HAMPTON, Va. – Senior defensive tackle Owen Obasuyi will have a shot to take his game to the next level as he signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday night following the 2018 NFL Draft.

As a senior he had 12.5 tackles for loss, 45 tackles, four quarterback hurries and seven sacks.  He had a career-best three sacks against Savannah State on October 7 and recorded a career-best 12 tackles in the 2016 finale at Coastal Carolina.

Former NFL lineman and Hampton defensive line coach Marcus Dixon saw the potential in him from the beginning.  "First day I started here I told him that he has a shot to play at the next level," Dixon said.  "He had to take on the mentality that no one can block me and he did that.  He is raw, but I can see him flourishing at the next level where you make it your profession."

For his career he amassed 144 tackles, 15 quarterback hurries and 14 sacks. He will depart for Arizona on May 5 with Rookie Mini-Camp to start soon thereafter.

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