2026 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Onye Onuoha, DB, Butler University

• Name: Onyebuchi (Onye) Onuoha
• Position: DB
• College: Butler University 
• Height: 6’0
• Weight: 195
• Twitter: @OnyeOnuoha
• Instagram: @onyeonuoha7

What makes you a top prospect at your position in the 2026 NFL Draft? 

I am top prospect at my position because I am a big strong and fast cover corner that you can plug anywhere in the secondary and play me. I love the physicality of the game and it’s evident in my game.

What is one thing that NFL teams should know about you?

One things NFL teams should know about me is that I am a winner not just by accomplishments, but by my mentality. Every time I step on the field or any situation I find myself in I believe in the end, I will and I’m stubborn as I don’t believe I will fail, I only believe I can win. Even with obstacles and trails in the way of my goals I don’t not believe in failure, only in learning as it will help me win. That is my one and only true desire after serving my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is to win at everything.

If you could donate to one cause in the world, what would it be? 

If I could donate to a cause it would have to be dedicated towards a Boys and Girls club or organizations for children in less fortunate circumstances by providing them access to opportunities for them to be successful and give them a fair start in the world to reach their goals.

Who was your role model? 

Darrelle Revis and Ed Reed beyond their athletic capabilities, they have unreal instincts and they played very free which made what they do look like art.

Who is your favorite NFL team?

The Denver Broncos that is the home team and the team I grew up watching.

Who is the most underrated teammate at your school? 

Reagan Andrews he’s a dawg simply

What is your biggest pet peeve? 

Someone who keeps their word is big to me. I believe your word is your reputation and is one of the biggest standards of trust.

Who is your favorite teacher ever?

My fifth grade teacher, Ms. Bell-Curry she was my favorite teacher because she would not let me be average and helped lead towards the path Im on now where I am not content in settling for mediocracy.

Overcoming adversity is what defines character, what was the hardest moment in your life to overcome? 

As a child I had really bad asthma and I had struggled to breathe often and it made it hard to for me to do the things I loved to do as a child. Despite this I continued to persevere, with the help of my parents especially my mom she encouraged me every day that you can aim for whatever you want to aim for, achieve whatever you believe in achieving, but she told me to not minimize yourself because of your current condition or circumstance. I’ve stuck with this every day since then. As a child her decree, allowed me to have a defiant nature to the circumstance I was in and it got me though all the treatments and doctor visits  and episodes and everything in between to the point where one day I was in remission and that’s asthma that was the circumstance I was in, was no longer. This adversity and overcoming obstacles summarizes a lot of the situations and battles I’ve had or have yet to face. I am not a captive of my circumstances but rather I am free enough to see the end goal in sight. I know that “He that is in me, is greater than he that is in the world” 1 John 4:4

If you could have any franchise restaurant in your house what would it be?

Chipotle 

What is your favorite snack food? 

Chocolate Chip Cookies, they have to be boneless though 

What is your degree in? 

Economics

If you could have dinner with three people dead or alive, who would it be and why? 

Micheal Jordan because I would want to play a game any game after in his own domain and beat him. I would also have dinner with J-Cole so I can hear some unreleased music and a preview to the “Fall Off”. Lastly my Grandfather, I never met him he passed before I was born, but I would definitely love to get to know him just based on hearing the stories from my dad and my uncles and aunties tell me, I know he was a great and well respected man.

What is your biggest weakness? 

I am big lead by example and actions type of guy. Thus when there have been times when a vocal leader was needed I was not always the first in line to take up the call because I believed in leading through actions, in which I still do. However it is equally important and there is a time and a need for being a vocal leader, in which I have grown into that role, especially on my own team in the past few months. I realized that a leader will do what needs to be done in order to help drive success and they are not stuck in the comfort of what makes them feel good or what’s “just okay” for them, but rather they find comfort in the uncomfortable.