Player Dossier

2018-2021

Temple

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

18.1

Efficiency

50

Consistency

64.7

Season Value

38.2

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

2020 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 50 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: South Florida

Win 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

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2020 Regular Season · Temple

Games

6

Havoc Plays / G

2.1

Efficiency

50

Usage

18.1

Consistency

64.7

Best Game by takeover score

UCF

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Navy: 1. South Florida: 4.5. Memphis: 0. Tulane: 3. SMU: 2. UCF: 2

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. Navy: 10 by 51.7. South Florida: 6 by 70. Memphis: 4 by 16.7. Tulane: 7 by 59.2. SMU: 6 by 45. UCF: 9 by 57.5

Split Comparison

Losses1.6 · n=5
First Half1.8 · n=3 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half2.3 · n=3 · +0.5 vs First Half
All Games2.1 · n=6

Game Log

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

6 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

South Florida

Best efficiency game

70 vs South Florida

Result
Sun 11/15@ UCFL 13-3898110
Sat 11/7vs SMUL 23-4762110
Sat 10/31@ TulaneSplash gameL 3-3876210
Sat 10/24@ MemphisL 29-4144000
Sat 10/17vs South FloridaSplash gameW 39-37653.5010
Sat 10/10@ Navy10+ tacklesL 29-31103100

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.

Quick Answers

Arnold Ebiketie quick answers

Recruiting profile

3-star recruit

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