Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Wake Forest
Duke Ejiofor
DL • 6'4" • 275 lbs • Houston, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Duke Ejiofor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.9 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
91
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Wake Forest
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Player Story
Duke Ejiofor built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Houston, TX wearing No. 53, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Duke Ejiofor's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Wake Forest
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
NFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2018
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 3
- Overall
- No. 177
- NFL Team
- Houston Texans
Duke Ejiofor, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest. Duke Ejiofor shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 44.9 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 93
- TFL
- 33.5
- Sacks
- 17
- QB hurries
- 13
- Passes defended
- 5
Quick Answers
Duke Ejiofor quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Wake Forest · DL
- Career Tackles
- 93
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 24 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
- Top game
- Duke
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Alief Taylor · Wake Forest
- High school pipeline
- Alief Taylor · 26 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- NFL Draft
- 2018 · Round 6 · Pick 3 · Houston Texans
- Latest roster
- No. 53 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 43 tackles · DL 52nd (top 8%) · ACC 101st (top 17%) · National 885th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | - | - | 0 | 74.2 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 13 | 44 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 74.2 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 11 | 38 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73.6 |
Related Context
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Duke Ejiofor played DL for Wake Forest. Across 5 tracked seasons, Duke Ejiofor recorded 93 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Wake Forest.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Wake Forest paired 36.5 primary output with 41 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2017 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Duke
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
2.8
Efficiency
41
Usage
12.3
Consistency
55.8
Best Game by takeover score
Duke
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Temple: 3.5. Tulane: 3. Duke: 9. Delaware: 2. Indiana: 2.5. NC State: 3. Syracuse: 2. Florida State: 4.5. Army: 1. Virginia: 1. Louisville: 2. Clemson: 0. Boston College: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Temple: 6 by 60. Tulane: 4 by 46.7. Duke: 7 by 79.2. Delaware: 3 by 32.5. Indiana: 2 by 33.3. NC State: 4 by 46.7. Syracuse: 4 by 36.7. Florida State: 5 by 65.8. Army: 3 by 22.5. Virginia: 3 by 22.5. Louisville: 4 by 36.7. Clemson: 3 by 12.5. Boston College: 2 by 38.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins3.3 · Games = 7 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses2.3 · Games = 6 · -1.0 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
Duke
Best efficiency game
79.2 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/27 | vs TempleSplash game | W 34-26 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Boston CollegeSplash game | L 14-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Clemson | L 13-35 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ LouisvilleSplash game | L 12-44 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Virginia | W 27-20 | 3 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | vs Army | L 13-21 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Florida StateSplash game | L 6-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs SyracuseSplash game | W 28-9 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 16-33 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | @ IndianaSplash game | W 33-28 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | vs DelawareSplash game | W 38-21 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Duke2+ sacks · Splash game | W 24-14 | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/1 | vs TulaneSplash game | W 7-3 | 4 | 2 | — | 1.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Duke Ejiofor story
Duke Ejiofor built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Houston, TX wearing No. 53, spending time with Wake Forest. The clearest part of Duke Ejiofor's career was his defensive production: 93 tackles, 33.5 tackles for loss, 17 sacks, and 1 interception across 24 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with Wake Forest. 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 Duke Ejiofor's production has multiple signals. With 24 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Wake Forest.
The arc is straightforward: Duke Ejiofor 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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Wake Forest
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Wake Forest | 36.5 | 41 | 12.3 | 36.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 36.5 | 41 | 12.3 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Wake Forest | 33 | 44.9 | 13 | -3.5 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Wake Forest | 33 | 44.9 | 13 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Duke
Week 2 · W 24-14 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
93.1 takeover
9 disruption/tackle impact with 93.1 takeover score.
#2
@ Georgia Tech
Week 8 · L 24-38 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
6 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida State
Week 5 · L 19-26 · Conference game
5.5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Utah State
Week 3 · W 46-10
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Havoc Plays
80.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 80.5 takeover score.
#5
vs Presbyterian
Week 1 · W 51-7
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Havoc Plays
74.5 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 74.5 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Wake Forest
36.5 primary output · 41 efficiency · 12.3 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Wake Forest
74.2
36.5 primary · 41 efficiency · 12.3 usage
#3
2017 Postseason · Wake Forest
73.6
33 primary · 44.9 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
10
Impact games
19
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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