Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2013-2017Washington State
Daniel Ekuale
DL • 6'3" • 305 lbs • Pago Pago, American Samoa
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Daniel Ekuale shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 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
21
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Washington State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Washington State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Stanford
Player Story
Daniel Ekuale built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Pago Pago wearing No. 90, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Daniel Ekuale's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Utah State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Daniel Ekuale, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2017 Postseason · Washington State. Daniel Ekuale shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 16.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 39
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 5
Quick Answers
Daniel Ekuale quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Washington State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 39
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 20 games
- Best season
- 2017 Postseason · Washington State
- Top game
- Stanford
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Etowah · Utah State
- High school pipeline
- Etowah · 10 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 90 · Class 2017
- 2017 Tackles rank
- 16 tackles · DL 337th (top 47%) · Pac-12 208th (top 40%) · National 2,211th (top 39%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 27 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 11 | 22 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 27 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 9 | 2 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 9 | 14 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 42.4 |
Related Context
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Daniel Ekuale played DL for Washington State. Across 5 tracked seasons, Daniel Ekuale recorded 39 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Washington State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2017 Postseason
Washington State paired 8.5 primary output with 16.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2017 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 16.8 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: Stanford
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2017 Postseason · Washington State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
16.8
Usage
4.5
Consistency
14.8
Best Game by takeover score
Stanford
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0. Montana State: 1. Boise State: 0. Nevada: 0. USC: 1. Oregon: 0. Colorado: 3. Stanford: 3.5. Washington: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Michigan State: 2 by 8.3. Montana State: 2 by 18.3. Boise State: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. USC: 2 by 18.3. Oregon: 1 by 4.2. Colorado: 2 by 38.3. Stanford: 3 by 47.5. Washington: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins1.2 · Games = 7 · +1.2 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 2 · -1.2 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Stanford
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs Stanford
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/29 | @ Michigan State | L 17-42 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/26 | @ Washington | L 14-41 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/4 | vs StanfordSplash game | W 24-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/22 | vs ColoradoSplash game | W 28-0 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/8 | @ Oregon | W 33-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/30 | vs USC | W 30-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/23 | vs Nevada | W 45-7 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/10 | vs Boise State | W 47-44 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/3 | vs Montana State | W 31-0 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Daniel Ekuale story
Daniel Ekuale built his college career from 2013 through 2017 as a defensive lineman from Pago Pago wearing No. 90, spending time with Washington State. The clearest part of Daniel Ekuale's career was his defensive production: 39 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 20 career games in the available record. That gives Daniel Ekuale's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Washington State
2013-2017
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2014 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2015 Regular Season | Washington State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 Postseason | Washington State | 4.5 | 12.8 | 4 | 4.5 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Washington State | 4.5 | 12.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 Postseason | Washington State | 8.5 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 4 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Washington State | 8.5 | 16.8 | 4.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Stanford
Week 10 · W 24-21 · Conference game
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5
Havoc Plays
82.5 takeover
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 82.5 takeover score.
#2
@ Arizona State
Week 8 · W 37-32 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
82.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 82.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Colorado
Week 8 · W 28-0 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
70.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 70.2 takeover score.
#4
@ Stanford
Week 6 · W 42-16 · Conference game
1
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
vs USC
Week 5 · W 30-27 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
32.9 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 32.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2017 Postseason · Washington State
8.5 primary output · 16.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage
42.4
#2
2017 Regular Season · Washington State
42.4
8.5 primary · 16.8 efficiency · 4.5 usage
#3
2016 Postseason · Washington State
27
4.5 primary · 12.8 efficiency · 4 usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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