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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2012-2016Iowa
Faith Ekakitie
DL • 6'3" • Brampton, ON, Canada
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Faith Ekakitie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
14
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
23
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Iowa
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Iowa
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Player Story
Faith Ekakitie built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Brampton, ON wearing No. 56, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Faith Ekakitie's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Iowa
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2012
Faith Ekakitie, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Iowa. Faith Ekakitie shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 17.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 39
- TFL
- 2
- QB hurries
- 2
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Faith Ekakitie quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Iowa · DL
- Career Tackles
- 39
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Iowa
- Top game
- Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Lake Forest Academy · Iowa
- High school pipeline
- Lake Forest Academy · 2 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 56 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DL 79th (top 12%) · Big Ten 108th (top 18%) · National 1,040th (top 19%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 13 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 40.3 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 13 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40.3 |
Related Context
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Faith Ekakitie played DL for Iowa. Across 5 tracked seasons, Faith Ekakitie recorded 39 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Iowa.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Iowa paired 6 primary output with 17.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 17.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Michigan
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Iowa
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.5
Efficiency
17.1
Usage
3.8
Consistency
12.8
Best Game by takeover score
Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Florida: 0. Miami (OH): 0. Iowa State: 0. North Dakota State: 0. Rutgers: 0. Northwestern: 0. Minnesota: 1. Purdue: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Penn State: 0. Michigan: 2. Illinois: 1. Nebraska: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Florida: 2 by 8.3. Miami (OH): 3 by 12.5. Iowa State: 3 by 12.5. North Dakota State: 4 by 16.7. Rutgers: 3 by 12.5. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Minnesota: 1 by 14.2. Purdue: 2 by 8.3. Wisconsin: 6 by 35. Penn State: 4 by 16.7. Michigan: 4 by 36.7. Illinois: 0 by 10. Nebraska: 5 by 30.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.6 · Games = 8 · +0.4 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · Games = 5 · -0.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Michigan
Best efficiency game
36.7 vs Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1/2 | vs Florida | L 3-30 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 11/25 | vs Nebraska | W 40-10 | 5 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Illinois | W 28-0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | vs MichiganSplash game | W 14-13 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | @ Penn State | L 14-41 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Wisconsin | L 9-17 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Purdue | W 49-35 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Minnesota | W 14-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Northwestern | L 31-38 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Rutgers | W 14-7 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs North Dakota State | L 21-23 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | vs Iowa State | W 42-3 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/3 | vs Miami (OH) | W 45-21 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Faith Ekakitie story
Faith Ekakitie built his college career from 2012 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Brampton, ON wearing No. 56, spending time with Iowa. The clearest part of Faith Ekakitie's career was his defensive production: 39 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, and 2 passes defended across 13 career games in the available record. That gives Faith Ekakitie's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Iowa
2012-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201220132014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2013 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Iowa | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Iowa | 6 | 17.1 | 3.8 | 6 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Iowa | 6 | 17.1 | 3.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Michigan
Week 11 · W 14-13 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
77.8 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.8 takeover score.
#2
vs Wisconsin
Week 8 · L 9-17 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
58.6 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 58.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Nebraska
Week 13 · W 40-10 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
37.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 37.8 takeover score.
#4
@ Illinois
Week 12 · W 28-0 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
33.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 33.9 takeover score.
#5
@ Minnesota
Week 6 · W 14-7 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
23.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 23.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Iowa
6 primary output · 17.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage
40.3
#2
2016 Regular Season · Iowa
40.3
6 primary · 17.1 efficiency · 3.8 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · Iowa
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
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Impact games
1
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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