Last confirmed: Northwestern, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Centerville, OH
Ifeadi Odenigbo: DL · Northwestern · #7.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ifeadi Odenigbo
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A game that shows it: 5 tackles and 4 sacks against Iowa — Week 5, 2016.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 12 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 | Northwestern | 22 | 16 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
| Career | 22 | 16 | 12.0 | 10.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-22vs Western Michigan | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-9vs Illinois State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 24-13vs Duke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 13-24vs No. 20 Nebraska | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-31@ Iowa | 5 | 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 54-40@ Michigan State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 8 | W 24-14vs Indiana | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 7-21vs No. 8 Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 12-29@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 42-21vs Illinois | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 12.0 | 10.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2016
W 38-31
at Iowa
4 sacks · 4 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
Edged out Iowa on the road in a shootout.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
55%12 TFLSack rate
45%10 sacksHurry rate
27%6 hurries22 tackles · 12 for loss · 10 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Pass share
49.8%
482 pass / 486 run
Plays / game
74.5
13 games
Team sack rate
7.2%
541 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Northwestern, 10 sacks — drafted at #220 overall by the Minnesota Vikings.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Pat Fitzgerald.
Where he ended up · NFL
Minnesota VikingsEntering 10th NFL season
Minnesota VikingsEntering 10th NFL season
