Player Dossier

2014-2018

New Mexico State

Derek Ibekwe

LB • 6'0" • 234 lbs • Rosenberg, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Derek Ibekwe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.2

Efficiency

7.8

Consistency

5.6

Season Value

4.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · New Mexico State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
New Mexico State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Idaho

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Derek Ibekwe, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season · New Mexico State. Derek Ibekwe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2014 Regular Season

New Mexico State paired 0 primary output with 0 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7.8 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Utah State

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

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2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

0.1

Efficiency

7.8

Usage

1.2

Consistency

5.6

Best Game by takeover score

Unknown

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Minnesota: 0. Utah State: 0.5. New Mexico: 0. UTEP: 0. Louisiana: 0. Unknown: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Minnesota: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 1 by 9.2. New Mexico: 3 by 12.5. UTEP: 1 by 4.2. Louisiana: 1 by 4.2. Unknown: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Losses0.1 · n=4
First Half0.2 · n=3 · +0.2 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=3 · -0.2 vs First Half
All Games0.1 · n=6

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Utah State

Best efficiency game

12.5 vs Unknown

Result
Sat 11/3vs Unknown31000
Sat 10/13@ LouisianaL 38-6610000
Sat 9/22@ UTEPW 27-2010000
Sun 9/16vs New MexicoL 25-4230000
Sun 9/9@ Utah StateL 13-60100.5000
Thu 8/30@ MinnesotaL 10-4810000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

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    New Mexico State

    2014-2018

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00
2015 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State00
2016 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State113.53.71
2017 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0-1
2018 Regular SeasonNew Mexico State0.57.81.20.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Idaho

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.9 takeover score.

#2

Utah State

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 20.6 takeover score.

#3

Texas A&M

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.8 takeover score.

#4

Louisiana

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.6 takeover score.

#5

Unknown

0

Primary metric

Game with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 4.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2014 Regular Season · New Mexico State

0 primary output · 0 efficiency · usage

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#2

2016 Regular Season · New Mexico State

7.1

1 primary · 13.5 efficiency · 3.7 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · New Mexico State

4.3

0.5 primary · 7.8 efficiency · 1.2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

2★

Class 2014 · Rating 0.7859

Lamar Consolidated · Rosenberg, TX

Committed To
New Mexico State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2014

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

27

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 13 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Derek Ibekwe quick answers

Recruiting profile

2-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
27