Player
Charles Omenihu
DL · Chiefs
Charles Omenihu: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
7-year arc from Texans 5th-rounder to Super Bowl ringholder — 28.5 career sacks, 76 QB hits across three teams.
TrendOmenihu by season
| Season | Team | Tk | TFL | Sacks | QBH | PDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | HOU | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 2020 | HOU | 11 | 5 | 4.0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2021 | HOU/SF | 14 | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2022 | SF | 11 | 4 | 6.5 | 19 | 1 |
| 2023 | KC | 17 | 5 | 8.0 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | KC | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | KC | 15 | 5 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 |
Drafted 5th round, 161st overall by Houston in 2019, Omenihu was a rotational rusher for three years before being traded to San Francisco at the 2021 deadline. The 49ers stint (2021-22) launched his market: career-high 6.5 sacks and 19 QB hits in 2022 earned him the Chiefs deal.
2023 was his peak with KC — 8.0 sacks, a career-high — and a Super Bowl LVIII ring. 2024 fell off (2 sacks, just 2 QB hits) after a torn ACL ended the season early. 2025 has been the bounce-back: 13 QB hits, 3.5 sacks through a still-developing playoff push.
Sacks per season
| Season | Sacks |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 6.5 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3.5 |
Super Bowl LVIII ring: part of the only back-to-back KC defense since the 70s.
MilestoneOmenihu's 2023 regular season ended with 8.0 sacks, 12 QB hits, 2 PDs as a rotational edge in the Chiefs' interior-heavy front. He was injured during the AFC Championship game but the ring still went on the resume — Super Bowl LVIII over San Francisco, the team that had traded him two years earlier.
It's the kind of moment that defines a midcareer pivot: traded out, then beating his old team in the championship.
His 2022 season had 19 QB hits — more than any single Texans season produced.
SplitQB hits by team
| Team | Seasons | QB Hits | QBH/Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texans | 3 (2019-21) | 25 | ~8.3 |
| 49ers | 2 (2021-22) | 24 | ~12.0 |
| Chiefs | 3 (2023-25) | 27 | ~9.0 |
The career arc of QB hits per season tells the cleanest version of the Omenihu story: 8.3/year as a Texan, 12.0/year as a 49er, 9.0/year as a Chief.
The 2022 explosion (19 QB hits in one season) outpaced any single Texans season and remains his career-high. The Chiefs years have given him the most stable role — 27 QB hits across 3 seasons as a rotational interior rusher in Spagnuolo's front.
QB hits per season
| Season | QB Hits |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 16 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 19 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 |
Across 7 seasons he has 8 forced fumbles — but 0 career interceptions.
AnomalyOmenihu's takeaway profile is lopsided: 8 forced fumbles, distributed across 5 different seasons with all three teams, but zero career interceptions despite being a tall (6'5") edge rusher who routinely gets his hands up in passing lanes.
The 3 forced fumbles in 2023 tied his career-high — and came in the season that ended with a Super Bowl ring. 2 FFs in 2024 despite playing only 11 games is the underrated stat that flew under the radar.
In KC's 3-year run (2023-25), he ranks 2nd among Chiefs DL in sacks behind only Karlaftis.
ComparisonChiefs DL sacks, 2023-25
| Player | Seasons | Sacks |
|---|---|---|
| George Karlaftis | 3 | 19.5 |
| Charles Omenihu | 3 | 13.5 |
| Chris Jones | 3 | 21.5 |
Among Chiefs front-seven defenders in the 2023-25 window, Omenihu is one of three pillars: Chris Jones at 21.5, Karlaftis at 19.5, Omenihu at 13.5 sacks. That's the trio that won SB LVIII and is leading the way again in 2025.
The 8.0-sack 2023 alone (now 3 years old) accounted for nearly 60% of his entire KC sack production — but the 2025 bounce-back (13 QB hits, 3.5 sacks) is the line that justifies the contract.
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