Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Northwestern
Ifeadi Odenigbo
DL • 6'3" • Centerville, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ifeadi Odenigbo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
67
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
94
Blue-chip, NFL-level ceiling
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Northwestern
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Iowa
Player Story
Ifeadi Odenigbo built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Centerville, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Ifeadi Odenigbo's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Northwestern
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2017
- Selection
- Round 7 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 220
- NFL Team
- Minnesota Vikings
Ifeadi Odenigbo, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · Northwestern. Ifeadi Odenigbo shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 34.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 22
- TFL
- 12
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 6
Quick Answers
Ifeadi Odenigbo quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Northwestern · DL
- Career Tackles
- 22
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 10 games
- Best season
- 2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
- Top game
- Iowa
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Centerville · Northwestern
- High school pipeline
- Centerville · 29 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2017 · Round 7 · Pick 2 · Minnesota Vikings
- Latest roster
- No. 7 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 22 tackles · DL 257th (top 37%) · Big Ten 205th (top 33%) · National 1,848th (top 33%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 10 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 6 | - | 0 | 71.6 |
Related Context
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Ifeadi Odenigbo played DL for Northwestern. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ifeadi Odenigbo recorded 22 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Northwestern.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season
Northwestern paired 28 primary output with 34.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 34.2 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: Iowa
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
Games
10
Havoc Plays / G
2.8
Efficiency
34.2
Usage
12.7
Consistency
52.2
Best Game by takeover score
Iowa
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Game by game trend chart. Western Michigan: 4. Illinois State: 2. Duke: 0. Nebraska: 0. Iowa: 8. Michigan State: 5. Indiana: 3. Wisconsin: 1. Minnesota: 2. Illinois: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Western Michigan: 4 by 56.7. Illinois State: 1 by 24.2. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Nebraska: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 5 by 70.8. Michigan State: 4 by 66.7. Indiana: 3 by 42.5. Wisconsin: 1 by 14.2. Minnesota: 1 by 24.2. Illinois: 1 by 34.2
Split Comparison
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Wins3.8 · Games = 5 · +2.0 vs Losses
Losses1.8 · Games = 5 · -2.0 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
10 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Iowa
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Iowa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/26 | vs IllinoisSplash game | W 42-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ MinnesotaSplash game | L 12-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Wisconsin | L 7-21 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs IndianaSplash game | W 24-14 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Michigan State2+ sacks · Splash game | W 54-40 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Iowa2+ sacks · Splash game | W 38-31 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Nebraska | L 13-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/18 | vs Duke | W 24-13 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Illinois StateSplash game | L 7-9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | L 21-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Ifeadi Odenigbo story
Ifeadi Odenigbo built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Centerville, OH wearing No. 7, spending time with Northwestern. The clearest part of Ifeadi Odenigbo's career was his defensive production: 22 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, and 10 sacks across 10 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Northwestern. 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 Ifeadi Odenigbo's production has multiple signals. With 10 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Northwestern.
The arc is straightforward: Ifeadi Odenigbo 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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Northwestern
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20122013201420152016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Northwestern | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Northwestern | 28 | 34.2 | 12.7 | 28 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Iowa
Week 5 · W 38-31 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
8
Havoc Plays
90.3 takeover
8 disruption/tackle impact with 90.3 takeover score.
#2
@ Michigan State
Week 7 · W 54-40 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
76.4 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 76.4 takeover score.
#3
vs Western Michigan
Week 1 · L 21-22
4
Havoc Plays
68.9 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 68.9 takeover score.
#4
vs Indiana
Week 8 · W 24-14 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
vs Illinois
Week 13 · W 42-21 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
57.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 57.2 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Regular Season · Northwestern
28 primary output · 34.2 efficiency · 12.7 usage
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#2
2012 Regular Season · Northwestern
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Northwestern
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
7
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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