including former outside linebacker Robert Quinn.

"I've modeled my game after him," he said. "[And also] Von Miller, Justin Houston — all people with just similar body types. It's his dip and lean. He could really just run and bend around that corner, I feel like I can do that really well too. I watch his film so I know the method behind the madness."

And as the Rams head into the 2018 season, Okoronkwo has the opportunity to fill Quinn's spot on the outside, something he says is beyond his wildest dreams.

"It's really crazy because when I first started playing that was one of the guys that my coaches in high school [would say], like eventually this is what you can do," he said. "I started playing nose guard and three-technique originally, but he told me 'when you finally get it, when the light comes on this is the type of player you're going to be.' That's what he showed me and so I never forgot who Robert Quinn was."

Okoronkwo admittedly has a long way to go before he reaches the caliber of Quinn as a pass rusher. So how does he see himself fitting into Los Angeles' roster to begin his career?

"Special teams and pass rush," he said. "I didn't get a lot of that at Oklahoma [because] we didn't put starters on special teams as much. "But I'm a high motor guy, so special teams is perfect for me and so is the pass rush — it's something I could naturally from the first day playing football."