Four Miami Hurricanes defensive players getting NFL chance after being undrafted

Joseph attended Miami Norland High School. That’s the same school that produced former Miami basketball players Dewan Hernandez and Zach Johnson. Smith attended Miami Northwestern. He was a stellar backup for the Hurricanes in 2018. Smith set career highs with 41 tackles and 7.5 tackles for loss.

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In his Miami career, Smith finished with 82 tackles, 8.5 TFLs and 1.5 sacks. Smith also played fullback for Miami in 2017. Like Smith, Joseph improved in each of his three seasons at Florida. Joseph led Florida with 93 tackles in 2018 and had nine TFLs and four sacks.,

Odenigbo was a solid performer during his one season with the Miami football team as a graduate transfer from Illinois. He finished with career highs of 11 solo tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss in 2018. Ogenigbo missed a career high by three total tackles with 25.

Ifeadi Odenigbo was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round in 2017 from Northwestern. Ifeadi is back in Minnesota after playing with the Arizona Cardinals in 2018.

The Vikings play a 4-3 defense and according to ESPN are currently two-deep across the defensive line. That doesn’t include recent acquisitions or Ifeadi who is listed as a defensive end. The Vikings defense needs help up the middle after finishing last season 15th in the NFL against the run.