The powerful left tackle held offers from Oklahoma, Florida, Nebraska, Arkansas, and Iowa, but elected to sign with Western Michigan in 2013. The Southfield, MI resident chose a program closer to home and found instant success in Kalamazoo.
Despite all of the prestigious offers, Okorafor wasn't familiar with the game of football until high school. He moved to the United States from Botswana in 2010, previously living in Nigeria and South Africa. In eight months, Okorafor is expected to be a high NFL Draft selection.
Okorafor started all 27 of Western Michigan's games in the past two seasons, moving from right to left tackle at the beginning of the 2016 football season.