Player Dossier

2018-2022

Rice

Kenneth Orji

LB • 6'2" • 258 lbs • Missouri City, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Kenneth Orji shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

1.5

Efficiency

7.4

Consistency

100

Season Value

36.3

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Rice

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Rice
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall

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.

Kenneth Orji, LB. Best season Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season · Rice. Kenneth Orji shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2018 Regular Season

Rice paired 0 primary output with 10.5 efficiency.

Supporting note

2022 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 7.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2022 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Win with 0 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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2022 Regular Season · Rice

Games

9

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

7.4

Usage

1.5

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

North Texas

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Unknown: 0. UAB: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0. Louisiana Tech: 0. Charlotte: 0. UTEP: 0. Western Kentucky: 0. UTSA: 0. North Texas: 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. Unknown: 1 by 4.2. UAB: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 3 by 12.5. Louisiana Tech: 3 by 12.5. Charlotte: 1 by 4.2. UTEP: 2 by 8.3. Western Kentucky: 2 by 8.3. UTSA: 2 by 8.3. North Texas: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=3 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · n=5 · +0 vs Wins
First Half0 · n=5 · +0 vs Second Half
Second Half0 · n=4 · +0 vs First Half

Game Log

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

9 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

12.5 vs Louisiana Tech

Result
Sat 11/26@ North TexasL 17-2110000
Sat 11/19vs UTSAL 7-4120000
Sat 11/12@ Western KentuckyL 10-4521000
Thu 11/3vs UTEPW 37-3020000
Sat 10/29vs CharlotteL 23-5610000
Sat 10/22@ Louisiana TechW 42-4130000
Sat 10/15@ Florida AtlanticL 14-1731000
Sat 10/1vs UABW 28-2410000
Sat 9/10vs Unknown11000

Career Arc

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

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    Rice

    2018-2022

    Opening stop

Season Progression

20182019202020212022
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonRice010.52.3
2019 Regular SeasonRice2.517.44.22.5
2020 Regular SeasonRice3.525.47.21
2021 Regular SeasonRice724.47.63.5
2022 Regular SeasonRice07.41.5-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Marshall

Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5

Primary metric

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 56.7 takeover score.

#2

Southern Miss

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 55.4 takeover score.

#3

Houston

2

Primary metric

Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

2 disruption/tackle impact with 51.8 takeover score.

#4

UTEP

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 41.8 takeover score.

#5

Louisiana Tech

1.5

Primary metric

Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 38.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2018 Regular Season · Rice

0 primary output · 10.5 efficiency · 2.3 usage

37.6

#2

2022 Regular Season · Rice

36.3

0 primary · 7.4 efficiency · 1.5 usage

#3

2021 Regular Season · Rice

26.4

7 primary · 24.4 efficiency · 7.6 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.813

Elkins · Missouri City, TX

Committed To
Rice
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

1

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

113

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 35 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Kenneth Orji quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
LB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
113