Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2022-2023Ole Miss
Isaac Ukwu
DE • 6'3" • 260 lbs • Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Isaac Ukwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
50
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- James Madison • Ole Miss
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Tulane
Player Story
Isaac Ukwu built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a defensive end from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 99, spending time with James Madison and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Isaac Ukwu's career was his...
Read the storyIsaac Ukwu, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2022 Regular Season · James Madison. Isaac Ukwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 25.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 70
- TFL
- 15
- Sacks
- 11
- QB hurries
- 9
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Isaac Ukwu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ole Miss · DE
- Career Tackles
- 70
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 3 entries · 21 games
- Best season
- 2022 Regular Season · James Madison
- Top game
- Tulane
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2023 Tackles rank
- 30 tackles · DE 64th (top 22%) · SEC 149th (top 25%) · National 1,326th (top 23%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 11 | 40 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 60.9 |
| 2023 Postseason | Ole Miss | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 42.3 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 10 | 27 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3 | - | 0 | 42.3 |
Related Context
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Isaac Ukwu played DE for James Madison and Ole Miss. Across 2 tracked seasons, Isaac Ukwu recorded 70 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2022 with James Madison.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2022 Regular Season
James Madison paired 25 primary output with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 37 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2023 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 James Madison, Ole Miss.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Marshall
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Regular Season · James Madison
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
2.3
Efficiency
37
Usage
9.1
Consistency
30.5
Best Game by takeover score
Marshall
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Middle Tennessee: 5. Norfolk State: 0. App State: 1. Texas State: 1. Arkansas State: 4.5. Georgia Southern: 0. Marshall: 6. Louisville: 3.5. Old Dominion: 0. Georgia State: 4. Coastal Carolina: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Middle Tennessee: 3 by 62.5. Norfolk State: 3 by 12.5. App State: 1 by 14.2. Texas State: 1 by 14.2. Arkansas State: 6 by 70. Georgia Southern: 3 by 12.5. Marshall: 4 by 66.7. Louisville: 7 by 64.2. Old Dominion: 1 by 4.2. Georgia State: 6 by 65. Coastal Carolina: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.9 · Games = 8 · -1.2 vs Losses
Losses3.2 · Games = 3 · +1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Marshall
Best efficiency game
70 vs Arkansas State
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs Coastal Carolina | W 47-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | vs Georgia StateSplash game | W 42-40 | 6 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Old Dominion | W 37-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | L 10-34 | 7 | 3 | — | 2.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Marshall2+ sacks · Splash game | L 12-26 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Georgia Southern | L 38-45 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Arkansas State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 42-20 | 6 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Texas State | W 40-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ App State | W 32-28 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Norfolk State | W 63-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Middle TennesseeSplash game | W 44-7 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Isaac Ukwu story
Isaac Ukwu built his college career from 2022 through 2023 as a defensive end from Upper Marlboro, MD wearing No. 99, spending time with James Madison and Ole Miss. The clearest part of Isaac Ukwu's career was his defensive production: 70 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 21 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2022 with James Madison. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Isaac Ukwu's production has multiple signals. With 21 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across James Madison and Ole Miss.
The arc is straightforward: Isaac Ukwu moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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James Madison
2022
Opening stop
- 2
Ole Miss
2023
Final stop
Season Value Progression
202220232023
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Regular Season | James Madison | 25 | 37 | 9.1 | — |
| 2023 Postseason | Ole Miss | 13 | 25.5 | 6.3 | -12 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Ole Miss | 13 | 25.5 | 6.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Tulane
Week 2 · W 37-20
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Marshall
Week 8 · L 12-26 · Conference game
6
Havoc Plays
88.9 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 88.9 takeover score.
#3
vs Middle Tennessee
Week 1 · W 44-7
5
Havoc Plays
81.9 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.9 takeover score.
#4
@ Arkansas State
Week 6 · W 42-20 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Georgia State
Week 12 · W 42-40 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2022 Regular Season · James Madison
25 primary output · 37 efficiency · 9.1 usage
60.9
#2
2023 Postseason · Ole Miss
42.3
13 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
#3
2023 Regular Season · Ole Miss
42.3
13 primary · 25.5 efficiency · 6.3 usage
Milestones
6
Impact games
9
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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