He played college football at Rice and was selected with the final pick of the seventh round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Houston Texans.
Ozougwu was selected to the All-District 18-5A and All Greater Houston teams, All-Academic District and Texas top 100 list.
He was named to the ESPN Academic All-District VI Football Team in 2010, after posting a 3.41 GPA while majoring in Economics.
[4] On August 15, 2011, he made his first appearance in an NFL preseason game against the New York Jets on Monday Night Football.
[11] In March 2015, the Saints decided to part ways with Ozougwu after he failed his season ending physical with an undisclosed injury.