Omiyale with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||
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Date of birth: | November 23, 1982 | ||||||
Place of birth: | Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 315 lb (143 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | White Creek (TN) | ||||||
College: | Tennessee Tech | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 2005 / Round: 5 / Pick: 163 | ||||||
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Games played: | 75 |
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Games started: | 33 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Frank Tayo Omiyale [OH-mee-yahle] (born November 23, 1982) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the fifth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee Tech.
Omiyale also played for the Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and the Seattle Seahawks.
Omiyale attended Whites Creek Comprehensive High School in Whites Creek, Tennessee. In football, he was twice voted as the team's Most Valuable Lineman, and won All-Region honors, and second team All-State honors. He also lettered in basketball, and competed in shot put and discus on the track and field team.
Omiyale played for Tennessee Tech for four years, 2001–2004. As a senior in 2004, he made the All-America team, won All-Ohio Valley Conference honors, and graded 90.5 for blocking consistency to lead the NCAA Division I-AA in that statistical category.
Omiyale was inducted into the Tennessee Tech Sports Hall of Fame in November 2015.