| No. 45 – Philadelphia Eagles | |||||
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||
Roster status | Practice squad | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born | October 6, 2000 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school | Rockwall (Rockwall, Texas) | ||||
| College | Vanderbilt (2019–2022) | ||||
| NFL draft | 2023: undrafted | ||||
| Career history | |||||
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* Offseason or practice squad member only | |||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2024 | |||||
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Anfernee Chikezie Orji (born October 6, 2000) is an American professional football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Orji grew up in Rockwall, Texas and attended Rockwall High School. He was rated a three-star recruit and committed to play college football at Vanderbilt.
Orji played in nine games and made six tackles during his freshman season at Vanderbilt. He recorded 66 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and two passes broken up during his sophomore season. Orji led the Commodores with 93 tackles with 13 tackles for loss as a junior. He led the team in tackles for a second straight year as a senior with 106.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | 32 in (0.81 m) | 10+1⁄4 in (0.26 m) | 6 ft 6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 4.53 s | 1.54 s | 2.57 s | 4.43 s | 7.00 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) | 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m) | |
| All values from NFL Combine | ||||||||||||
Orji signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2023. He was waived on August 29, and re-signed to the practice squad. Following the end of the regular season, the Saints signed Orji to a reserve/future contract on January 8, 2024.
On May 13, 2025, Orji was waived by the Saints.
On May 14, 2025, Orji was claimed off waivers by the Tennessee Titans. He was waived on August 12 with an injury designation, having suffered a torn ACL during a team practice.
On July 30, 2026, Orji signed with the New York Giants. He was waived by the Giants on August 29.
On October 1, 2026, Orji was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad. He was released on October 6, then re-signed two weeks later.
Orji has two brothers, Alex and Alston. Alex plays quarterback at UNLV. Alston played linebacker at Vanderbilt (2018–2021) and Campbell (2022).