Kenjon Barner · incremental -2.112014 · Tre Boston · incremental +0.042014 · Trai Turner · incremental +0.152014 · Bene Benwikere · incremental +0.242014 · Kawann Short · incremental +0.622014 · Kelvin Benjamin · incremental +0.752014 · Star Lotulelei · incremental -0.002014 · Edmund Kugbila · incremental -0.202014 · Kony Ealy · incremental -0.222014 · Kenjon Barner · incremental -0.342014 · A.J. Klein · incremental -0.842014 · Tyler Gaffney · incremental -0.842015 · Star Lotulelei · incremental +0.002015 · Devin Funchess · incremental +0.312015 · Kony Ealy · incremental +0.372015 · Trai Turner · incremental +0.822015 · Kawann Short · incremental +0.932015 · Bene Benwikere · incremental +4.872015 · Tre Boston · incremental -0.022015 · Cameron Artis-Payne · incremental -0.052015 · Tyler Gaffney · incremental -0.132015 · Edmund Kugbila · incremental -0.212015 · Kelvin Benjamin · incremental -0.432015 · A.J. Klein · incremental -0.952015 · David Mayo · incremental -1.142015 · Daryl Williams · incremental -1.692015 · Shaq Thompson · incremental -3.632016 · Star Lotulelei · incremental +0.002016 · Shaq Thompson · incremental +0.122016 · Devin Funchess · incremental +0.422016 · Kony Ealy · incremental +0.482016 · Daryl Williams · incremental +0.572016 · Kelvin Benjamin · incremental +0.742016 · Tre Boston · incremental +0.812016 · Kawann Short · incremental +0.832016 · Trai Turner · incremental +1.802016 · Cameron Artis-Payne · incremental -0.032016 · Tyler Gaffney · incremental -0.122016 · Edmund Kugbila · incremental -0.202016 · James Bradberry · incremental -0.332016 · Beau Sandland · incremental -0.702016 · David Mayo · incremental -0.812016 · A.J. Klein · incremental -0.852016 · Zack Sanchez · incremental -1.152016 · Daryl Worley · incremental -1.772016 · Bene Benwikere · incremental -3.802016 · Vernon Butler · incremental -4.202017 · Star Lotulelei · incremental +0.002017 · Kelvin Benjamin · incremental +0.152017 · Shaq Thompson · incremental +0.162017 · James Bradberry · incremental +0.312017 · Kawann Short · incremental +0.792017 · Devin Funchess · incremental +1.122017 · Trai Turner · incremental +1.622017 · Daryl Williams · incremental +2.392017 · Cameron Artis-Payne · incremental -0.032017 · Tyler Gaffney · incremental -0.132017 · Beau Sandland · incremental -0.162017 · Zack Sanchez · incremental -0.202017 · Edmund Kugbila · incremental -0.212017 · David Mayo · incremental -0.772017 · Vernon Butler · incremental -0.832017 · Daryl Worley · incremental -1.052018 · Vernon Butler · incremental +0.072018 · Shaq Thompson · incremental +0.172018 · James Bradberry · incremental +0.332018 · Devin Funchess · incremental +0.732018 · Kawann Short · incremental +1.502018 · Trai Turner · incremental +1.602018 · Cameron Artis-Payne · incremental -0.022018 · Tyler Gaffney · incremental -0.122018 · Beau Sandland · incremental -0.182018 · Zack Sanchez · incremental -0.192018 · Lorenzo Carter · incremental -0.222018 · R.J. McIntosh · incremental -0.622018 · David Mayo · incremental -0.972018 · Kyle Lauletta · incremental -1.052018 · Kenjon Barner · incremental -1.392018 · Will Hernandez · incremental -1.452018 · Daryl Williams · incremental -1.452018 · B.J. Hill · incremental -1.822018 · Saquon Barkley · incremental -1.982019 · Lorenzo Carter · incremental +0.082019 · Shaq Thompson · incremental +0.192019 · James Bradberry · incremental +0.342019 · Dexter Lawrence · incremental +0.602019 · Darius Slayton · incremental +0.612019 · Tre Boston · incremental +0.992019 · Vernon Butler · incremental +1.272019 · Daryl Williams · incremental +1.372019 · Trai