Last confirmed: North Texas, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · 230 lb · Blain, MN
E.J. Ejiya: LB · North Texas · #22.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
E.J. Ejiya
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at North Texas. On tape: 14 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against UAB, Week 8, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
121 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 25.5 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.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | North Texas | 121 | 61 | 25.5 | 9.0 |
| 2017 | North Texas | 108 | 51 | 12.0 | 7.0 |
| 2016 | North Texas | 43 | 26 | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| Career | 272 | 138 | 41.0 | 16.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 46-23vs SMU | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 2 | W 58-16vs Incarnate Word | 8 | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 3 | W 44-17@ Arkansas | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 4 | W 47-7@ Liberty | 8 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 27-29vs Louisiana Tech | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-24@ UTEP | 9 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-7vs Southern Miss | 12 | 6 | 3.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | L 21-29@ UAB | 14 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 14 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 41-17vs Rice | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 31-34@ Old Dominion | 9 | 3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 41-38vs Florida Atlantic | 8 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 24-21@ UTSA | 11 | 7 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
 Bowl | L 13-52vs Utah State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 121 | 61 | 25.5 | 9.0 | — | 0 |
Week 3 · 2018
W 44-17
at Arkansas
1 sack · 3 tackles for loss · 12 tackles
Dominant 27-point win on the road against Arkansas.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
121tackles this seasonTFL rate
21%26 TFLSack rate
7%9 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups121 tackles · 25.5 for loss · 9 sacks.
3 seasons under Seth Littrell — 23-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 10.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 8.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 10.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Seth Littrell
Pass share
51.4%
504 pass / 477 run
Plays / game
75.5
13 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
538 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2018
121 tackles in 13 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at North Texas, 272 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2015–2018
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Dan McCarney → Seth Littrell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
