Jeremiah Attaochu
LB
#50
Experience: 9 years
Height: 6-3
Age: 29
Weight: 262 lbs
College: Georgia Tech
Recent Games
| WK | OPP | RESULT | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | @Raiders | W 20 - 9 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Lions | W 24 - 14 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | @Browns | L 6 - 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1 | @Rams | L 14 - 34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | Bengals | W 20 - 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Stats
Defense Career
| SEASON | TEAM | G | GS | Total | Solo | AST | SCK | SFTY | PDEF | INT | YDS | AVG | LNG | TDS | FF | OPP FR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Los Angeles Chargers | 11 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2015 | Los Angeles Chargers | 15 | 12 | 55 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2016 | Los Angeles Chargers | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2018 | New York Jets | 11 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2020 | Denver Broncos | 13 | 5 | 31 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 2021 | Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 67 | 18 | 125 | 89 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Biography
PRO CAREER:
- An eighth-year player who has appeared in 79 career games (23 starts) with the Chargers (2014-17), Jets (2018), Broncos (2019-20) and Bears (2021)
- Collected 131 total tackles (103 solo), 20.5 sacks, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery across eight NFL seasons
2021 SEASON (Bears):
- Played in the first five games of the 2021 season before moving to the IR Week 6
- Made one tackle in both Week 1 and Week 3
- Recorded one QBH in Week 2 vs. the Bengals
2020 SEASON (Broncos):
- Played in 13 games with five starts
- Recorded his most sacks since his 2015 campaign with 5.0; added 29 combined tackles, six tackles for loss, eight QB hits and one forced fumble while appearing in 13 games
2019 SEASON (Broncos):
- Attaochu appeared in 12 games (5 starts) with Denver, finishing with 17 tackles (12 solo) and 3.5 sacks (19.5 yds.) — all in the team's final four games — to go along with one fumble recovery and four special-teams stops
- Was signed by Denver on Oct. 1 after spending training camp with Kansas City
- Totaled two solo tackles, two sacks (9 yds.) and one fumble recovery at Houston (12/8)
- Registered four tackles (2 solo) at KC (12/15)
- Made two tackles (1 solo) and 0.5 sacks (4.5 yds.) vs. Detroit (12/22)
- Collected two solo tackles and one sack (6 yds.) vs. Oak. (12/29)
2018 SEASON (Jets):
- Appeared in 11 games with the N.Y. Jets, finishing with nine tackles (7 solo) and two sacks
- Recorded one solo tackle, one sack (7 yds.) and one forced fumble against Denver
- Tallied one solo tackle, one sack (8 yds.) and three quarterback hurries at Miami (11/4)
2017 SEASON (Chargers):
- Attaochu saw action in four contests with the Chargers, collecting six tackles (5 solo) during the season.
2016 SEASON (Chargers):
- Attaochu appeared in eight games (1 start) with the Chargers, totaling seven solo tackles and two sacks (19 yds.)
- Posted one solo tackle and one sack (14 yds.) at K.C. (9/11)
- Recorded his second sack of the season (5 yds.) and three solo tackles against N.O. (10/2)
2015 SEASON (Chargers):
- Attaochu started at linebacker in 12-of-15 games played for the Chargers
- Finished the season with a career-best 52 tackles (42 yds.) and six sacks (39 yds.) to go along with one forced fumble
- Collected three solo tackles and two sacks (13 yds.) vs. Cleveland (10/4)
- Registered another pair of sacks for 13 yards with and three solo tackles at G.B. (10/18)
- Registered three tackles (2 solo) and one sack (7 yds. ) at K.C. (12/13)
- Totaled seven tackles (4 solo) and a half sack (5.5 yds.) against Miami (12/20)
2014 SEASON (Chargers):
- Selected by San Diego in the second round (50th overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft, Attaochu competed in 11 games as a rookie
- Contributed eight tackles (6 solo) and two sacks (13 yds.) with one forced fumble as a rookie
- Recorded three solo tackles, one sack (4 yds.) and one special-teams tackle in his NFL debut at Arizona (9/8)
- Tallied two solo tackles and one sack (9 yds.) vs. Oak. (11/16)
