Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2014-2017New Mexico
Kene Okonkwo
DL • 6'3" • 272 lbs • Mesquite, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Kene Okonkwo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
49
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
33
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
67
Useful peak profile
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · New Mexico
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- New Mexico
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Kene Okonkwo built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 98, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Kene Okonkwo's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- New Mexico
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2014
Kene Okonkwo, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Regular Season · New Mexico. Kene Okonkwo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 66
- TFL
- 6.5
- Sacks
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 2
Quick Answers
Kene Okonkwo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- New Mexico · DL
- Career Tackles
- 66
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 23 games
- Best season
- 2017 Regular Season · New Mexico
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Horn · New Mexico
- High school pipeline
- Horn · 34 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 98 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DL 53rd (top 8%) · Mountain West 78th (top 15%) · National 890th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 11 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 10.7 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 12 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 49.9 |
Related Context
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Kene Okonkwo played DL for New Mexico. Across 4 tracked seasons, Kene Okonkwo recorded 66 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2017 with New Mexico.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Regular Season
New Mexico paired 8 primary output with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.6 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2017 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Regular Season · New Mexico
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
21.6
Usage
6.5
Consistency
23.6
Best Game by takeover score
Colorado State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Abilene Christian: 1. New Mexico State: 0. Boise State: 0.5. Tulsa: 0.5. Air Force: 1.5. Fresno State: 0. Colorado State: 3. Wyoming: 0. Utah State: 0. Texas A&M: 0. UNLV: 1.5. San Diego State: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Abilene Christian: 1 by 14.2. New Mexico State: 5 by 20.8. Boise State: 2 by 13.3. Tulsa: 4 by 21.7. Air Force: 8 by 48.3. Fresno State: 3 by 12.5. Colorado State: 3 by 42.5. Wyoming: 2 by 8.3. Utah State: 2 by 8.3. Texas A&M: 2 by 8.3. UNLV: 8 by 48.3. San Diego State: 3 by 12.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1 · Games = 3 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 9 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Colorado State
Best efficiency game
48.3 vs UNLV
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/24 | @ San Diego State | L 10-35 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | vs UNLV | L 35-38 | 8 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Texas A&M | L 14-55 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Utah State | L 10-24 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | @ Wyoming | L 3-42 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/21 | vs Colorado StateSplash game | L 24-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/15 | @ Fresno State | L 0-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs Air Force | W 56-38 | 8 | 4 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | @ Tulsa | W 16-13 | 4 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/15 | @ Boise State | L 14-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs New Mexico State | L 28-30 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Abilene Christian | W 38-14 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Kene Okonkwo story
Kene Okonkwo built his college career from 2014 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Mesquite, TX wearing No. 98, spending time with New Mexico. The clearest part of Kene Okonkwo's career was his defensive production: 66 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, and 0.5 sacks across 23 career games in the available record. That gives Kene Okonkwo's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
New Mexico
2014-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20142015201620162017
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | New Mexico | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | New Mexico | 1 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 2016 Regular Season | New Mexico | 1 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2017 Regular Season | New Mexico | 8 | 21.6 | 6.5 | 7 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Colorado State
Week 8 · L 24-27 · Conference game
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3
Havoc Plays
80.8 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 80.8 takeover score.
#2
vs UL Monroe
Week 8 · W 59-17
1
Havoc Plays
75 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 75 takeover score.
#3
vs UNLV
Week 12 · L 35-38 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
61.4 takeover
Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.4 takeover score.
#4
vs Air Force
Week 5 · W 56-38 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
57.5 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.5 takeover score.
#5
@ Tulsa
Week 4 · W 16-13
0.5
Havoc Plays
35.9 takeover
Win with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Regular Season · New Mexico
8 primary output · 21.6 efficiency · 6.5 usage
49.9
#2
2016 Postseason · New Mexico
10.7
1 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 2.1 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · New Mexico
10.7
1 primary · 9.6 efficiency · 2.1 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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