Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 17-21@ San José State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 6-52@ Washington | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
#91
EJ Ane
Senior defensive tackle for San José State. 2021: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
6′2″ · 275 lb · Fort Irwin, CA
San José State 2021 alumnus
Recruiting
3★
WDE recruit
No. 1070 nationally · Signed with San José State
Last played in 2022.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive tackle for San José State. 2021: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San José State in 2018.
- Transferred from San José State to Portland State in 2022.
EJ Ane
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. EJ Ane arrived at Portland State from San José State. One game to point at: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Washington — Week 2, 2022.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- portal record
- game log
How it ended
Four seasons at San José State, 68 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20185 games
- Signed with San José State3-star out of Silver Valley
2022
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
San José State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
1 coach2018–2021
San José State
Played his entire career under Brent Brennan.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | San José State | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | San José State | 18 | 7 | 2.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | San José State | 32 | 15 | 5.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | San José State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 68 | 31 | 10.0 | 5.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022
W 21–17
2 tackles · 1 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 4 at home.
With T. Benham — 44.6 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · C. Cordeiro — 239 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 25.4
2022 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Brent Brennan — 18-26 over that span.
2018San José State1-11HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2019San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-heavy
2020San José State7-1HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning
2021San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.8%
144 pass / 134 run
Plays / game
69.5
4 games
Team sack rate
4.5%
155 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Datona Jackson’s 2021 season.
89%match
Matches Datona on
Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Datona on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Datona Jackson's senior season at UCLA (2021).
91%match
Matches Datona on
Class year
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Player DNA
Players who play like EJ Ane
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology