Joe Ozougwu: LB · Arkansas State · #32.
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Joe Ozougwu
Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. Played for two head coaches at two programs in four seasons: Seth Littrell and Butch Jones. On tape: 9 tackles and 0.5 sacks against Georgia State, Week 12, 2021.
Play style
Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
56 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 16 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arkansas State | 56 | 33 | 16.0 | 7.5 | 2 |
| 2019 | North Texas | 41 | 22 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1 |
| 2018 | North Texas | 29 | 18 | 7.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | North Texas | 16 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- |
| Career | 142 | 82 | 32.0 | 14.0 | 4 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 40-21vs Central Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 50-55vs Memphis | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 3-52@ Washington | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-41@ Tulsa | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 5 | L 33-59@ Georgia Southern | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 20-52vs No. 15 Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-28vs Louisiana | 8 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.0 TFL |
| Wk 9 | L 13-31@ South Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-48vs App State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ UL Monroe | 8 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | 3.5 TFL |
| Wk 12 | L 20-28@ Georgia State | 9 | 7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 22-24vs Texas State | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 33 | 16.0 | 7.5 | — | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
56tackles this seasonTFL rate
29%16 TFLSack rate
13%8 sacksPD rate
4%2 pass breakups56 tackles · 16 for loss · 7.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Road6g | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Butch Jones
Pass share
65.3%
525 pass / 279 run
Plays / game
67.0
12 games
Team sack rate
7.3%
575 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons, at North Texas and Arkansas State, 142 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Seth Littrell and Butch Jones.
