Omar Raja
Omar Raja is an ESPN sports creator and the founder of House of Highlights, sharing athlete stories, fan surprises and sports debates across social media.
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YouTube
ESPN FCOverview
- Known for
- Founder of House of Highlights; ESPN digital and social commentator
- Education
- University of Central Florida, business degree, class of 2016
- Started House of Highlights
- 2014, while at college
- Joined ESPN
- January 2020
Mini bio
How it started.
When LeBron James left the Miami Heat in 2014, Omar wanted to revisit moments he could not find online. While studying business at UCF, he began collecting clips and posting them to House of Highlights. His eye for funny reactions and the moments around the action helped the account find its audience.
The breakout.
Bleacher Report acquired House of Highlights in 2015 and hired Omar to keep building it. He joined ESPN in January 2020, bringing that approach to SportsCenter’s Instagram and the network’s wider social programming.
Where fans know him now.
Omar combines sports commentary with athlete access, fan debates and surprises at games. ESPN renewed his contract in 2024. His recent work includes Golden Ticket experiences, Hot Take Hotline and appearances on the Oscars red carpet and ESPN Jeopardy!.
Creditschronological, newest first
Digital and social
- 2026Golden Ticket in MadridCreator and on-camera host
- 2026Hot Take HotlineHost
- 2025SportsCenter For YouVoice source for AI-generated commentary
- 2020ESPN digital and social contentCommentator and social strategist
- 2014House of HighlightsFounder
Television
- 2026ESPN Jeopardy!Contestant
- 2026On the Red Carpet at the OscarsContributor
Awards
Quotes
You can’t please everybody. You’ve just got to please the majority.Omar Raja, UCF Pegasus
In a spring 2019 interview, Omar described the challenge of choosing clips for an audience with different tastes.
Trivia
- Before House of Highlights, his Sportsposters Instagram account shared sports news through graphics.
- His early work included making videos as a director and partner at Machinima.
- He remembers traveling from Miami to Naples with his father and other fans to watch a Dolphins playoff game that was blacked out at home.
- He represented Humanity First USA on ESPN Jeopardy!, where his charity received $30,000.
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