Turner · incremental +1.592019 · Cameron Artis-Payne · incremental -0.032019 · Saquon Barkley · incremental -0.082019 · Kawann Short · incremental -0.142019 · Oshane Ximines · incremental -0.152019 · Beau Sandland · incremental -0.152019 · Kyle Lauletta · incremental -0.152019 · Zack Sanchez · incremental -0.202019 · Julian Love · incremental -0.242019 · Will Hernandez · incremental -0.322019 · R.J. McIntosh · incremental -0.512019 · Daniel Jones · incremental -0.682019 · Deandre Baker · incremental -0.962019 · B.J. Hill · incremental -0.962019 · Chris Slayton · incremental -1.002019 · Corey Ballentine · incremental -1.412019 · Ryan Connelly · incremental -1.432019 · George Asafo-Adjei · incremental -1.452020 · Star Lotulelei · incremental +0.052020 · Julian Love · incremental +0.062020 · Daniel Jones · incremental +0.122020 · Shaq Thompson · incremental +0.242020 · Tae Crowder · incremental +0.592020 · Dexter Lawrence · incremental +0.852020 · Tre Boston · incremental +0.992020 · Darius Slayton · incremental +1.032020 · Lorenzo Carter · incremental -0.002020 · Kawann Short · incremental -0.062020 · Carter Coughlin · incremental -0.092020 · Saquon Barkley · incremental -0.112020 · Kyle Lauletta · incremental -0.142020 · George Asafo-Adjei · incremental -0.152020 · Beau Sandland · incremental -0.162020 · Chris Slayton · incremental -0.172020 · Zack Sanchez · incremental -0.182020 · Will Hernandez · incremental -0.182020 · R.J. McIntosh · incremental -0.232020 · Cam Brown · incremental -0.262020 · Darnay Holmes · incremental -0.282020 · Xavier McKinney · incremental -0.392020 · Oshane Ximines · incremental -0.442020 · B.J. Hill · incremental -0.472020 · Matt Peart · incremental -0.762020 · Shane Lemieux · incremental -0.832020 · Corey Ballentine · incremental -1.052020 · Chris Williamson · incremental -1.112020 · T.J. Brunson · incremental -1.362020 · Andrew Thomas · incremental -1.442021 · Lorenzo Carter · incremental +0.062021 · Daniel Jones · incremental +0.072021 · Julian Love · incremental +0.092021 · Shaq Thompson · incremental +0.192021 · Darius Slayton · incremental +0.552021 · Dexter Lawrence · incremental +0.892021 · Tae Crowder · incremental +2.422021 · Xavier McKinney · incremental -0.042021 · Saquon Barkley · incremental -0.062021 · Carter Coughlin · incremental -0.112021 · Andrew Thomas · incremental -0.122021 · Kyle Lauletta · incremental -0.132021 · George Asafo-Adjei · incremental -0.142021 · Chris Slayton · incremental -0.162021 · Cam Brown · incremental -0.192021 · Shane Lemieux · incremental -0.212021 · R.J. McIntosh · incremental -0.212021 · T.J. Brunson · incremental -0.232021 · Will Hernandez · incremental -0.282021 · Oshane Ximines · incremental -0.322021 · Gary Brightwell · incremental -0.382021 · Darnay Holmes · incremental -0.482021 · Rodarius Williams · incremental -0.562021 · Elerson Smith · incremental -0.802021 · Azeez Ojulari · incremental -0.862021 · Matt Peart · incremental -0.992021 · Aaron Robinson · incremental -1.612021 · Kadarius Toney · incremental -2.492022 · Xavier McKinney · incremental +0.032022 · Julian Love · incremental +0.102022 · Daniel Jones · incremental +0.192022 · Shaq Thompson · incremental +0.262022 · Darnay Holmes · incremental +0.312022 · Azeez Ojulari · incremental +0.412022 · Darius Slayton · incremental +0.862022 · Tae Crowder · incremental +0.922022 · Dexter Lawrence · incremental +2.012022 · Carter Coughlin · incremental -0.062022 · Oshane Ximines · incremental -0.102022 · George Asafo-Adjei · incremental -0.142022 · Kyle Lauletta · incremental -0.152022 · Chris Williamson · incremental -0.152022 · Chris Slayton · incremental -0.162022 · Cam Brown · incremental -0.192022 · Andrew Thomas · incremental -0.202022 · R.J. McIntosh · incremental -0.212022 · Saquon Barkley · incremental -0.222022 · T.J. Brunson · incremental -0.232022 · Shane Lemieux · incremental -0.232022 · Elerson Smith · incremental -0.292022 · Matt Peart · incremental -0.542022 · Rodarius Williams · incremental -0.802022 · Aaron Robinson · incremental -0.842022 · Kadarius Toney · incremental -0.872022 · Deandre Baker · incremental -0.982022 · Gary Brightwell · incremental -1.032023 · Azeez Ojulari · incremental +0.062023 · Darius Slayton · incremental +1.032023 · Dexter Lawrence · incremental +1.842023 · Daniel Jones · incremental -0.032023 · Saquon Barkley · incremental -0.062023 · Shaq Thompson · incremental -0.072023 · Carter Coughlin · incremental -0.072023 · Xavier McKinney · incremental -0.072023 · Andrew Thomas · incremental -0.082023 · Gary Brightwell · incremental -0.102023 · George Asafo-Adjei · incremental -0.142023 · Chris Williamson · incremental -0.162023 · Chris Slayton · incremental -0.172023 · Cam Brown · incremental -0.202023 · T.J. Brunson · incremental -0.242023 · Rodarius Williams · incremental -0.272023 · Shane Lemieux · incremental -0.292023 · Aaron Robinson · incremental -0.432023 · Oshane Ximines · incremental -0.472023 · Matt Peart · incremental -0.562023 · Darnay Holmes · incremental -0.582023 · Deandre Baker · incremental -1.072024 · Daniel Jones · incremental +0.052024 · Darius Slayton · incremental +0.962024 · Dexter Lawrence · incremental +1.562024 · Shaq Thompson · incremental -0.012024 · Azeez Ojulari · incremental -0.042024 · Andrew Thomas · incremental -0.062024 · Carter Coughlin · incremental -0.112024 · Chris Williamson · incremental -0.162024 · Cam Brown · incremental -0.192024 · T.J. Brunson · incremental -0.232024 · Rodarius Williams · incremental -0.262024 · Aaron Robinson · incremental -0.422024 · Tae Crowder · incremental -0.762025 · Darius Slayton · incremental +0.882025 · Dexter Lawrence · incremental +0.882025 · Andrew Thomas · incremental -0.132025 · Rodarius Williams · incremental -0.252025 · Aaron Robinson · incremental -0.40Barner -2.1Benwikere +4.9Thompson -3.6Benwikere -3.8Butler -4.2Williams +2.4Hill -1.8Barkley -2.0Crowder +2.4Ojulari -0.9Toney -2.5Ojulari +0.4Lawrence +2.0Ojulari +0.1Lawrence +1.8Ojulari -0.020135 players201411 players201515 players201620 players201716 players201819 players201926 players202030 players202128 players202228 players202322 players202413 players20255 players
Above expectationBelow expectationAzeez OjulariGM total -18.8Azeez Ojulari by season -0.4

How much retained production did Azeez Ojulari return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: OLBs drafted within ±5 picks of Azeez Ojulari since 2010 (6 players).The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-0.50Model value above slot50. OjulariAzeez Ojulari · model value +0.2+0.252. JonesDeion Jones · model value 053. CravensSu'a Cravens · model value -0.452. TurayKemoko Turay · model value -0.547. BowserTyus Bowser · model value -0.648. NwosuUchenna Nwosu · model value -0.749. AndersonRyan Anderson · model value -1
Azeez OjulariSlot-similar peers (6)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'22'24'250917263401Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (5 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2021NYG17178111.278.6
2022NYG73230-0.6313.0
2023NYG1194240.049.4
2024NYG1154260.237.0
2025PHI3068-1.1114.7

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