David OnyemataOnyemata, DavidPosition: DL Height: 6-4 Weight: 300 Born: November 13, 1992 Lagos, Nigeria High School: Chrisland (Lagos, Nigeria) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Manitoba | Played |
| 2013 | Manitoba | Played |
| 2014 | Manitoba | Played |
| 2015 | Manitoba | Played |
| Draft: 4th round (120th overall) 2016 New Orleans Saints; 4th round (35th overall) 2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders |
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| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 93 | RDT-LDT | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 93 | RDE-LDT-RDT | 16 | 6 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 93 | NT-DT | 16 | 4 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 93 | DT | 15 | 15 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 93 | LDT | 15 | 15 |
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 93 | LDT | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 93 | LDT | 17 | 17 |
| 2023 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2023 ATL NFL | 90 | DT | 14 | 14 |
| 2024 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2024 ATL NFL | 90 | NT | 17 | 16 |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | 137 | 98 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/30/2016 | 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL |
| Draft | 5/10/2016 | 2016 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL)2016 SAS CFL |
| Signed | 5/19/2016 | 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 8/31/2019 | 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL |
| Activated | 9/10/2019 | 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL |
| Reserve/Suspended | 8/31/2021 | 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL |
| Exemption | 10/26/2021 | 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL |
| Activated | 10/30/2021 | 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/15/2023 | 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL |
| Signed | 3/17/2023 | 2023 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2023 ATL NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 419 | 0 | 0.0 | 393 | 37.4 | 26 | 5.5 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 688 | 0 | 0.0 | 598 | 56.4 | 90 | 19.6 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 732 | 0 | 0.0 | 616 | 59.8 | 116 | 27.1 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 644 | 0 | 0.0 | 577 | 53.3 | 67 | 14.4 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 658 | 0 | 0.0 | 599 | 57.3 | 59 | 13.1 |
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 479 | 0 | 0.0 | 430 | 38.5 | 49 | 10.5 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 749 | 0 | 0.0 | 681 | 60.2 | 68 | 15.2 |
| 2023 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2023 ATL NFL | 654 | 0 | 0.0 | 593 | 52.1 | 61 | 13.1 |
| 2024 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2024 ATL NFL | 647 | 0 | 0.0 | 567 | 50.9 | 80 | 17.9 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5670 | 0 | 5054 | 616 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 2.0 | 10.0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 4.5 | 35.5 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 6.5 | 44.0 |
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 2.0 | 17.0 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 5.0 | 26.5 |
| 2023 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2023 ATL NFL | 4.0 | 22.5 |
| 2024 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2024 ATL NFL | 3.0 | 15.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 30 | 185.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2016 NO NFL | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2017 NO NFL | 38 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2022 NO NFL | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2023 ATL NFL | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2024 ATL NFL | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 338 | 338 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 42 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 New Orleans Saints2017 NO NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2018 NO NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2019 NO NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2020 NO NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 New Orleans Saints (NFL)2021 NO NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2023 ATL NFL | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 3 | 16 | 118 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
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