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Player Dossier
2013-2017Purdue
Danny Ezechukwu
LB • 6'2" • 250 lbs • Lithonia, GA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Danny Ezechukwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Purdue
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Arizona
Player Story
Danny Ezechukwu built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 36, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Danny Ezechukwu's career was his defensive production:...
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- Committed To
- Purdue
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2013
Danny Ezechukwu, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Purdue. Danny Ezechukwu shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 32.4 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 102
- TFL
- 11
- Sacks
- 5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Danny Ezechukwu quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Purdue · LB
- Career Tackles
- 102
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 6 entries · 25 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Purdue
- Top game
- Arizona
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Arabia Mountain · Purdue
- High school pipeline
- Arabia Mountain · 18 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 36 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 50 tackles · LB 292nd (top 27%) · Big Ten 76th (top 13%) · National 692nd (top 13%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 41.9 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 11 | 52 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 21.6 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 64.9 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 12 | 45 | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | 0 | 64.9 |
Related Context
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Danny Ezechukwu played LB for Purdue. Across 5 tracked seasons, Danny Ezechukwu recorded 102 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Purdue.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Purdue paired 18 primary output with 32.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 32.4 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: Arizona
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Purdue
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.5
Efficiency
32.4
Usage
10.8
Consistency
37.4
Best Game by takeover score
Arizona
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Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 4. Louisville: 1. Ohio: 3. Missouri: 1. Michigan: 2. Minnesota: 0. Wisconsin: 1. Nebraska: 0. Illinois: 4. Northwestern: 0. Iowa: 0. Indiana: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 5 by 60.8. Louisville: 4 by 26.7. Ohio: 6 by 55. Missouri: 1 by 14.2. Michigan: 4 by 36.7. Minnesota: 3 by 12.5. Wisconsin: 4 by 26.7. Nebraska: 3 by 12.5. Illinois: 4 by 56.7. Northwestern: 2 by 8.3. Iowa: 4 by 16.7. Indiana: 10 by 61.7
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 7 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 5 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
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12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Arizona
Best efficiency game
61.7 vs Indiana
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/28 | vs ArizonaSplash game | W 38-35 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/25 | vs Indiana10+ tackles · Splash game | W 31-24 | 10 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/18 | @ Iowa | W 24-15 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/12 | @ Northwestern | L 13-23 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs Illinois2+ sacks · Splash game | W 29-10 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/28 | vs Nebraska | L 24-25 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/14 | @ Wisconsin | L 9-17 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/7 | vs Minnesota | W 31-17 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs MichiganSplash game | L 10-28 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/16 | @ Missouri | W 35-3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/9 | vs OhioSplash game | W 44-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/2 | vs Louisville | L 28-35 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Danny Ezechukwu story
Danny Ezechukwu built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a linebacker from Lithonia, GA wearing No. 36, spending time with Purdue. The clearest part of Danny Ezechukwu's career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, and 4 interceptions across 25 career games in the available record. That gives Danny Ezechukwu's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Purdue
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Purdue | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Purdue | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Purdue | 1 | 20 | — | 0 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Purdue | 2 | 21.5 | 5.4 | 1 |
| 2017 Postseason | Purdue | 18 | 32.4 | 10.8 | 16 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Purdue | 18 | 32.4 | 10.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Arizona
Week 1 · W 38-35 · Postseason
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
#2
vs Illinois
Week 10 · W 29-10 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
85.6 takeover
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 85.6 takeover score.
#3
vs Ohio
Week 2 · W 44-21
3
Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Indiana
Week 13 · W 31-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
70.6 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70.6 takeover score.
#5
@ Nebraska
Week 8 · L 14-27 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Purdue
18 primary output · 32.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage
64.9
#2
2017 Regular Season · Purdue
64.9
18 primary · 32.4 efficiency · 10.8 usage
#3
2014 Regular Season · Purdue
41.9
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
7
Impact games
5
Splash games
1
10+ tackle games
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