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Player Dossier
2015-2016Georgia Southern
Ukeme Eligwe
LB • 6'2" • Stone Mountain, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ukeme Eligwe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
96
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 2
- Program Path
- Georgia Southern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Player Story
Ukeme Eligwe built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a linebacker from Stone Mountain, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Ukeme Eligwe's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Florida State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 40
- Overall
- No. 183
- NFL Team
- Kansas City Chiefs
Ukeme Eligwe, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern. Ukeme Eligwe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 53.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 104
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 2.5
- QB hurries
- 3
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Ukeme Eligwe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Georgia Southern · LB
- Career Tackles
- 104
- Tracked sample
- 2 unique seasons · 2 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
- Top game
- New Mexico State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Stone Mountain · Florida State
- High school pipeline
- Stone Mountain · 7 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 5 · Pick 40 · Kansas City Chiefs
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 104 tackles · LB 49th (top 5%) · Sun Belt 5th (top 2%) · National 66th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 11 | 104 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 81.5 |
Related Context
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Ukeme Eligwe played LB for Georgia Southern. Across 2 tracked seasons, Ukeme Eligwe recorded 104 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Georgia Southern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Georgia Southern paired 18 primary output with 53.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 53.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2016 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: New Mexico State
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
53.5
Usage
17.3
Consistency
72.5
Best Game by takeover score
New Mexico State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Savannah St: 2.5. South Alabama: 1. UL Monroe: 1. Arkansas State: 2. Georgia Tech: 1. New Mexico State: 2.5. App State: 2. Ole Miss: 2. Louisiana: 1. Georgia State: 1. Troy: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Savannah St: 5 by 45.8. South Alabama: 7 by 39.2. UL Monroe: 9 by 47.5. Arkansas State: 10 by 61.7. Georgia Tech: 6 by 35. New Mexico State: 9 by 62.5. App State: 12 by 70. Ole Miss: 9 by 57.5. Louisiana: 12 by 60. Georgia State: 7 by 39.2. Troy: 18 by 70
Split Comparison
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Wins1.8 · Games = 5 · +0.3 vs Losses
Losses1.5 · Games = 6 · -0.3 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
New Mexico State
Best efficiency game
70 vs Troy
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/3 | vs Troy10+ tackles · Splash game | W 28-24 | 18 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Georgia State | L 24-30 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/11 | vs Louisiana10+ tackles | L 26-33 | 12 | 10 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Ole MissSplash game | L 27-37 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/27 | vs App State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 10-34 | 12 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sun 10/23 | @ New Mexico StateSplash game | W 22-19 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Georgia Tech | L 24-35 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/6 | @ Arkansas State10+ tackles · Splash game | L 26-27 | 10 | 6 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs UL Monroe | W 23-21 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ South Alabama | W 24-9 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Savannah StSplash game | W 54-0 | 5 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ukeme Eligwe story
Ukeme Eligwe built his college career from 2015 through 2016 as a linebacker from Stone Mountain, GA wearing No. 7, spending time with Georgia Southern. The clearest part of Ukeme Eligwe's career was his defensive production: 104 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 2.5 sacks, and 1 interception across 11 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Georgia Southern. 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 Ukeme Eligwe's production has multiple signals. With 11 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Georgia Southern.
The arc is straightforward: Ukeme Eligwe 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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Georgia Southern
2015-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2016 Regular Season | Georgia Southern | 18 | 53.5 | 17.3 | 18 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ New Mexico State
Week 8 · W 22-19 · Conference game
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#2
vs Troy
Week 14 · W 28-24 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
83.3 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 83.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Arkansas State
Week 6 · L 26-27 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
80.6 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 80.6 takeover score.
#4
vs Savannah St
Week 1 · W 54-0
2.5
Havoc Plays
79.4 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 79.4 takeover score.
#5
@ Ole Miss
Week 10 · L 27-37
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Havoc Plays
79.2 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 79.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
18 primary output · 53.5 efficiency · 17.3 usage
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#2
2015 Regular Season · Georgia Southern
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
8
Impact games
6
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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