 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kwechikamu chino - Orakpo akaita kutanga kwake muNFL uye kutanga kutanga mumwaka wekuvhura mwaka uchipesana neNew York Giants uye akarekodha maviri ega ega mukurasikirwa kwemugwagwa 2317. Munguva yevhiki 3, akarekodha mana akabatanidzwa uye akaita yake yekutanga NFL sack panguva yekurasikirwa 1914 kuDetroit Lions. Orakpo akaita sack yake yokutanga yebasa pa quarterback Matthew Stafford nokuda kwokurasikirwa kwemayadhi masere muchikamu chechitatu. Mumutambo unotevera, akaunganidza mwaka-wepamusoro manomwe akabatanidzwa uye bhegi mukukunda 1613 pamusoro peTampa Bay Buccaneers. Muvhiki 14, Orakpo akaita matanhatu akabatanidzwa uye mwaka mukuru mana masaga sezvo maRedskins akakunda maOakland Raiders nemakumi matatu nemana nemakumi matatu nematatu. Orakpo akanga ane bhegi rimwe paBruce Gradkowski uye bhegi nhatu paJamarcus Russell uye akaenzana neRedskinsrekodhi yemabhegi mumutambo mumwe chete. Akawana mubairo weNFC Defensive Player weVhiki nokuda kwebasa rake. Musi waZvita 30, 2009, zvakaziviswa kuti Orakpo akasarudzwa kutamba mu2010 Pro Bowluye akanga ari rookie bedzi kuti ave akasarudzwa pakutanga kuNFC roster. Orakpo akava rookie Redskins rokutanga kuti Pro Bowl kubva RB KR Tony Green muna 1978. 