Last confirmed: Maryland, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · Baltimore, MD
Azubuike Ukandu: DL · Maryland · #95.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Azubuike Ukandu
Wins his gap play after play. On tape: 9 tackles against Minnesota, Week 7, 2016.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Maryland | 45 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 45 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 41-14@ Florida International | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-24@ UCF | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 50-7vs Purdue | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 14-38@ Penn State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 10-31vs Minnesota | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | W 28-17vs Michigan State | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 36-42@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 3-59@ No. 2 Michigan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-62vs No. 6 Ohio State | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-28@ No. 19 Nebraska | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 31-13vs Rutgers | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | L 30-36@ Boston College | 6 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 45 | 22 | 4.0 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
9%4 TFLSack rate
6%2 sacksHurry rate
2%1 hurry45 tackles · 4 for loss · 2.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
D.J. Durkin
Pass share
39.5%
341 pass / 523 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
12.7%
393 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
45 tackles in 12 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Maryland, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Randy Edsall → D.J. Durkin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
