Name: Irabonoise Oniha
 
Nickname: Ira
 
Year: 2027 (senior)
 
Position: Cornerback
 
Height: 6'0
 
Weight: 185
 
Hometown: Silver Spring, Md.

 High School: Paint Branch High School
 
Major: General Science
 
What other schools offered you and what was it about Navy that made you come here? University of Louisiana at Monroe. Navy was more publicized nationally and played better competition. The Naval Academy degree was obviously more prestigious as well.
 
If you could play another position, what position would you play and why?  Snipe, I think it's a fun position.  You get to do everything.
 
Favorite teacher at the Naval Academy?  Major Sweeney
If you could have dinner with any 4 people currently at the Naval Academy, who would you choose and why? Brady Mellinger, Conner Lessane, Arnel Heathington and Seth English
 
Favorite sport to follow at the Naval Academy outside of football and why?  Basketball
 
Who will be the surprise player on offense in 2026?  Santino Sanchez
 
Who is the toughest player on the Navy football team?   Hoke Smith
 
Who will be the Most Valuable Player on offense in 2026?  Braxton Woodson
 
What are you most looking forward to in 2026? Playing in the College Football Playoff
 
Tell us one thing about you that most people don't know?  I am a quadruplet 
 
If you could play another sport at the Naval Academy, what would it be? Track and Field
 
Who is your favorite Navy athlete to watch outside of football? Nyles Howard (men's basketball)
 
Which upperclassman impacted you the most when you arrived?  Dashaun Peele
 
What's one quality every successful midshipman needs?  Resilience 
 
Which teammate would make the best Superintendent?  Matthew Seliga  
 
Who talks the most trash in practice?  Phillip Hamilton 
 
Which player would make the best coach someday?  Joshua Switzer 
 
Favorite road stadium you've played in?  M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore
 
Favorite uniform combination? All white
 
Which current NFL player do you model your game after?  Denzel Ward
 
Who's the funniest teammate?  Conner Lessane
 
Name two players that you think are future team captains? Jackson Gutierrez and Malcolm Johnson