Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2016Minnesota
Hendrick Ekpe
DL • 6'5" • Lewisville, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Hendrick Ekpe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
17
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Minnesota
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Minnesota
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Rutgers
Player Story
Hendrick Ekpe built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Lewisville, TX wearing No. 95, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Hendrick Ekpe's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Minnesota
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Hendrick Ekpe, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Minnesota. Hendrick Ekpe shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.5 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 28
- TFL
- 7.5
- Sacks
- 3.5
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
Hendrick Ekpe quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Minnesota · DL
- Career Tackles
- 28
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 11 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Minnesota
- Top game
- Rutgers
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lewisville · Minnesota
- High school pipeline
- Lewisville · 22 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 95 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 28 tackles · DL 187th (top 27%) · Big Ten 165th (top 27%) · National 1,514th (top 27%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 57 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 11 | 27 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 57 |
Related Context
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Hendrick Ekpe played DL for Minnesota. Across 4 tracked seasons, Hendrick Ekpe recorded 28 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Minnesota.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Minnesota paired 12 primary output with 21.5 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.5 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: Rutgers
Win with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Minnesota
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.1
Efficiency
21.5
Usage
6.9
Consistency
48.7
Best Game by takeover score
Rutgers
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington State: 0. Oregon State: 1. Colorado State: 0.5. Penn State: 0. Iowa: 1. Maryland: 0. Rutgers: 5. Illinois: 2. Purdue: 1. Nebraska: 1. Wisconsin: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Washington State: 1 by 4.2. Oregon State: 3 by 22.5. Colorado State: 3 by 17.5. Penn State: 1 by 4.2. Iowa: 4 by 26.7. Maryland: 1 by 4.2. Rutgers: 6 by 75. Illinois: 2 by 28.3. Purdue: 2 by 18.3. Nebraska: 1 by 14.2. Wisconsin: 4 by 21.7
Split Comparison
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Wins1.4 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.6 · Games = 4 · -0.7 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
Rutgers
Best efficiency game
75 vs Rutgers
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 12/28 | @ Washington State | W 17-12 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | @ Wisconsin | L 17-31 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ Nebraska | L 17-24 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Purdue | W 44-31 | 2 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/29 | @ IllinoisSplash game | W 40-17 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | vs Rutgers2+ sacks · Splash game | W 34-32 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/15 | @ Maryland | W 31-10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Iowa | L 7-14 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Penn State | L 26-29 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs Colorado State | W 31-24 | 3 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Oregon State | W 30-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Hendrick Ekpe story
Hendrick Ekpe built his college career from 2013 through 2016 as a defensive lineman from Lewisville, TX wearing No. 95, spending time with Minnesota. The clearest part of Hendrick Ekpe's career was his defensive production: 28 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and 3.5 sacks across 11 career games in the available record. That gives Hendrick Ekpe's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Minnesota
2013-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Minnesota | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Minnesota | 12 | 21.5 | 6.9 | 12 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Minnesota | 12 | 21.5 | 6.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Rutgers
Week 8 · W 34-32 · Conference game
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Illinois
Week 9 · W 40-17 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Iowa
Week 6 · L 7-14 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
38.1 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 38.1 takeover score.
#4
@ Nebraska
Week 11 · L 17-24 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#5
vs Oregon State
Week 1 · W 30-23
1
Havoc Plays
30.8 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 30.8 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Minnesota
12 primary output · 21.5 efficiency · 6.9 usage
57
#2
2016 Regular Season · Minnesota
57
12 primary · 21.5 efficiency · 6.9 usage
#3
2013 Regular Season · Minnesota
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0 primary · — efficiency · — usage
Milestones
1
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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