Alex Okafor is a professional football player and defensive lineman for the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL. Okafor played college football at the University of Texas where he was a First-Team All-American, First-Team All-Big 12, and the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2013 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. During his NFL career, Okafor has played for the Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, and now the Chiefs. He helped the Chiefs during the season they won Super Bowl LIV.