He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2020 NFL draft.
Okwara was born in London while his mother was visiting family, but raised in Nigeria.
Okwara lived in Lagos and was raised in Lekki before moving to the United States when he was in the third grade.
He attended Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina.
[1] As a true freshman at Notre Dame in 2016, he played in 11 games, recording four tackles.