Education
Ogbuehi attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas, where he was a two-time all-state selection.
Ogbuehi attended Allen High School in Allen, Texas, where he was a two-time all-state selection.
He played college football at Texas Agricultural and Mechanical.
In his junior year, Ogbuehi was the best blocker for an offense that averaged 36.1 points and 225 rushing yards per game, finishing the season 15–1 with a UIL state championship. As a senior, Ogbuehi helped lead the way for an Allen offense that averaged over 466 yards per game, allowing just one sack. He was an Associated Press second-team all-state pick and unanimous first-team all-district honoree.
He played in the 2010 United States. Army All-American Bowl.
Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ogbuehi was ranked as the Number. 13 offensive tackle recruit in his class.
He chose Texas Agricultural and Mechanical over offers from Nebraska, Kansas, Texas Technical, and Oklahoma State. Ogbuehi was redshirted in 2010.
As a freshman in 2011 he started six of 10 games at guard.
As a sophomore in 2012, he started all 13 games at guard. As a junior in 2013, he was moved to offensive tackle. As a senior in 2014, he received first team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Football Foundation.
As early as May 2014, Ogbuehi was projected a high first-round selection in the 2015 NFL Draft by various mock drafts.
Despite tearing his Anterior Cruciate Ligament in his final college football game, he was selected 21st in the 2015 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals.