Usage Score
7.8
Player Dossier
2017-2021Rice
Anthony Ekpe
LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Pflugerville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Anthony Ekpe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Efficiency
23.8
Consistency
43.5
Season Value
33.9
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Rice
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Seasons Tracked
- 7
- Program Path
- Rice • Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Texas
Scouting Read
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Anthony Ekpe, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · Rice. Anthony Ekpe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 23.8 disruption score.
Anthony Ekpe played LB for Rice and Ball State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Anthony Ekpe recorded 97 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with Rice.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
Rice paired 13.5 primary output with 33 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 23.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Rice, Ball State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Win with 3 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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2021 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
7
Havoc Plays / G
1.4
Efficiency
23.8
Usage
7.8
Consistency
43.5
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Army: 1. Western Michigan: 2. Eastern Michigan: 3. Miami (OH): 0. Akron: 3. Northern Illinois: 0. Buffalo: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Army: 2 by 18.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 28.3. Eastern Michigan: 5 by 50.8. Miami (OH): 2 by 8.3. Akron: 1 by 34.2. Northern Illinois: 1 by 4.2. Buffalo: 3 by 22.5
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins2 · Games = 5 · +2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
7 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
50.8 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 11/24 | vs Buffalo | W 20-3 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 11/11 | @ Northern Illinois | L 29-30 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Tue 11/2 | @ AkronSplash game | W 31-25 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Miami (OH) | L 17-24 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Eastern MichiganSplash game | W 38-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Western MichiganSplash game | W 45-20 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs Army | W 28-16 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Rice
2017-2021
Opening stop
- 2
Ball State
2020-2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
2017201820192020202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Rice | 5 | 17.5 | 7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | Rice | 16.5 | 24.2 | 9.4 | 11.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Rice | 13.5 | 33 | 11.6 | -3 |
| 2020 Postseason | Ball State | 14 | 24.8 | 7.6 | 0.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Ball State | 14 | 24.8 | 7.6 | 0 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Ball State | 10 | 23.8 | 7.8 | -4 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Rice | 10 | 23.8 | 7.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
North Texas
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
7
Primary metric
7 disruption/tackle impact with 68.2 takeover score.
#2
Miami (OH)
5
Primary metric
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 61.3 takeover score.
#3
Eastern Michigan
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 54.5 takeover score.
#4
Baylor
3
Primary metric
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.2 takeover score.
#5
Akron
3
Primary metric
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 49.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · Rice
13.5 primary output · 33 efficiency · 11.6 usage
45.8
#2
2018 Regular Season · Rice
42.1
16.5 primary · 24.2 efficiency · 9.4 usage
#3
2020 Postseason · Ball State
40.8
14 primary · 24.8 efficiency · 7.6 usage
Milestones
2
Impact games
17
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
2
Career teams
7
Seasons tracked
97
Career Tackles
Data Context
Coverage spans 7 tracked seasons, 39 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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