 Nyora kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Muna Kurume 2013, Okoye akazivisa chinangwa chake chekutamba muNational Football League, kunyangwe asina kumbobvira atamba nhabvu yeAmerica kuchikoro kana kuyunivhesiti; akataura kuti zvikwata zvishanu zveNFL zvakaratidza kufarira iye, uye akaronga kusaina mushure me2013 NFL Draft. PaNFL Super Regional Combine, Okoye akamhanya nhangemutange yemamita makumi mana mumasekondi 4.78, achirova masendimita makumi matatu nematanhatu pakusvetuka kwakatwasuka uye tsoka gumi, masendimita manomwe pakusvetuka kwakatwasuka. Okoye akasainwa musi wa 27 Kubvumbi neSan Francisco 49ers. 