Okam played college football at Texas and was selected by the Houston Texans in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL draft.

He also was a member of the Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Omaha Nighthawks, New York Giants, and Carolina Panthers.

Of Nigerian descent, Okam attended Lake Highlands High School in Dallas, Texas, where he competed in football where he was an all-district, all-area, & all-state.

As a sophomore, he started all 13 games at nose tackle and earned second-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches.

He made five tackles, including his first sack of the season, in Texas' 41–38 victory over USC for the 2005–06 National Championship.

[1] In their 2007-season preview magazine, CBS Sportsline.com said, "Frank Okam should be one of the top players in the country" during his senior season with the 2007 Texas Longhorns football team.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed Okam as a free agent after he was cut by the Seattle Seahawks.

Led by Zach Patt and Brian Nordstrom who finished 3rd and 4th respectively on Rice's single season sack list.

Patt set a school record 5 sacks and 3 FF in a game vs FIU and was National Player of the Week.

Roy made 61 tackles including 13 tackles-for-loss, 5.5 sacks, one forced fumble, seven QB hurries, and one blocked kick.

Lynch was named preseason first-team All-Big 12 and to the Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist entering his junior season.

Lynch was named first-team All-Big 12, the Big 12 Defensive Lineman of the Year, the conference Defensive Player of the Year and was a unanimous All-America selection after finishing the regular season with 41 tackles, 19.5 tackles for loss and a conference-high 13.5 sacks along with three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, five passes defended and two blocked kicks.

Several Panther defensive lineman recorded career years in sack production including Brian Burns, Efe Obada, and Marquis Haynes.

• 2nd year DL Derrick Brown set career-highs in sacks (3.0) and total tackles (41) in 2021 • 2nd year DL Yetur Gross-Matos set career-highs in games played (14) and sacks (3.5) and total tackles in 2021 Brian Burns was selected as a Pro Bowl Starter for the NFC for the 2021 Pro Bowl.