Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2018-2021Penn State
Arnold Ebiketie
DE • 6'3" • 253 lbs • Silver Spring, MD, USA
High-volume tacklerDown-to-down presence
Arnold Ebiketie shows a high-volume tackler profile with 50.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for an edge defender
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Reliability
94
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
93
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Temple • Penn State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Arnold Ebiketie built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Silver Spring, MD wearing No. 17, spending time with Penn State and Temple. The clearest part of Arnold Ebiketie's career was...
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- Committed To
- Temple
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 2 · Pick 6
- Overall
- No. 38
- NFL Team
- Atlanta Falcons
Arnold Ebiketie, DE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Penn State. Arnold Ebiketie shows a high-volume tackler profile with 50.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 121
- TFL
- 28.5
- Sacks
- 15.5
- QB hurries
- 9
- Touchdowns
- 1
Quick Answers
Arnold Ebiketie quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Penn State · DE
- Career Tackles
- 121
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 28 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Penn State
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Albert Einstein · Temple
- High school pipeline
- Albert Einstein · 2 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 2 · Pick 6 · Atlanta Falcons
- Latest roster
- No. 17 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 62 tackles · DE 6th (top 3%) · Big Ten 46th (top 8%) · National 378th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Temple | 3 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2019 Postseason | Temple | 7 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Temple | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 0 | 31.8 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Temple | 6 | 42 | 8.5 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 62.7 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 12 | 62 | 18 | 9.5 | 7 | - | 0 | 81 |
Related Context
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Arnold Ebiketie played DE for Temple and Penn State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Arnold Ebiketie recorded 121 tackles and 1 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Penn State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Penn State paired 34.5 primary output with 50.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 50.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2021 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
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
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Season Explorer
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2021 Regular Season · Penn State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
2.9
Efficiency
50.3
Usage
18.8
Consistency
73.6
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Wisconsin: 4. Ball State: 1. Auburn: 3. Villanova: 2.5. Indiana: 2. Iowa: 4.5. Illinois: 3.5. Ohio State: 2.5. Maryland: 2. Michigan: 4. Rutgers: 4.5. Michigan State: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Wisconsin: 7 by 69.2. Ball State: 4 by 26.7. Auburn: 5 by 50.8. Villanova: 3 by 37.5. Indiana: 3 by 32.5. Iowa: 9 by 82.5. Illinois: 10 by 76.7. Ohio State: 3 by 37.5. Maryland: 2 by 28.3. Michigan: 7 by 69.2. Rutgers: 5 by 65.8. 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.
Wins2.7 · Games = 7 · -0.4 vs Losses
Losses3.1 · Games = 5 · +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
Iowa
Best efficiency game
82.5 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/27 | @ Michigan State | L 27-30 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | vs RutgersSplash game | W 28-0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Michigan2+ sacks · Splash game | L 17-21 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | @ MarylandSplash game | W 31-14 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Ohio StateSplash game | L 24-33 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Illinois10+ tackles · Splash game | L 18-20 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | 1.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ IowaSplash game | L 20-23 | 9 | 5 | — | 3.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 24-0 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs VillanovaSplash game | W 38-17 | 3 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs AuburnSplash game | W 28-20 | 5 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Ball State | W 44-13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ WisconsinSplash game | W 16-10 | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Arnold Ebiketie story
Arnold Ebiketie built his college career from 2018 through 2021 as a defensive end from Silver Spring, MD wearing No. 17, spending time with Penn State and Temple. The clearest part of Arnold Ebiketie's career was his defensive production: 121 tackles, 28.5 tackles for loss, and 15.5 sacks across 28 career games in the available record. That gives Arnold Ebiketie's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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- 1
Temple
2018-2020
Opening stop
- 2
Penn State
2021
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20182019201920202021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Regular Season | Temple | 0 | 5.6 | 1 | — |
| 2019 Postseason | Temple | 6 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 6 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Temple | 6 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Temple | 12.5 | 50 | 17.3 | 6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Penn State | 34.5 | 50.3 | 18.8 | 22 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 6 · L 20-23 · Conference game
Loss with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5
Havoc Plays
94.2 takeover
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 94.2 takeover score.
#2
vs South Florida
Week 7 · W 39-37 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
90 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90 takeover score.
#3
vs Rutgers
Week 12 · W 28-0 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
88.6 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Michigan
Week 11 · L 17-21 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86 takeover score.
#5
@ Wisconsin
Week 1 · W 16-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Penn State
34.5 primary output · 50.3 efficiency · 18.8 usage
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#2
2020 Regular Season · Temple
62.7
12.5 primary · 50 efficiency · 17.3 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Temple
37.9
0 primary · 5.6 efficiency · 1 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
16
Splash games
2
10+ tackle games
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