Cornell University Athletics

2023 I FIFTH-YEAR SEASON
Appeared in all ten games as a reserve on the defensive line, making five tackles and two quarterback hurries ... posted one tackle against Colgate, Bucknell, Brown, and at Harvard and Penn ... notched the quarterback hurries at Harvard and against Brown.

2022 I SENIOR SEASON
Missed the entire season due to injury.

2021 I JUNIOR SEASON
Saw action in all 10 contests on the defensive line, making 19 tackles with 2.5 sacks and a quarterback hurry ... notched one tackle apiece in the season opener against No. 22 VMI and the home win over Colgate ... credited with two tackles, including his first career sack, at Yale ... notched three stops at Bucknell and No. 22 Harvard, with a half-sack and additional hurry against the Crimson ... had six tackles against Brown ... made two tackles with a sack at No. 22 Dartmouth.

2020 I SOPHOMORE SEASON
Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 I FRESHMAN SEASON
Played in seven contests as a reserve on the defensive line, making three tackles ... had his varsity debut vs. Georgetown ... posted three tackles in a reserve role in the win over No. 12 Dartmouth ... made the travel team and was on the sidelines for the Big Red's first three contests of the season.

PRIOR TO CORNELL
A first-team all-state selection at Fairport HS on the defensive line, he was named the Class AA Defensive Player of the Year ... named the county Player of the Year as a senior ... captured first-team all-Greater Rochester area ... earned MVP of the Eddie Meath All-Star game ... made 44 tackles with 20 quarterback hurries, nine sacks and four forced fumbles during his senior year ... was a two-time all-league and all-county selection.

PERSONAL
Onome David Kessington is the son of Johnson Kessington and Bukola Amao and has an older sister and younger brother ... he is enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the SC Johnson College of Business.