Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2016-2019UTEP
Denzel Chukwukelu
DT • 6'4" • 290 lbs • Rockwall, TX, USA
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Denzel Chukwukelu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Impact Production
70
High-end production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
55
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
78
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- UTEP
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Player Story
Denzel Chukwukelu built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Denzel Chukwukelu's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- UTEP
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2015
Denzel Chukwukelu, DT. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2018 Regular Season · UTEP. Denzel Chukwukelu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.6 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 91
- TFL
- 13.5
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 10
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Denzel Chukwukelu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- UTEP · DT
- Career Tackles
- 91
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 39 games
- Best season
- 2018 Regular Season · UTEP
- Top game
- Louisiana Tech
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Rockwall-Heath · UTEP
- High school pipeline
- Rockwall-Heath · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 11 · Senior
- 2019 Tackles rank
- 23 tackles · DT 86th (top 37%) · Conference USA 184th (top 30%) · National 1,752nd (top 30%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 5 | 8 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTEP | 10 | 20 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 13.2 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 59.2 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTEP | 12 | 23 | 5.5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.3 |
Related Context
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Denzel Chukwukelu played DT for UTEP. Across 4 tracked seasons, Denzel Chukwukelu recorded 91 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2018 with UTEP.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season
UTEP paired 16 primary output with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2018 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 27.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2019 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2018 Regular Season · UTEP
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.3
Efficiency
27.2
Usage
8.8
Consistency
36.2
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Northern Arizona: 1.5. UNLV: 1. Tennessee: 0. New Mexico State: 0. UTSA: 2.5. North Texas: 1. Louisiana Tech: 5. UAB: 2. Rice: 1. Middle Tennessee: 1. Western Kentucky: 0. Southern Miss: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Northern Arizona: 5 by 35.8. UNLV: 4 by 26.7. Tennessee: 1 by 4.2. New Mexico State: 1 by 4.2. UTSA: 3 by 37.5. North Texas: 1 by 14.2. Louisiana Tech: 5 by 70.8. UAB: 8 by 53.3. Rice: 3 by 22.5. Middle Tennessee: 4 by 26.7. Western Kentucky: 3 by 12.5. Southern Miss: 2 by 18.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1 · Games = 1 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses1.4 · Games = 11 · +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
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Louisiana Tech
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/24 | vs Southern Miss | L 7-39 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/18 | @ Western Kentucky | L 16-40 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/10 | vs Middle Tennessee | L 32-48 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Rice | W 34-26 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/27 | vs UABSplash game | L 0-19 | 8 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/20 | @ Louisiana Tech2+ sacks · Splash game | L 24-31 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/6 | vs North Texas | L 24-27 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/29 | @ UTSASplash game | L 21-30 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/22 | vs New Mexico State | L 20-27 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/15 | @ Tennessee | L 0-24 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/9 | @ UNLV | L 24-52 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/1 | vs Northern Arizona | L 10-30 | 5 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Denzel Chukwukelu story
Denzel Chukwukelu built his college career from 2016 through 2019 as a defensive tackle from Rockwall, TX wearing No. 11, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Denzel Chukwukelu's career was his defensive production: 91 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 39 career games in the available record. That gives Denzel Chukwukelu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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UTEP
2016-2019
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2016201720182019
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Regular Season | UTEP | 2 | 10.7 | 3.1 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | UTEP | 2 | 10.3 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | UTEP | 16 | 27.2 | 8.8 | 14 |
| 2019 Regular Season | UTEP | 11.5 | 17.6 | 8.3 | -4.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Louisiana Tech
Week 8 · L 24-31 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
vs UTSA
Week 6 · L 16-26 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Houston Christian
Week 10 · W 42-10
2
Havoc Plays
75.5 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 75.5 takeover score.
#4
@ Texas Tech
Week 2 · L 3-38
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Havoc Plays
66.4 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.4 takeover score.
#5
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 9 · L 21-42 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
65 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2018 Regular Season · UTEP
16 primary output · 27.2 efficiency · 8.8 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · UTEP
50.3
11.5 primary · 17.6 efficiency · 8.3 usage
#3
2016 Regular Season · UTEP
14
2 primary · 10.7 efficiency · 3.1 usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
8
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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