Honors & Awards

• Big 12 Commissioner’s Spring Academic Honor Roll (2009)
• Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll (2008)
  

2009 Outlook
Omaha native Collins Okafor will enter fall camp looking to make a push for playing time at a talented Nebraska I-back position. Okafor, fellow redshirt freshman Lester Ward and sophomore Austin Jones are expected to supply depth behind juniors Roy Helu Jr. and Quentin Castille. The 6-1, 225-pound Okafor has made good progress since his arrival on campus, capped by rushing for 79 yards and a touchdown on 11 carries in the Red-White Spring Game.
Okafor is off to a strong start academically, carrying a 3.736 cumulative grade-point average in biological sciences after two semesters.

2008 (Redshirt)
Okafor redshirted and worked with the scout team offense.

Before Nebraska (Westside HS)Okafor was one of the first players to join the 2008 Nebraska signing class, committing to the Huskers during his junior season at Omaha Westside High School. He was one of six in-state products in the 2008 Husker class, and was the first scholarship signee from Westside since 2000.

Okafor earned first-team All-Nebraska honors from the Omaha World-Herald and first-team Super-State accolades from the Lincoln Journal Star each of his final two seasons. In his final year, Okafor rushed for 1,525 yards on 205 carries and found the end zone 17 times for Coach Marty Kauffman. Okafor’s play helped Westside to a 7-3 record and a trip to the state playoffs.
During his junior season in 2006, Okafor was the driving force behind the Warriors’ trip to the Class A state championship game and a 12-1 record. Okafor rushed for 1,850 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns, while also compiling 389 receiving yards and six touchdown receptions.

Okafor was ranked as one of the top five players in the state by Rivals.com and Scout.com and among the top 25 players in the Midlands Region by SuperPrep Magazine. Okafor also excelled on the track for Westside, qualifying for the state meet as a junior in the 100 meters, 400-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay. Okafor chose Nebraska over Stanford, Kansas and Iowa.

Personal
Collins is the son of Napoleon Okafor and Pat Okon Okafor and was born on June 6, 1989. He has been named to the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll in each of his first two semesters at Nebraska.