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Kentucky defensive tackle Octavious Oxendine has signed with the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders, the team announced last week. He joins former UK defensive lineman Micah Johnson (2006-09) on the Saskatchewan team, while three other Wildcats – Josh Ali (Calgary Stampeders), Lynn Bowden (BC Lions), Quandre Mosely (Winnipeg Bluebombers) – will also suit up when preseason play begins Monday, May 19.
Oxendine, a 6-foot-1, 318-pound native of Radcliff, Kentucky, was a four-year letter winner who played in 47 career games with 19 starts for the Wildcats from 2020-24. He totaled 78 career tackles with 15.0 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, nine quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, and one blocked kick.
As a senior in 2024, he saw action in all 12 games with one start vs. Murray State. He totaled 20 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, three quarterback hurries and a forced fumble. He was second on the team in sacks with 4.0.
One of his best performances came in UK’s upset win at No. 6/5 Ole Miss. He made three tackles, including a career-high two quarterback sacks (-10 yards), and added a QB hurry in the win. In the first quarter, his third-down sack forced a punt and late in the second quarter, another sack coaxed the Rebels to let the clock run out on the first half. He was named the Southeastern Conference Defensive Line Player of the Week for his efforts.
Oxendine graduated in December of ’24 with a degree in social work.
