Player Dossier

2018-2021

Penn State

Arnold Ebiketie

DE • 6'3" • 253 lbs • Silver Spring, MD, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Arnold Ebiketie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.4 disruption score.

Usage Score

17.6

Efficiency

44.4

Consistency

69.9

Season Value

43.9

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
2
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
Temple • Penn State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

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.

Arnold Ebiketie, DE. Best season Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State. Arnold Ebiketie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.4 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season

Penn State paired 27.5 primary output with 44.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

2021 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 44.4 efficiency.

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Career value is trending up

2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

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Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Temple, Penn State.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Iowa

Loss with 4.5 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 · Penn State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

2.3

Efficiency

44.4

Usage

17.6

Consistency

69.9

Best Game by takeover score

Michigan State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 3. Ball State: 1. Auburn: 0. Unknown: 2.5. Indiana: 2. Iowa: 4.5. Illinois: 3.5. Ohio State: 1.5. Maryland: 2. Michigan: 4. Rutgers: 2.5. Michigan State: 1

Volume vs Efficiency

Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 7 by 59.2. Ball State: 4 by 26.7. Auburn: 5 by 20.8. Unknown: 3 by 37.5. Indiana: 3 by 32.5. Iowa: 9 by 82.5. Illinois: 10 by 76.7. Ohio State: 3 by 27.5. Maryland: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 7 by 69.2. Rutgers: 5 by 45.8. Michigan State: 4 by 26.7

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins1.8 · Games = 6 · -1.1 vs Losses
Losses2.9 · Games = 5 · +1.1 vs Wins
First Half2.2 · Games = 6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half2.4 · Games = 6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Iowa

Best efficiency game

82.5 vs Iowa

Result
Sat 11/27@ Michigan StateL 27-3042100
Sat 11/20vs RutgersW 28-0511.5010
Sat 11/13vs Michigan2+ sacks · Splash gameL 17-2172220
Sat 11/6@ MarylandW 31-1422110
Sat 10/30@ Ohio StateL 24-33311.5000
Sat 10/23vs Illinois10+ tackles · Splash gameL 18-2010421.500
Sat 10/9@ IowaSplash gameL 20-23953.5010
Sat 10/2vs IndianaW 24-032110
Sat 9/25vs Unknown321.5010
Sat 9/18vs AuburnW 28-2055000
Sat 9/11vs Ball StateW 44-1341100
Sat 9/4@ WisconsinSplash gameW 16-1077210

Career Arc

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

  1. 1

    Temple

    2018-2020

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    Penn State

    2021

    Final stop

Season Progression

20182019201920202021
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2018 Regular SeasonTemple05.61
2019 PostseasonTemple413.544
2019 Regular SeasonTemple413.540
2020 Regular SeasonTemple12.55018.18.5
2021 Regular SeasonPenn State27.544.417.615

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Iowa

Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5

Primary metric

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 68.5 takeover score.

#2

Michigan

4

Primary metric

Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.

4 disruption/tackle impact with 65.3 takeover score.

#3

South Florida

4.5

Primary metric

Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 64.5 takeover score.

#4

Illinois

3.5

Primary metric

Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 59.2 takeover score.

#5

Tulane

3

Primary metric

Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

3 disruption/tackle impact with 50.8 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2021 Regular Season · Penn State

27.5 primary output · 44.4 efficiency · 17.6 usage

43.9

#2

2020 Regular Season · Temple

38.2

12.5 primary · 50 efficiency · 18.1 usage

#3

2018 Regular Season · Temple

35.5

0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1 usage

Milestones

3

Impact games

6

Splash games

2

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

3★

Class 2017 · Rating 0.8026

Albert Einstein · Kensington, MD

Committed To
Temple
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2017

Career Facts

2

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

121

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 28 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

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Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

Position
DE
Teams played for
2
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
121