Chike Okeafor

San Francisco 49ers 89th pick

OLB · Purdue · 1999–2009

Draft Details

Year

1999

Round

Round 3

Pick

89th overall

Team

San Francisco 49ers

Position

OLB

College

Purdue

Chike Okeafor Career Stats

Primary starter for 7 seasons.
Ranks 6th in the 1999 draft class in sacks (53).

Defense

Season	Team	G	Solo	Ast	TFL	Sacks	QB Hits	INT	PD	FF
1999	SF	7	10	1	2	1	1	0	1	1
2000	SF	13	20	9	1	2	2	0	0	1
2001	SF	13	17	10	4	2.5	3	0	2	1
2002	SF	16	25	11	6	6	5	0	4	2
2003	SEA	15	27	14	0	8	0	1	2	2
2004	SEA	16	25	12	0	9	0	0	0	3
2005	ARI	16	33	10	0	8	0	0	2	3
2006	ARI	16	35	12	0	8.5	17	0	6	2
2008	ARI	16	39	10	0	3.5	8	1	3	1
2009	ARI	12	25	12	0	4.5	7	0	1	0
Career		140	256	101	13	53	43	2	21	16

G = games with at least one recorded statistic; the career games total in the summary above includes every game played.

Source: nflverse · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Chike Okeafor is a former outside linebacker out of Purdue, selected by the San Francisco 49ers with the 89th overall pick (round 3) in the 1999 NFL Draft. He played 150 regular-season games from 1999 to 2009, with the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals.

More from the 1999 Draft

Rd	Pick	Team	Player	Pos	College
1	1	CLE	Tim Couch	QB	Kentucky
1	2	PHI	Donovan McNabb	QB	Syracuse
1	3	CIN	Akili Smith	QB	Oregon; Grossmont
1	4	IND	Edgerrin James	RB	Miami
1	5	NO	Ricky Williams	RB	Texas
1	6	LA	Torry Holt	WR	N.C. State
1	7	WAS	Champ Bailey	CB	Georgia
1	8	ARI	David Boston	WR	Ohio State
1	9	DET	Chris Claiborne	LB	USC
1	10	BAL	Chris McAlister	DB	Arizona; Mt. San Antonio

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