Texas DL Michael-Anthony Okwura Commits to Cal

Okwura is the Bears' third commitment in the class of 2024 that is from Texas and fifth overall

Jake Curtis | Jun 18, 2023

Michael-Anthony Okwura, a defensive end from St. Thomas High school in Houston, Texas, committed to Cal for the class of 2024 on Saturday. Okwura made his announcement on social media on Sunday.

😈 #COMMITTED #GoBears @CoachMcGuire16 @CoachDavis82 @STHFootball pic.twitter.com/gdVkQdNJhc
— 𝓜ichael-Anthony Okwura 🇳🇬 (@MAOkwura) June 18, 2023

The 6-foot-2, 255-pound Okwura is rated as a three-star recruit who also had offers from Howard and Sam Houston State.

As a junior St. Thomas, Okwura had 48 tackles, four tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks, and was named to an all-state squad.

Junior Season DL Highlights
(All Positions)
1st-team all state @STHFootball @CoachMcGuire16 @CoachDavis82 @TXPrivateFBGuy @Rivals @247Sports @On3sports
#DLine
First 2 minutes here, full link: https://t.co/Mot0CIVlbZ pic.twitter.com/oEcdmGednM
— 𝓜ichael-Anthony Okwura 🇳🇬 (@MAOkwura) March 28, 2023

Okwura is Cal's fifth commitment in the class of 2024, and three of them are from Texas. Linebacker Eze Osondu and offensive lineman Tyler Knape are also from the Lone Star State.

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Published Jun 18, 2023

JAKE CURTIS

Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years, and won awards for his feature stories.