Player Dossier

2017-2021

Rice

Anthony Ekpe

LB • 6'1" • 235 lbs • Pflugerville, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Anthony Ekpe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

10

Efficiency

21.7

Consistency

11.1

Season Value

19.4

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 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

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

Anthony Ekpe, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season · Rice. Anthony Ekpe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 20.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season

Rice paired 7.5 primary output with 24.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2018 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 21.7 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: North Texas

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. 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 · Rice

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

1.0

Efficiency

21.7

Usage

10

Consistency

11.1

Best Game by takeover score

Old Dominion

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Houston: 0. Unknown: 2. Hawai'i: 0. Southern Miss: 0. Wake Forest: 0. UTSA: 0. UAB: 2. North Texas: 6. UTEP: 0.5. Louisiana Tech: 2. LSU: 0. Old Dominion: 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. Houston: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 3 by 32.5. Hawai'i: 1 by 4.2. Southern Miss: 1 by 4.2. Wake Forest: 4 by 16.7. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. UAB: 1 by 24.2. North Texas: 5 by 70.8. UTEP: 6 by 30. Louisiana Tech: 4 by 36.7. LSU: 3 by 12.5. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Losses1.1 · n=10
First Half0.3 · n=6 · -1.4 vs Second Half
Second Half1.8 · n=6 · +1.4 vs First Half
All Games1.0 · n=12

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

North Texas

Best efficiency game

70.8 vs North Texas

Result
Sat 11/24vs Old DominionW 27-1311000
Sun 11/18@ LSUL 10-4231000
Sun 11/11@ Louisiana TechL 13-2844110
Sat 11/3vs UTEPL 26-34620.5000
Sat 10/27@ North Texas2+ sacks · Splash gameL 17-4155330
Sat 10/13vs UABL 0-4211110
Sat 10/6vs UTSAL 3-2022000
Sat 9/29@ Wake ForestL 24-5643000
Sat 9/22@ Southern MissL 22-4011000
Sun 9/9@ Hawai'iL 29-4311000
Sat 9/1vs HoustonL 27-4541000
Sat 8/25vs Unknown33110

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Rice

    2017-2021

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Ball State

    2020-2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

2017201820192020202020212021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2017 Regular SeasonRice415.59.4
2018 Regular SeasonRice12.521.7108.5
2019 Regular SeasonRice7.524.410.2-5
2020 PostseasonBall State1222.36.94.5
2020 Regular SeasonBall State1222.36.90
2021 Regular SeasonBall State820.98.1-4
2021 Regular SeasonRice820.98.10

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

North Texas

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

6

Primary metric

6 disruption/tackle impact with 70.3 takeover score.

#2

Miami (OH)

5

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

5 disruption/tackle impact with 62.8 takeover score.

#3

Eastern Michigan

2

Primary metric

Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 52.2 takeover score.

#4

Army

1.5

Primary metric

Loss with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 49 takeover score.

#5

Pittsburgh

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.6 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2019 Regular Season · Rice

7.5 primary output · 24.4 efficiency · 10.2 usage

29.1

#2

2021 Regular Season · Ball State

28.3

8 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 8.1 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Rice

28.3

8 primary · 20.9 efficiency · 8.1 usage

Milestones

2

Impact games

3

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit context is not available for this player in the current dataset.

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.

Quick Answers

Anthony Ekpe quick answers

Position
LB
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
7
Career tackles
97