Eliel Ehimare: DL · UNLV · #16.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Eliel Ehimare
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Arrived as a two-star recruit; three seasons of production at UNLV since. The first career honor came in 2022: All-Mountain West. One game to point at: 3 tackles against Air Force — Week 7, 2022.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 this player by name this season.
Las Vegas Review-Journal Oct 21Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
Game log · Week-by-week
2022 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 14-20@ California | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 58-27vs North Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24@ Utah State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-20vs New Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 7-40@ San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-42vs Air Force | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 10-14@ San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 30-37vs Fresno State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-22vs Nevada | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
6%1 hurry16 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
3 seasons under Marcus Arroyo — 7-23 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2022 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Marcus Arroyo
Pass share
47.4%
361 pass / 400 run
Plays / game
63.4
12 games
Team sack rate
8.2%
368 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2022
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #347 at the position.
How it ended
Three seasons at UNLV, 4 sacks — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST
All-Mountain West mention (2022)
Coaching lineage · 2017–2022
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tony Sanchez → Marcus Arroyo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
